rEVERSe Patina on Thrifted Allen Edmonds Woven Derby!

This video documents creating a "Reverse Patina" on a pair of Allen Edmonds "Lauderdale" woven leather derbies. I found these shoes at a local thrift store for $45 in excellent condition, but I felt that the two-tone brown just needed and update. 0:26 Showing the shoes, size and condition 1:05 Dating the shoes by de-coding the date code and logos 2:33 1987 vs 2001 shoes sole stitching diffrence 2:54 The sole and heel wear & my plan for these shoes 4:50 Removing the laces & Stripping the shoes with Acetone & cotton balls 8:33 Airbrushing the uppers with Fiebings tan mixed with medium brown, and then some black. 12:09 The result of the airbrushing and a great tip for conditioning leather 13:01 Conditioning the uppers with Lexol Neatsfoot Leather Dressing 16:19 Round two of conditioning with Saphir Renovateur (Mink oil based conditioner) 18:00 Shining the uppers with Pure Polish Products neutral cream polish 19:36 Brushing the uppers 21:08 How to Mirror Shine the toe caps with Pure Polis Products High Shine Paste Wax Polish. I provide a lot of Mirror Shining tips and tricks through this part 28:34 An example of the perfect time to add a drop of water 29:12 What to check if you keep getting stratches in the mirror shine 31:50 Shining the edges of the heels and soles with Kiwi black paste wax 32:55 Removing the price in paint pen from the sole 33:17 Shining the soles 33:40 The finished result! 37:23 Closing still shots, outro, & credits Other related videos: "How to Date Allen Edmonds Shoes"    • How to Date Allen Edmonds Shoes   Leather Talk with Andy Vaughn from Pure Polish Pt 1"    • Leather Talk with Andy Vaughn from Pure Po...   "Leather Talk with Andy Vaughn from Pure Polish Pt 2":    • Leather Talk with Andy Vaughn from Pure Po...   Pure Polish Products website" www.PurePolisProducts.com Music Credit: YouTube Audio Library "Bark" by Jon Deeley and the 41 Players "Lucky Rubber Duckey" by Quincas Moreira "Palms" by Text Me Records / Bobby Renz "Sunny Over the Horizon" by Rage "Walking in Line" by Freedom Trail Studio