They don’t make them like they did in 1985! The 1985 Jordan 1 is not only quality, but it is some people’s holy grail especially in that OG Bred Colorway. In Today’s episode of Customs and Restorations with Vick we give you 3 tips to preserve your 1985 Jordan 1s.
Although this isn’t a full restoration there was a lot of quick tips and tricks from the man himself Vick Almighty. When it comes to owning a pair of 85’s you really have 2 options; restore them and affect the quality and potentially the authenticity or preserve them and make them last for another 10 or so years. For this Vick chose to keep those 30 year old grails in one piece and do his due diligence to preserve the leather.
The best way to preserve your sneakers is to not only keep them clean, but there are a few other methods. When it comes to cleaning the 85 release, you have to be careful not to scrub too hard and risk affecting the paint job, so Vick used the Soft Brush and the all natural solution. The Solution not only breaks down the unwanted oils, bacterias and dirt from the sneakers, but it takes it one step further to condition the leather.
Next it was time to rely on UV rays. UV rays are honestly underrated; the power to unyellow midsoles, canvas, knit and other materials is top tier. The Vick2000 features 4500W of UV rays coming from 3 1500W lights that you can pick up on Amazon.
After that unyellowing was taken care of it was time to rely on Mink Oil. Mink Oil is newer to our product line up, but honestly has a lot of benefits. Mink Oil not only helps recondition the leather, but it helps prolong the life of your beloved sneakers. Plus if you have suede shoes, this is an all time need for bringing back the color, preserving the material and making your suede pop.
We gave you 3 steps to preserve your 1985 sneakers, but you can follow these steps to preserve a lot of the kicks in your collection down the road.
Let us know in the comments if you found this video helpful and also what 1985 release is a must have in your collection for a chance to win a free Signature Kit.
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on these original 1985 Bred Jordan Ones when it Comes to 85s they could be worth thousands of
dollars depending on the condition and colorway Of course today I'm going to show you guys what
to do to increase the value of your 85s and what Not to do to destroy the value. We have a lot
of information to go over, so let's get started. The first step is you got to understand what
you're working with with these 85s a lot of things Factor in when it comes to the value, such as the
colorway, the condition, the size, the factory they Were made in, do they come with laces because they
come with a hang tag and box all of that stuff Matters. 85s can value anywhere between $800 and $50
000 or more again it just all depends if it comes With all the accessories and the condition some of
the more common colorways that Nike drop back in 85 and 86 for the Chicago's, Royals and Breds.
Some of the more rare and start out colorways Are the metallic pack, the black toes, the unc's.
Kentucky's and a few other colorways. When it Comes to those shoes the restoration that's done
on those really does matter this specific shoe In my opinion before the Last Dance documentary
job was worth about two to five hundred dollars Tops nowadays this is easily a 2500 shoe after
the restoration they might be worth a little bit More. If you ask me these 85s are a good investment
it doesn't matter the condition the way I see it These shoes are gonna go for a lot more money down
the road it's a shoe that started it all and they're Build like tanks, but that's not to say that the
restoration doesn't matter on Chicago's, Breds or Royals you can do a full paint job on the leather
full midsole swap to replace the soles and the People won't really freak out but when it comes to
the more rare stuff collectors typically want to Pay top dollar for original untouched things keep
that in mind with those really rare 85 colorways. I Would hate for anybody to take the wrong approach
and diminish the value of those sneakers. The next Topic we got to talk about is the factories that
these 85s are made in a lot of these 85s are made In different factories this specific shoe was made
in ty1 the reason I know that is on the inside it Says it it says the size the production date and
the factory the ty1 factories added this material Where it just flakes off over time there's other
factories where the page just kind of Fades off or Gets sticky it all depends on the factory that the
shoes are made in. It's just one of those things Where factories use different materials and it's
not only that sometimes they use different leather
The Air Jordan logo could be different sometimes
it's a boss sometimes it's not some of them are Higher than others again it all depends on
the factory. The next big thing that adds to The value of these shoes is accessories let's
start with laces I've been around these shoes For so many years so off the rip I can definitely
tell this is an authentic 85 shoelace I can tell By the thickness the knit pattern and the way the
shoelace has aged beautifully nowadays it's pretty Easy to find replacements thanks to companies
such as Foxtrot Uniform they make one-to-one Matching laces that look perfect on any 85 shoe
the thing that really increases the value though Is the Hang tag or box that is super rare even
more rare than the shoes themselves you don't See that every day I'm on eBay all the time and
the boxes nowadays by themselves go for over a Thousand to two thousand dollars depending on
the size and depending on the colorway trust Me guys it is crazy nowadays the Box being worth
more than the shoes themselves so if you find a Pair of 85 Jordan Ones and they can be completely
destroyed but with the Hang tag and box you're in For some money. The last thing to talk about is
