Restoring $7500 Sneakers: 1994 / 1995 Air Jordan 1 Chicago Restoration 

Appreciated as always!

If GOAT would hurry up, we'd have that out already. It's been insane trying to get the donors.

Much appreciated!!!!

@@VintageKicksGallery tips on avoiding separation when using the heat shoe stretch method

I have the before & after pics on my IG @ fizzy_fixx_sneakers

I'll have to try it on a small area again but when I tried this years back it seemed to just yellow further. I'm curious if it has to do with the material maybe?

@@VintageKicksGallery the PF Flyers were canvas so it's definitely a different material to a AJ1 tongue. Unfortunately I don't have any similar oxidised material to try it on.

Josh Morales mink oil is a good option, it also water proofs the shoe but I don’t know how well it works. I have the spray but angelus also sells the one in a little tin can that you can scoop out witha microfiber cloth to use on ur shoes. Maybe that one is better that’s what I’ve been thinking and it’s inexpensive

Try using Chemical Guys Leather Conditioner or Thirteen 50 (that is until I drop mine)

I generally like to use a cleaner with oil prior and then ALWAYS condition after I'm finished. Dry leather = big problems with vintage.

@@VintageKicksGallery Mink oil? What ratio would you use?

I haven't tried that particular one but I have tried Rit's version of it. These 94 tongues are pretty tough to work with.

Will def check this out thanks!

The foam cleaner? I'll give that a try! I bet that has a form of CLR in it.

@@VintageKicksGallery yeah the foam cleaner. I spray it on and scrub it around with a toothbrush to avoid the tongue tag. Sometimes if I don't want the tongue to be totally white I dilute it with water.

@@ryanmmadden Can't wait to try this!

@@VintageKicksGallery It works best on 85s so I'd say try it on those first. Clean the tongue like you normally would and then soak them in hot water. Squeeze out the excess water and then spray the scrubbing bubbles pretty liberally all over the tongue excluding the tag. Work it in a little with a toothbrush and let it sit for 5-10 minutes. Usually the first run does the most work but I usually go back in for a second round.

What about newer 1’s specifically 2019?

It doesn't seem to work on that material. I tried it back in the day and it just caused more yellowing.

Same here

Really?! I've never had that happen. Was it perhaps from heating it up? I would reach out to them and get a replacement because it shouldn't do that.

You can go a couple different ways with it but I recommend Rubber Renue (i'll have a video soon on how to use it) and then the other thing you can try is heating them up. Are they badly hardened already?

@@VintageKicksGallery no not badly but I can see it happening in a year or few years and I'm sure you know if it gets too hard it breaks like tile.

Protect the og 85 at all cost!

@@marcuscarr123 For sure- The best thing you can do is keep them clean and use that rubber renue now and again to hydrate the leather. It's kind of a pain to do the application but I do think it works well.

@@VintageKicksGallery hopefully you can do a video tutorial soon. I appreciate it. You are a busy man. Do you do restorations?

The usual spots like ebay but I also shop a lot in Japan.

The usual spots like ebay but i also shop alot in el slavador

I believe so.

Exactly, you can see the sheen is gone and the colors get blotchy. Eventually, you see white/grey underneath and that's when they're really far gone.

VintageKicksGallery thanks my man 👌🏻

They're def worth more than that. It really depends on the full condition. In that size they are worth probably 2500-3500 if they were brand new with the box. Without the box and used depends on the condition but they are easily worth 2-3x what you're being offered.

@@VintageKicksGallery Appreciate the response and feedback, it’s just so hard to really price them because the pricing research I’ve done has really been all over the place. I just have to find someone who knows what they’re doing to really lock in a price for them. Thanks!

Hit me up at info@the85project.com

VintageKicksGallery just did

Agreed- That's what I get for staying off social prior. Had I known, there's no way I would've dropped this.

I understand I am not vocal about this. I posted this morning after much deliberation to help support Trusted but I truly don't even know where to begin. It truly feels surreal and it wasn't long ago the Mike Brown tragedy occurred here. This shit has to stop but I like many just don't even know where to start. I don't think posting a black square is going to help anything but don't get it twisted- there's no question which side I'm on. This broken system cannot go on.

VintageKicksGallery honestly man I think using your platform to address at least helps so your subscribers know where you stand also man. You could auction a shoe you have a lot of shoes worth a lot. Just auctioning off a shoe the funds will go to either of the foundations and funds I described earlier helps. Or just donating period. Sitting and plotting a way to help doesn’t actually help anything. Everyone’s scared and everyone’s disappointed well a lot of people. But honestly you can do something as well as I. Like I said I love this channel and I feel like for someone who profits off black culture you owe us that at least. Much love. We’re all in this together.

@@Dhuejohnson8 That's a great idea- I could do the hoodie samples (there are plenty) and sell them to donate all proceeds. I would want it to go to those who have been directly effected vs a large organization. Any thoughts on that? Scared we are- I don't want to leave the house right now. During the Mike Brown protests I was caught in a very unfortunate situation downtown STL (tanks, hummers, etc) and I truly will never forget it (and I got out easy compared to most). This shit just has to stop. Also, I don't think it's truly fair to call this black culture. This is sneaker culture now and we're damn lucky it's a colorblind one! We are untied by love and blind to our race. It's the way all things should be.

These thousands of shoes were not made specifically for black men, why are you even trying to pull a race card on sneakers.