This video features a pair of Allen Edmonds "Marlow" wingtip oxfords produced in 1991. Although they appeared to be in very good condition when I purchased them for $10 from a thrift store, they needed a bit of attention. As you'll see, the left toe had a deep cut, and the right shoe had a bunch of nicks and scrapes. I give them the full treatment, and also replace the original "Victory" Allen Edmonds heel top lifts with new rubber as they were about to wear into the heel base. I'll also go into detail about how I know these are a 1991 model year shoe. I compare and contrast the Marlow model to the current most similar model Allen Edmonds makes, the McAllister.

0:33 Dating the shoe by the logo, features, date code, & AE catalogs
3:08 The "before" condition (uppers, heels, and soles)
3:48 2019 McAllister vs the 1991 Marlow differences
8:17 Cleaning the uppers with Saphir Reno Mat
9:55 Repairing the uppers by sanding for full grain leather, but not corrected grain
12:24 Re-coloring the sanded spots with Fiebings Dard Red alcohol dye
13:53 Burnishing the sanded and dyed areas with a wooden tool
14:35 Moisturizing teh uppers with Pure Poilish Products Cleaner Conditioner
16:33 Polishing with Pure Polish Products burgundy cream polish
19:31 Filling some of the cuts/gouges with LM Products with LM Products LM Filler and LM Stop Crash repair kit
26:30 Burnishing & polishing the repaired area again
27:49 Burning off some loose threads
28:08 darkening the repaired areas and the tips of the toes with Saphir Medaille D'Or black cream wax
28:51 Another round of polish with Saphir Medaille D'Or Bordeaux cream polish
30:38 Creating new top lifts from 5mm thick heeling rubber from Landwerlen Leather in Indianapolis, IA, USA
32:09 Showing how Allen Edmonds constructs the heels and when exactly you should replace the top lift by
32:38 Prepping, gluing, and attaching the new top lifts
35:31 Shaping the top lifts on the belt sander & hand sanding to finish them
36:22 Re-dying the edges of the heels with Simple Shine black edge dressing
37:01 Waxing the edges of the heels with Saphir Medaille D'Or black Mirror Gloss wax
38:10 Applying a Mirror Shine with Pure Polish Produts neutral High Shine Paste Wax
40:44 The Finished Result!
43:13 Outro & credits

Music Credits: YouTube Audio Library:
1. "Beach Disco" by Dougie Wood
2. "Whishful Thinking" by Dan Lebowitz
3. "Way Out West" by Chris Haugen
4. "Urchins" by Rondo Brothers
5. "Tiptoe Out the Back" by Dan Lebowitz
6. "The Bywater" by The Mini Vandals

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