the condition when it comes to 85s the condition Can be all over the place the shoes can be fully
destroyed soles, barely hanging on or they can be In brand new condition but with aging issues
at the end of the day you got to ask yourself What's the purpose of this restoration? Is it to
make them fully wearable again is it to display Them or as to sell them for more money? All of
those things you gotta ask yourself before you Do any restoration on 85 Jordan one because at the
end of the day you don't want to spend hours upon Hours doing a full restoration just to bring
down the value of the sneaker over the years. I've done all types of restorations on OG ones
from tiny small touch-ups to full deconstruction Reconstruction on really beat up Pairs and from my
personal experience the pairs that are original or Have minimal work go for a lot more than the pairs
that are fully restored that aren't original or Have a bunch of paint slapped on them once you
understand exactly what you're working with and Determine exactly what restoration you want to
move forward with then you can start with the Process. One thing that will never bring out of
value on any 1985 Jordan one is to give the shoe A good proper deep clean using our RESHOEVN8R
products as long as you do it properly it's only Going to help out the shoes one of the biggest
positives to our solution is that it contains Natural oils that's going to help recondition the
leather on these sneakers and keep it healthy for Years to come. Also by placing shoe trees inside
the shoes during the cleaning process while it's All wet it's going to help reshape the sneaker
for example the toe boxes right now are pretty Crushed and slanted once we get them all cleaned
up they're going to look a lot better when they're Fully dried so let's get started with this
cleaning process. First things first we're Going to take out the laces we got to be very
careful with this step these laces are old you Don't want to yank on them if you pull too hard we
can possibly tear them we don't want that.
Shoe laces are out we will give those a good deep clean in just a bit. Our focus right now is
the shoes. These didn't age that well The collars are really stiff and crunchy same
thing with the insoles and the tongues. Now For the insoles they're pretty beat up they
aren't very flexible right in the middle you Can see what I'm talking about that's the foam
that's completely falling apart it's supposed To be flexible right now it's very sandy so the
idea here is to give these a good dry brush and The compressor to blow off any surface thus
trust me it's going to make a big difference. Insoles look a lot better on camera they may look
the same but in person they had a thick layer of Dust and a bunch of debris that we brushed off
and used a compressor again to reiterate you Don't want to mix water in solution with this
Dusty old foam it's going to create a big mess This is the best way to go about it and I
haven't even put these inside the vick2000 Under 4 500 watts of UV rays I'm sure it's
going to pull out some of this oxidation and Make them look a lot cleaner let's put this to
the side with our laces, so we can focus on the Shoes before we put our shoe trees in and start
cleaning out these sneakers we got to use the Compressor one more time these shoes are super
dusty just like the insoles they've sat around For years. The uppers and the insides have a bunch
of debris so once you blow it all off we can get Started with the cleaning process. One thing to
note is these collars like I mentioned on the Inside the foam is completely deteriorating it
does the only way to fix that is by opening up The sock liners and fixing that completely with
that being said I don't want to blow too much Air specifically into the collar areas because
it's going to blow a bunch of dust continuously. Good to go using the air compressor trust me in
person that machine makes a world of a difference These shoes are really old they've been worn
they've collected dust and debris for so many Years so naturally that stuff builds up, but the
air compressor wipes it all away. The next thing we Got to do is insert our shoe trees into the shoes
as is these sneakers aren't very presentable the Toe boxes the side of the shoe seems kind of
crushed after the cleaning after we enter the Shoe trees they're gonna look a lot better and
presentation is key when it comes to these 85s. One thing to keep in mind is you want to put it at
the perfect size you don't want to apply too much Pressure on these older shoes the midsoles on the
85s can be really old and brittle this specific Pair still has a lot of flexibility and it's
pretty soft that means they're in great condition, But there's some other soles where they're just
completely Rock Solid and stiff if I apply too Much pressure on those shoes using the shoe trees
they can start to crack and crumble over time. Shoe trees are in place they're looking a lot
better already to start this cleaning process We're going to score two squirts of RESHOEVN8R Solution
inside our bowl of water and start scrubbing With our Stiff bristle brush typically on
all my cleanings I like to start with the Upper and then work my way to the soles ,but
for this specific pair we're going to start
With the soles and then work our way up to the
uppers simply because the soles is going to be The hardest part to clean up. A lot of this grime
that's on there has been on there for years it's Going to be really hard to scrub off but it's
going to be possible using our Stiff Brislte brush And solution once that's all done we'll get some
fresh water in a solution and work on the uppers. Good to go using a stiff bristle brush I gotta say
the soles and the midsole was by far the dirtiest Part about this whole shoe but it looks so much
better now I had to go back and give it two good Passovers to get it to this condition originally
