Shoe Shine: Magnanni Balmoral Oxfords brought back to life

This video features a before and after on a pair of really beat up Magnanni Balmoral Oxfords. In this video I go over a little bit about Magnanni, as well as explaining these shoes' Blake Stitched construction. I do a full shine on the shoes including some scratch repair and dent repair.

0:26 Intro & the "before" condition
2:00 Magnanni company history
2:56 What is Blake Stitched construction & it's advantages & disadvantages compared to Goodyear Welted construction
6:12 These shoe's features
6:40 What is a Balmoral?
8:23 Showing the dented toe cap
8:39 Removing the laces; inserting shoe trees, & removing the dent
14:20 Repairing the gouged toe with sanding & re-coloring
16:30 Conditioning the uppers with Pure Polish Products Cleaner Conditioner
18:32 Conditioning the linings *with a caution*
19:26 Repairing the right heel by sanding
20:19 Let the Pure Polish Cleaner Conditioner sit for 1-2 hours
20:52 Brushing off the uppers
22:15 Polishing the uppers with Pure Polish Products Burgundy Cream Polish (black Saphir Medaille D'Or cream paste wax on the tips of the toes)
24:08 Brushing off the uppers
25:09 Mirror shining the toes with Pure Polish Products High Shine Paste Wax (mirror shining tips & tricks included!)
34:19 Cldeaning off a stain on the edge of the sole with Saphir RenoMat
34:48 Black Saphir Mirror Gloss paste wax on the edges of the soles and heels
36:23 Removing the shoe trees & examining the dented toe
36:47 Working on the wrinkled vamps
38:18Another go at the toe dent
40:02 The next day - did the toe dent repair work?
41:02 Shining the arches of the soles with Kiwi neutral paste wax
41:20 The finished result!
43:25 Outro with Blooper



Links to other relavant videos:
1. "Goodyear Welted vs Blake Stitched Construction Shoes":
   • Goodyear Welted vs Blake Stitched Con...  

2. "Leather Talk with Andy Vaughn from Pure Polish Pt 1":
   • Leather Talk with Andy Vaughn from Pu...  

Gentleman's Gazette article on Balmorals:
https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/bal...

Justin Fitzpatrick article from "The Shoe Snob" blog "Welt Joining – Good vs Bad":
https://theshoesnobblog.com/welt-join...

Music Credit: Original music is composed, performed, and produced by my friend "Gobah" (YouTube: @Gobah). Look for these instrumentals to be released early 2023:
1. "3071" (unreleased instrumental)
2. "1999" (unreleased instrumental)
3. "Not So Far Away" from the album "Clock in the Sky"
4. "Rediscover (drumless)" from the album "Clock in the Sky"