Suede, cracked leather and a light color leather material, sounds like a triple threat to me! The Craft Air Jordan 4 is the definition of a mixed material sneaker, but with the help of the Essential Cleaning Kit we were able to clean all of those materials with no issues at all.
In today’s Shoe Care Academy video we took on a requested sneaker from the comments and walked you through all the tips and tricks on how to clean the Air Jordan 4 Craft. However, we also walked you through some of the complications, so when you are cleaning these kicks watch out for those!
The Craft Jordan 4 is a monochrome light colored sneaker with small details to really make the shoe dynamic. The uppers are made of suede, cracked leather and regular leather; this is the perfect sneaker for our Soft Bristle Brush. The Soft Bristle Brush was able to break down all of the surface dirt while still protecting those delicate materials. While the midsole cleaned up nice using the Medium Bristle Brush and the outsole as always is the best use of the Stiff Bristle Brush.
Pro tip though… After you clean suede; ALWAYS reset that nap to get the buttery smooth texture we all know and love.
I’m rocking with these kicks, but let us know in the comments, do you like the Craft 4s or are they a total pass?
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What's going on Reshoevn8tion I'm Jordan and
I'm back with another Shoe Care Academy video. If You guys are new here make sure you subscribe,
if you like today's video hit the thumbs up Button and before I even get started on this
cleaning make sure you turn on the bells for Notifications we drop new videos every Monday and
every Thursday with Customs and Restorations with Vick and Shoe Care Academy videos on just about
every sneaker we own, so without further Ado I'm Going to be cleaning up these Craft Jordan 4s
that are cooked using the RESHOEVN8R Essential Cleaning Kit paired with the Dry Suede Kit,
so let's get into today's cleaning .[Music] Got the cleaning station all set up with everything that comes in the
RESHOEVN8R Essential Cleaning Kit. We have Our four ounce solution, our three different
brushes and the microfiber towel, but we also Paired this with some of our other RESHOEVN8R
products. The Cleaning Mat which is an essential If you are going to be cleaning your sneakers
it keeps the surface super dry, makes it not As messy and it is super absorbent hands down
one of my favorite products in the RESHOEVN8R Lineup. We also have our Drying Rack and
Bowl combo it stores those three brushes for Cleaning plus after the cleaning and holds
our water in solution and then a Shoe Tree Which we are going to be needing this because
these sneakers are beat and they're a mixed Material sneakers so we're going to have
to put a lot of pressure onto this toe box To really get this leather and the suede clean.
Before we get started on the scrubbing portion Of this sneaker I'm going to be heading over
to the RESHOEVN8R sister store Many Worlds It's going to be right next door and I'm going
to use their air compressor to blow off all of This surface dust, since these are a light
colored material and I don't want to put them In the washing machine because of the suede I
don't want to push all of that trapped in dirt Further into this suede material and cause
damage so the air compressor is our best bet, But before I go over there you already know that
on camera we only clean one shoe so I'm going to Go ahead and set this left sneaker aside and
then we'll head over to Many Worlds. [Music] I'm back in the studio for Many Worlds now the air
compressor did a really good job blowing off that Surface dirt specifically on this portion where
the netting is with the suede and up here as you Saw Yared did take over but it's only right
that he cleaned these shoes because he is the Reason that these are trashed. Now that we have the
surface dust off of this shoe we're ready to start Scrubbing, but first we have to remove these laces
and insert our adjustable Shoe Tree [Music] [Applause]. There is a lot of creasing on this toe
box from Yared wearing them so with the Shoe Tree inserted and leaving the Shoe Tree in
to dry it'll really help push out that creasing On this leather. Next step we have to add two
squirts of our solution to our bowl of water. Now we are going to be using our Soft Bristle
Brush to start scrubbing this sneaker since it
Is a suede sneaker we have to be super careful
make sure we clean the entire sneaker evenly and Don't over saturate the materials, but lucky for us
the Soft Bristle Brush is delicate enough to use On these materials. One important tip when you're
cleaning these sneakers and using the Soft Bristle Brush on four's specifically make sure you always
pull the wings back and this back piece just to Get the most effective clean. Also since it does
have suede on it make sure you're patting the Sneaker dry as you go so you're not leaving
