THE NAVY DRESS SHOE: UNDERRATED YET ELEGANT
THE NAVY DRESS SHOE: UNDERRATED YET ELEGANT
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I didnt know you can use acetone/alcohol on leather shoes to clear the old wax/gunk that build up through time.
12:56 your neighbor has a rooster?
Ethan you bro!!!
I still say that you’re better than Kirby. 😊
Wonderful work on this video! I am watching it again for the 2nd time! I had a great pair of shoes like those but they were in black. They also were slip ons. Slip ons in these great shoes are impossible to find but I am still looking. Any suggestions?
I work 16 to 18 hours a day as a sales account manager/engineer. I have a lot of stress during my day and watching you care for shoes this much relaxes me and puts me to sleep after so much stress and politics… It reminds me there is time to shine your shoes and do the simple things
I would love to see you do a pair of police patrol boots so that they can look professional and las longer with the torture work police boots go through. Thanks for the great content Preston!
Before this video, I avoided the blue color shoes like they don’t exist. After seeing your work, I tried some nice options and I am amazed how well they actually fit any of my suits – black, blue and grey. I am even more amazed by what did you achieve with this particular pair, especially with the toe cap. Literary a mirror shine. Good job sir!
Sir, excellent work , If I would have known about this 35 years ago I could have made a killing in the Barracks shining the other Soldiers low quarters and boots.. I used rubbing alcohol to strip the low quarters and then used Lincoln black polish and ice water. I would use my finger tips to apply the Lincoln black polish and then buff it out. I would then use an old t-shirt dip the tip in the the ice cold water and dap polish and go to work on the entire shoe.
I would then use a lite dap of neutral polish to get the entire shoe shine like a mirror.
I will have to try the Sapphire polish. Thanks
I know one thing…I’d be strutting like George Jefferson wearing some of these shoes!
There is something incredibly cathartic about taking such meticulous care of something that matters to you. Maybe it’s an artifact of getting older, but I appreciate this more and more as time goes on.
Preston, I used to be a leather craftsman, and I’d like to contribute my two cents and tell you about a couple dye techniques I’ve used, just in case you’d find them handy some day, or maybe you’d like to try them out.
I’d do a finish on some purses and shoulder-bags I called a "sunburst," stealing the name from Gibson guitar. I used Fiebings dye too, but if I can recall, I’d dilute it with about four parts alcohol per one part dye, The first coat would trace the perimeter of the bag, maybe a two and a half or three inch wide swath of very pale dye. Then I’d make a second pass beginning closer to the outer edge, dyeing a narrower swath and following the perimeter…and so forth, each pass beginning closer to the outer edge.. That outer edge of course ended up the darkest and most opaque part of the shading. The diluted dye gave me a lot of control, and the ability to fade smoothly. By the way, I never used black to do a patina; I’d use a darker shade of brown. I felt that looked more subtle and natural, yet still noticeable.
Another tip is shorter but sweet. I discovered it accidentally. To add a patina to brown shoes, simply use a shine-cloth you normally use on black shoes (or a darker brown). Again, you have a lot of control. The more pressure you apply with your cloth and the more time you spend on an area, the darker it becomes. And it’s reversible, but it takes patience removing it; that black polish is tenacious. Hope I don’t sound like an internet know-it-all. Hope I’m not one, ha ha.
Good choice with the Spyderco! Loving these vids!
Amazing one! Mr. Shoe Magician!
Thank you for having such a classy series.
Hey, would you say shoe trees and saphir are neccisary to restore older shoes and get a nice mirror shine on the toe? It’s a huge hobby of mine but due to recent family issues I won’t be able to pay for much in the near future, thanks
Awesome video, also, i didnt know you know about watches too! Theres no clear shot but im 99% sure you are wearing the legendary discontinued workhorse Seiko SKX007
Nice work. Can’t wait to be part of what you do in my region. Nice one
Beautiful
I liked the stage of the shine just before the mirrow shine. Mine were that color before (jeans blue), they faded into more grey over years which I actually like. I may puffer them up again with blue.
https://youtu.be/omv9VzU51mQ?t=1045 what do you call that water bottle container?
what type of dress shoes are these?
I would love to see a similar video done on our black leather work boots that require a polished finished tip and well cared boot over all. That would be a cool video to share across the web
what type of shoe brush are you using at the beginning? Is that horse hair or pig bristle?
Preston your work is fantastic!
Incredible….is this a service you offer? If so, how do I reach you?
BEAUTIFUL.
Peston you Sir are a true artist when it comes to shoeshine and patina work. Watching you work your magic on these truly left me breathless as you transformed them from nice to amazing. My favorite shoe until now has been my Strand weaves but after seeing the transformation of the Fifth Avenues, I now have a new favorite in my rotation. I may have to build a glass case just to display them. Thank you so much for an amazing job, I can not wait to see them in person.
Wonderful!
Acetone is a known carcinogen. Be careful!
I have worn RM Williams for 30 odd yrs, and I always kept them I thought, nice and shiny, but now they look like mirrors ! Thank you again !!
You are an artist sir. Beautiful results !
First off absolutely love your videos, they have taught me how to me my shoes look good as I’m a college student just starting
Now my question is when do you use acetone? I’ve noticed you use it occasionally like here as the creases video but when do I need to use it possibly? Hope you can help as keep up the good work!
I have a pair of navy dress shoes and agree they set the bar a little higher
Beautiful work.
Corthat’s patina is interesting. Light to dark. Not typical and more beautiful, in my opinion.
Stunning, absolutely stunning.
Hi! Love your videos so much, what gloves do you buy? I would like to use them too
I watch and share all of your videos because I love this art. What kind of brushes do you recommend? You have a pleasant voice and I love the way you describe what you’re doing
Absolutely GORGEOUS…WOW!The military is impressed..the Master that you are. Thank you so much!
Amazing work!
The thing about non-blacks and non-browns is you need to match it with a blue belt which is not an easy color to find.
Nice Spydie, Para 3?
One of the best videos of yours. Music 👌 tips 👌 product 👌 and most impo I feel how you execute first couple of steps to remove original dye and put new dye very carefully. Awesome.
no joke. i thought this was going to be about shoes that sailors would wear with their dress uniforms. yes i’m a dope.
Élégantissime.
A little confusing? Just bought a pair of Florsheim shoes in navy leather, Can I just use acetone and remove the factory finish, then conditioner and polish?
Is it possible to dye a navy shoe to just straight-up black? I just bought a pair of navy park avenues from Allen Edmonds as factory seconds and my first real pair of dress shoes. I’d love a pair of navy shoes down the line but I think right now a pair of black captoes would serve me better.
I’m in the coast guard and need some advice on removing some shoe paint then polishing them to give them a mirror shine.
17:12 Nice spit-shine. I remember doing spit-shining my boots at Tech School, Lowry AFB 1969.