1982 Florsheim Imperial 93602 Before & After with Heels

This video shows a cleanup of a pair of Florsheim Imperial Long Wing Bluchers produced in 1982 that I thrifted for $8. In this video I clean them with Lexol Leather Cleaner, Kiwi Saddle Soap, and Saphir Renomat. I replaced the worn top lifts with Goodyear Neolite top lifts I purchased from eBay seller "Nordshoe" and sanded and re-finished the edges of the soles and heel bases. I then burnished them, then stained them with Fiebings tan alcohol based leather dye, and treated them with Fiebings Gum Tragacanth and burnished again. Then the uppers were polished with 2 good coats of medium brown Saphir Medaille D'Or cream polish, and the toes and heel counters were given a few light coats of neutral Saphir Mirror Gloss. Off camera I also polished the bottom of the soles on the arch area only with Kiwi tan shoe polish. The laces were replaced with used Sovereign grade laces from Kirby Allison's The Hanger Project that I had laying around.

Music Credit:
1. "Pondering Madly" by the Lemming Shepherds
2. "Epic Dramatic" by Yuri Bespalov
3. "Be A King (M.W.D. remix) by Metaharmoniks
4. "Again" by Density & Time
5. "Destination Unkown" by Ugonna Onyekwe