I thought there was a lot of oxidation on these Soles that made them look really yellow but in
reality it was all that grime that was on there For so many years luckily all that cleaned off
nicely it's time to move on to the uppers. The Uppers on this Bred one is going to be really
easy all we're going to be using is our soft Bristle brush I went ahead and got a fresh new mat
fresh new water that way we're not applying dirty Soapy water onto the uppers in a slow circular
motion we're gonna go over the entire shoe to Get it nicely cleaned up. We're also going to clean
up the tongues we're going to avoid the insides just Because it doesn't need it another part we got
to avoid is the collars we don't want to cause More damage so let's stay away from that area
for the rest of the leather uppers we're going To brush in a nice slow circular motion make sure
we get every single millimeter of the sneaker. One Thing we want to do is not oversaturate the
shoe as you can see on this shoe it does have some Water damage I'm not sure if somebody tried to
clean it before or it got super wet and it didn't Dry properly but all around the edges same thing
over here by the wings logo you can see some dark Marks those are watermarks hopefully we can get
that out if not it is what it is but definitely Keep in mind don't over saturate the sneakers
just be very careful and pat down dry as you go. Right now as it's drying it's naturally molding
to the shoe tree inside once it's fully dried The toe box is going to look a lot better than
this still cleaning is complete this shoe looks Really good. The last tip I want to share with
you guys when it comes to the cleaning is the Nike Air tongue tag don't scrub on that area
give it a quick pass over but never scrub the Embroidery on this piece is very delicate I've
done it before years back where I've scrubbed Too hard where the Nike came off completely don't
do that mistake be very careful. All that's left Is to let the shoe properly air dry I live in
Arizona where it's 110 degrees right now in the Summertime so I'm gonna let these sit outside for
a good five to ten seconds to let them fully dry. Cleaning is good to go the shoes are all dried
ready to go these turned out amazing all that Grime and dirt that was stuck on the leather
and the soles washed off nicely the solution Did a great job rejuvenating the leather has a nice
Sheen to it it just looks healthy again. The best Part about this cleaning is the overall shape the
sneaker has originally the shoe was crushed the Toe boxes had so much creasing but after wetting
the shoe and putting our shoe trees in the shoe
Has a nice shape to it it's now in a presentable
state it still has some very light creasing but I'm not complaining. I'm not trying to get them
perfect the shoe is aged It is worn so the Little creasing goes perfect with the rest of the
sneaker the next part we're going to focus on is The oxidation of these outsoles this is purely
personal preference some people like it really Age and yellow other people like it creamy for me
I like either or but today I'm going to show you Guys the proper way on removing the oxidation
of these outsoles without using any chemical. Including RESHOEVN8R Sole Revive in my opinion
applying chemicals onto these rubber outsoles It's going to speed up the aging on them meaning
the rubber is going to lose its flexibility and Turn Rock Solid making it easier to get cracks all
around the sole and from there it gets a lot worse So I'm gonna wipe off the yellowing with one
easy step and that's by putting them inside The vick2000 that box contains 4 500 watts of
UV rays that's a lot of power and simply by Putting the shoe inside there for a couple hours
again the shoe isn't that bad so a couple hours Should do the trick while you put the shoes
inside the indoor setup we're also going to Put the insoles inside again I know these are
super dirty and beat but it should remove some Of the oxidation I'm gonna put these overnight
hopefully we can get these back to somewhat White. Got the shoes out of the indoor setup after
about five hours these Midsoles look great we Wiped off all the yellowing to have a nice age
creamy tone that go perfectly with the rest of The shoes again I didn't use any chemicals
on these soles simply because I don't want To speed up the aging process of the rubber I
did go ahead and take out the insoles as well As you can see they're still pretty dirty and
aged again I'm not going to wash them as much As I want to just because they are going to
fall apart we don't want that we're going to Go ahead and put them back inside the shoes
so we can talk about the paint on the leather. However there is some scuffs and scratches all
around the red leather and black again it's not In terrible shape as you can see in the toe box
there is a couple of Marks here and there on the Side right here a couple of marks again I'm not
complaining too much I could go in do the correct Prep work and give it a full paint job however
that's going to bring down the value collectors Like to shoe as original as possible they don't
like it when the patina has been covered up so In this case it's better to do less, but there
are a couple of Exceptions there are some 85s That are in terrible condition where the paint is
completely scuffed up and scratched away in those Cases it does make sense to go give it a paint
job. Those 85 Chicago's over there those are in Really bad condition if I was to fix them right
now I would definitely fix the red paint but you Got to be very thoughtful and careful with those
paint jobs you got to be very mindful on where to Leave the patina it's got to make sense the color
match got to be on point and you don't want to put A bunch of paint on the stitching because that's
a clear indication that the shoe's been restored
Especially if you're working on white leather.
