Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video features a pair of beat up Allen Edmonds Carlyle plain toe Oxfords that I picked up at a thrift store. Although they looked awful, and the heels were shot, the leather uppers are not torn or cracked. I replaced the worn out heel top lfits, and re-finished the edges of the heels and soles. I then stripped the shoes down with Saphir Renomat and then acetone. I applied a custom Patina with Fiebings alcohol leather dye, followed by Saphir Renovateur mink oil based conditioner. I then polished the uppers with Saphir Medaille D'Or medium brown and light brown cream polishes, followed by my signature mirror shine on the toes with Saphir Medaille D'Or Mirror Gloss.
This video features a pair of beat up Allen Edmonds Carlyle plain toe Oxfords that I picked up at a thrift store. Although they looked awful, and the heels were shot, the leather uppers are not torn or cracked. I replaced the worn out heel top lfits, and re-finished the edges of the heels and soles. I then stripped the shoes down with Saphir Renomat and then acetone. I applied a custom Patina with Fiebings alcohol leather dye, followed by Saphir Renovateur mink oil based conditioner. I then polished the uppers with Saphir Medaille D'Or medium brown and light brown cream polishes, followed by my signature mirror shine on the toes with Saphir Medaille D'Or Mirror Gloss.
