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If your in the sneaker industry you've heard of @qiasomar and his insane collection, but he needed a few pairs fixed up. Although he was going to do this all himself; I guess he will rely on Vick for this one! Qias came to Phoenix to drop off 3 pairs of shoes for Vick to put his magic touch on and make these pairs wearable and fully functional!
To start we checked out all of the shoes and went over each step with Qias. The Jordan 4's were in need of a sole swap and this one was pretty easy to source. After we went over the 4's it was time to talk about the iconic Red Octobers. Vick has restored these a number of times, but these were in need of a clean, repaint and a little more. However, the hardest part was replacing the straps that have disintegrated (this is the FIRST TIME Vick has ever done this)! The next one was going to be the most important... Qias's baby the Kobe Jordan 8's or as Vick says "something cool!" This sneaker was worn and we needed to fix the scratch and remove the yellowing from the soles.
After we went over the details with Qias it was time for Vick to start this 8 day restoration! You heard that right... It took Vick 8 FULL days to make this happen. We started by putting the Kobe's in the indoor set up to start removing the yellowing before moving onto the Jordan 4's. To replace the crumbled midsoles and worn down outsoles Vick went to his favorite store UNDFTD to pick up a pair of Oxidized Jordan 4's. When he got back it was time for him to remove the crumbled portions of Qias's sneaker.
After the original pair was deconstructed it was time to deconstruct the donor sneaker; which can be painful for some people to watch, so trigger warning! Vick used acetone and a steamer to separate the midsoles and outsoles from the uppers. After the donors were separated it was time to move back over to the Jordan 4's from Qias. This shoes were in fairly good condition, but it was still important to give them a proper deep clean and place them in the indoor set up to remove any yellowing on the leather. Although here is another warning... When cleaning a pair of sneakers over 20 years old there is ALWAYS a chance for error or cracking parts.
While the uppers sit in the indoor set up Vick moved back over to the donor soles and midsoles again to remove the glue. For this step he used a glue eraser; which is the ultimate hack! Prior to starting the prep for the repaint.
After those steps it was time for Vick to take a quick break from the 4's and move onto the Red Octobers. Now Vick has worked on this pair about 5 times in his career, so he knows what he's doing! These needed a deep clean, but it was important to be careful due to the cracking that is already happening. After it was clean it was time to repaint the midsole; luckily Vick had an old video to look back on for the perfect mix.
This restoration was kind of all over the place to make sure we gave all the shoes the proper attention. The Kobe's were probably the most simple of the tasks, but Vick gave them a deep clean using RESHOEVN8R products then filled in that nasty gash from wear and tear.
Back to the Red Octobers... It was time for Vick to put his skills to the test and replace the straps. Vick was a little weary of this one, but overall he did a great job. With those back attached it was time to revitalize the suede before we wrapped it all up.
Now we are wrapping up the Jordan 4's by gluing the new midsoles and soles to the original uppers. Vick used Barge Cement and a new thread to attach the new soles. With the new outsoles attached we needed to attach the pieces that Vick accidentally broke off! Luckily he knew exactly how to fix this issue.
Finally we are moving back to the 8's to finish repairing the deep scratch with leather filler. After a couple rounds of filling and sanding these were good to be painted and wrap it all up.
Whew that was a long 8 days... However, Vick put his all into this video! How do you think he did?
Should Vick take a trip to California and check out Qias's collection? Would you tune into a full collection tour?!
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