Again if I was working those 85 Chicago's right Now and I was working on this white panel it would
get really clogged up and it's super noticeable Collectors will not be top dollar for that shoe
I would say the only color that's really easy To touch up is the black for this I always use
Angeles flat black paint I could go in and touch It up but I like how it looks as is with the rest
of the age red leather now for the wings logo on This shoe it's in really good shape there's barely
any fitting or scuffing a lot of the times though That's not the case if you have a really Steady
Hand a tiny detail brush and regular Angeles black Paint you could go in and touch it up but if you
don't have a steady hand it's better leave it as Is and the last thing we got to talk about as
far as paint goes the collars this is a very common Issue on most 85s it's either cracking fading
or peeling off it depends on the factory it's Better leave it as is do not paint it no matter
what you do it's never gonna look original and It's very frowned upon among collectors we're
done with two of the three big steps to up the Value over 85s now when it comes to these shoes
presentation is key. We're almost there however We do got to do some small touch-ups there are a
lot of loose threads all around the sneaker not Super noticeable unless you're up close so you
can see right here there's some loose threads Up here again presentation is key so real quick
with some scissors we're going to chop all that Stuff off with the lighter will seal some of
those areas and with the RESHOEVN8R Wipes I Plan on going back on the red leather to give it
a good buff on some areas hopefully I can get some Of the marks off I don't want to scrub too hard
because they will wipe off some of the red paint. Just a second I want to show you guys something
real quick the shoelaces once I was done with The cleaning I grabbed the laces grabbed
a fresh bowl of water and a little bit of Solution I put them in there for a solid
24 hours and let me show you guys these Disgusting results on the inside you guys that
is 100% Grime from 30 plus years in the making At first I thought it was bleeding from the
laces themselves but these laces don't bleed That is 100 Grime you guys I still gotta
finish up cleaning up these laces I'm not Going to reuse this dirty water we're gonna go to
the sink give you a good scrub and rinse them out The best way to keep this leather rejuvenated healthy for years to come and prevent it from Cracking is to spray with some mink oil you don't
got to do this very often maybe every six months To a year it just depends on how you store your
shoes the more you do it it's not going to harm It you just don't want to go too long without
spraying the stuff the best way to recondition This old leather using our mingoyo is to spray
a nice thin even coat all around the shoe then After that we let it set for several hours
that the leather absorb as much of the mink Oil as possible after that we'll come back with
the RESHOEVN8R towel and wipe off any excess. Alright it's been about four hours and the leather looks really good
you guys it has a nice Sheen to it it's absorbed
Most of the mink oil originally I thought I was
gonna have to go in with the towel and wipe off A lot of the excess but really there isn't much
access to remove whatever excess is still on the Leather I'm gonna let it sit on the leather to
continue to absorb. Alright guys that is going To bring us to an end on three easy things to do
to increase the value on any 1985 Jordan one for This specific pair the owner got them for a great
price and he had a few things in mind he wanted To clean them up and preserve them for years to
come these shoes are going to go on display In a shop, so presentation is key with everything
that we did and didn't do to these shoes I think We checked off all the boxes again the original
ones go for so much money nowadays and they're Only going to increase in value and it makes
sense you guys these shoes are built like tanks They don't make them like this anymore and it's
a shoe that started it all so it's important that We know how to work with these shoes the goal for
any restoration is to make it look like they were Never worked on before now there is a completely
different direction you could take a restoration On these 85 Jordan ones that take a lot more
work and that's making them fully wearable by Adding brand new soles, brand new air units all
that stuff can be fixed while maintaining the Value of your shoes or possibly increasing it but
it's got to be done correctly in my opinion in The entire world there's only a handful of people
that can do it correctly and those are the people That have years of experience such as myself A1
Restorations, Flipping Kicks, Hoop Fresh and a couple Other dudes on Instagram if you guys are looking
to making your shoes fully wearable I would highly Recommend to do your research don't just send them
out to anybody because some of these shoes are Irreplaceable before I leave you guys I want to
give a big shout out to my new friend and his dad They went ahead and gifted me these 1985
size 14 Chicago ones these belong to his Dad he hooped in them back in the 80s for
about 10 years ever since then they've Been sitting in his closet so we thought
it'd be really cool to let me have them And display them on the set for years
to come thank you so much Ethan this is Such a cool gift I appreciate you and your
dad I hope you guys enjoyed this video and Learned something this is Vick Almighty
I'll catch you guys next time see y'all
