$2,000 Original 1985 Air Jordan 1 Restoration Tips and Tricks

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Welcome back to "Customs & Restorations with Vick Almighty"! In this episode, Vick takes on a special restoration project for one of our YouTube subscribers. He's restoring a pair of original 1985 Bred Air Jordan 1s as a Father’s Day surprise. These sneakers were worn back in the 80's by Mr. Rycheky and his high school basketball team, so they are in pretty rough shape. The plan is to turn these beloved shoes into a display piece, and Vick knows exactly what to do to get them in great condition!

Vick’s first step in this restoration was removing all the old stitching from the midsole that had been frayed and chewed up from years of wear & tear. Be careful if you want to attempt this step at home, the midsole could potentially crack if you tug too hard on the thread! Vick also removed the one tongue tag remaining with plans to replace it with new ones later on in this video.

After years in the closet, these sneakers deserved a good deep clean using Reshoevn8r’s Essential Shoe Cleaning Kit. First, Vick used an air compressor to blow off all the surface dirt on the leather and inside of the shoe. Then, our Soft Bristle Brush was the perfect tool to clean up the uppers and recondition them with the natural oils in our solution. Vick took care of the midsole and outsole using our Stiff Bristle Brush and then set the shoe outside to dry evenly.

Once the shoes were dry, we got to see just how important the Reshoevn8r Shoe Trees are! The toe boxes and overall shape of the sneaker improved immensely. Don’t forget to add a set of Shoe Trees to your cart next time you check on Reshoevn8r.com!

Next, Vick put the shoes in the Vick 2000 overnight to lighten up the yellowing on the midsole and coffee-dyed the new thread for the midsoles before restitching the shoe. To replace the original tongue tags, Vick went into his sneaker boneyard and found the exact black & red tongue tags he needed to keep the project moving forward.

For this restoration there were quite a few details that needed to be completed to make this a full restoration. For the detail work Vick took care of the creasing on the toe box using the iron method. Since these are 30 years old and were used to play basketball, the creasing was brutal. To do this step he took a damp cloth and the iron and pushed onto the toebox moving in mutliple directions. It was also important to have the toebox stuffed with other towels for the correct shape. After the creasing was removed it was time to steam the tongue and remove any loose threads to make them look as good as they did in 1985!

Last steps were all about the paint job and material. Vick did a quick touch up on the black paint on the toe box to make them look almost as good as new. He normally wouldn’t paint a pair of 85’s, but since this was a gift it needed to be perfect. Finally, a couple coats of Mink Oil were applied to condiditon the leather for another 30 years.

Do you think Vick gave this restoration his all?! Drop a comment and let us know what the best Father’s Day gift you ever got was. Would a Vick Almighty restoration or custom be on your list of best gifts?

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