that water to just sit on the suede because It can over saturate the material and cause
water marking and also there is a little bit Of cracked leather on there so when you're using
the Soft Bristle Brush just be super careful on The cracked leather so that you don't cause it to
crack even more. Now the Medium Brush is the second In our arsenal it's a little bit stiffer than
the Soft Bristle Brush, but still works really Well on leather as well as on the midsoles
which we're going to be scrubbing right now. [Music] I'm all done using the Medium Brush on the
midsole. Now this midsole looks super clean I also went ahead and used it on some of these
leather panels overall the shoe is cleaning up Really well. There is still a grass stain on
the suede toe box I am going to probably have To hit that with the dry suede eraser after the
sneaker dries because right now it really won't Do anything, but until the sneaker dries we're just
going to be moving on to the Stiff Bristle Brush On this outsole; clean that up and then we'll put
the sneakers outside to dry for the next two hours. [Music] That's going to wrap it up on using the three brushes on this shoe. Now I mentioned a whole
bunch of times that when you're cleaning suede You have to be super careful also when you're
cleaning cracked leather you have to be super Careful lucky for me this shoe has both, but
what I didn't know was that this part right Here which happens to be one of my favorite
parts of the Crafts where the netting is Actually just indented into the suede material
there is a chance if you brush this too hard or Put these shoes in the washing machine that the
indents can actually fade I wasn't aware of that, But Vick Almighty just let us know ,so once this
dries we're going to make sure that it didn't Fade but I think we're gonna be alright. If you
guys are cleaning these at home you have to be Super careful just because of the three things
that I just said. Before I go set this outside All we have to do is take care of these laces
that have been soaking in this water. Now it's time to head outside. We're back we went ahead and let the shoe dry
for a little bit outside and overall these Cleaned up super great we got that grass
stain out of the suede on this toe box and Just overall the entire shoe is looking
much better however this suede is crunchy So we're going to have to reset that nap using
our Dry Suede Kit and potentially our Medium
Brush ,but we got to get into that because
nobody wants to rock shoes with crunchy suede. The Dry Suede Kit, it comes with our suede eraser
plus our suede brush all you're going to do is Use the Eraser on deeper stains and then you'll
take the brush move it in multiple directions Back and forth you don't need to apply too
much pressure onto the shoe. However for this Sneaker we did use our Medium Brush as well to
bring the suede back just because it was super Crunchy and you'll do the same thing just in
multiple directions back and forth until you Get your desired results [Music]. Another great
tool for resetting the nap is the Brass Bristle Brush now I wasn't going to use this brush on
this sneaker but there was one part on this toe Box that was just so crunchy that the Medium
Bristle Brush and the Dry Suede Kit weren't Getting the results that I wanted so I went ahead
and grabbed the Brass Brush I didn't use it on The portion where there's this indented netting, I
did mention earlier Vick says that if you brush too Hard it'll wash away that indent and personally
it is my favorite detail on this sneaker. Now I Do see on this panel here that we did wash away
some of the indent so I just didn't want to use The Brass Brush on that part and potentially
wash away the entire detail. Overall this suede Is back to that buttery smooth and now all
that's left to do is lace up this sneaker. [Music] The shoe is all laced up now you
guys don't have to come for me On my lace job because Vick Almighty already did it. Overall they cleaned up really good. Now I am a
fan of this Craft Four I definitely think that The monochrome on this sneaker is super cool, but
it does have the hidden details with the indented Netting which I mentioned that it is my favorite
part. I personally don't own a pair but I might Have to pick one up we achieved these results
using the RESHOEVN8R Essential Cleaning Kit Paired with the Dry Suede Kit and the Brass Brush,
but all that's left to do is since these were on Yared's feet we're gonna have to spray these
with some Deodorizer before we give them back. Much better. Plus we are hosting a huge
giveaway right now we are giving away An Off-White UNC Jordan One or in Off-White
Jordan 5 or this is the best prize yet A thousand dollars all you have to do to enter is
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family and that's going to wrap up Today's Shoe Care Academy video if you like today's video
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entered the giveaway I'll see you guys next time. [Music]
