How Dr. Martens Get Professionally Restored | Refurbished
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- Dr. Martens boots are known for surviving music festivals, sandstorms, and mountain climbing. The company offered lifetime guarantees for its For Life boots and shoes, but it discontinued this service in March 2018.Dr. Martens take time to break in, and when they are comfortable, many people don’t want to part with them. Julie Derrick is a cobbler in Portland, Oregon, who's made repairing Dr. Martens her specialty. She explains how she restored a pair of boots where the soles started to detach and turned it into new.
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How Dr. Martens Get Professionally Restored | Refurbished
I don’t like how the bottom turned out. I wonder how much that cost to repair. A third or half the price of the boot new
I learned that the old sole used to be thicker
bottom? do you mean the sole? lmao
One thing you need to understand is I have 30 year old Docs, I don't wear anymore because I've worn them out. In the present, and for the past 5-7 years, Dr Marten company has released two new versions of the 1460 (8 hole, black), the boot you see here. The company exported manufacturing almost 20 years ago. Die hard fans noticed a vast difference in workmanship and quality of materials.
So, to appease the fans, they sell the outsourced footwear, including the 1460, at all major retailers, and from their own webstore. For 150% to 200% more, a person can buy a 1460 Lifetime boot, or a UK manufactured boot exactly the way they had made them for decades, over half of a century at this point.
The Lifetime boot is what it sounds like. It is the retail version, but with free replacement boots, for life. The UK manufactured one is my preference... but they need to be worked in.
@@bobastu the lifetme boot discontinued in 2018. Also the Made in England 1460 boot which claims to be the same isnt a patch on one from the originals. The leather was thicker and so was the sole which also bouncier and had far more tread.
@@g4geetar I have the made in England boot. Once I put it on, I was immediately transported back to my first Docs. Not the ones I bought at the shoe store at the mall in the late 90s and forward. I had to break these in. Not just put on and go. Leather feels like a higher grade. I don't think I'm going to get the leather separation wrinkles past the toe box, while I am getting wear there, it's not the same. The sole does feel different too. For me, with the money.
Docs started as a police/ military type boot, and that is what I was reminded of when I put on my Made in England 1460s. Are they for everyone, I don't think so. I've had Docs since the early early 90s, 1990 I think. Different colors, always a boot. Some steel toe, some composite toe electrical safety, but my faves have always been the 1460 8 hole.
It's almost better than new boots because you don't have to break 'em in and they contain all the memories that you've already worked into them. And they have character!❤
New docs are china made. Mine are from England from 1986.
@@joewil1441you can still buy Dr Martens that are made in England.
@@joewil1441 this makes sense ....I burn through my pair in as little as 2 years now......(I do construction so not the average wearer for anyone wondering)
“The memory foam will make the wearer feel so good” Yeah right,for like a week and it will feel like shit again. Use leather,cork,or at least felts if you have any decency as a cobbler. Stop cutting corners ffs
Yeah pretty much hey, go up to a $400 boot and you get a leather midsole, steel shank, cork foot bed and a good year welt standard. Doc martens are a cheap boot and most cobblers know this hence they aren't going to invest the extra time and effort to put a cork midsole, shank etc etc as the cost of the repair would far outweigh the cost of a brand new Doc marten boot lol
Mate. Doc Martens don't build there boots with that in, so why wouldnthe cobbler do it??? People would come back complaining that their Docs feel different.
@@derekwall5570 they do put felt in their england boots, the foam is only in their chinese made ones
@@1fault and these arent made in englands
LMAO! Wow. I know what this is. This is someone who is just sick of hearing people trying to pass their bullshit cheap choices off as an intelligent choice for the customers benefit and not theirs. Lol. I get it
Life Hack: use black string so you don't have to paint it 😂🤷🏽♂️
dont use string lol
Not sure you understand how this works.. 😂
Seriously haha what the hell was he thinking
most customers want the genuine appearance of the stitch.
See how dumb you look when you troll out of ignorance? 🤷♂️🤣
@@v10moped he doesn’t look dumb at all, you can obviously buy black stitching.
Curious... why not make the boots even better and add a shank when the leather filler was installed and why was it not converted to a Goodyear welt?
Yeah i agree, otherwise what they did was good, sewed in a mid sole can replace soles easy now, but why no shank ? Normal docs dont come with a shank which is stupid . the old Docs of the 80s and 90s did and the original factory making Solovair boots still make similar shoes to docs with a shank ... weird
That is a Goodyear welt
@@themisunderstoodgorilla7030 pretty sure the Made In England line still has beechwood shanks, but thats only their top-of-the-standard line of boots, and when you get to the $220 price range, just get Solovairs. They have an in-house resoling service where you can get an original sole put back on (also an option to change between standard and "commando soles" which is a more combat boot-esque sole that comes with some of their boots).
@@grugg3108 yeah solovairs are way better imo for basically all the reasons you just outlined.
@@themisunderstoodgorilla7030 also, double-checked and I was mistaken. They still lack the shank, but they still use the felted midsole of the vintage counter parts, so bleh.
That's great and all but fitting a different looking sole makes them look fake 🤔
Fake dr martens? lol. Fake and real ones likely come from the same factory.
I thought the same. They can't even be bothered to make the stitching the iconic yellow and the soles are iconic too with their semi transparent look. I would get a new pair rather than have mine made into a caricature.
I'd imagine the doc marten soles and yellow thread are copyrighted.
@@dingo1666 the yellow could probably be used upon request, but the soles are a copyrighted design by Doc Martens , the Air Wair Bouncing Soles .also keep in mind she's just a cobbler, doesn't have any association with Doc Martens as a company, and likely no cobbler ever will because you yourself said "I would rather buy a new pair". And they're counting on you having that mentality rather than mending a simple problem ,I threw away my first pair of docs simply because I used them daily for work and never cared for them, now I'm taking care of the leather on my second pair but the soles have worn out, this video has convinced me to go to a shoe repair and have them fix it for me rather than drop 140 on a pair of boots that will have the same problem
They said customers arnt expecting their shoes to look like the originals
The dye job was poor, some of the yellow stitches she wanted to keep ended up getting covered.
DMs aren't made to be resoleable. She did a great job
@@jokokusnuss Sure. I was talking about the dye job specifically.
@Lookup2Wakeup they're not
@@jokokusnuss Great job? That was clumsily made, no matter how much you want to see it differently. Here even untrained, mediocre cobblers do a better job than this, and even cheaper than you might imagine.
@@jokokusnuss all she needed was painters tape to cover the stitches as she dyed them, that looks like amateur work, and then she didn't add a shank which was probably the worst part, everything else seemed fine enough
So this is where Luigi has been working now.
Lesson I learned from this... I promise to take care of my Dr. Martens.... Hahaha
Same bro, i dont wanna get my doc marten’s refurbished if they’re gonna look like shit
If I was getting these repaired I would ask for a leather mid and cork. I would also have them put in a leather good year 360 welt. Should be using yellow stitching all around. I don't care if it costs more than the boot. Doing that literally makes it a better boot than new.
She didn't put a shank in it, too
@@opinionsvary in my opinion i think a doc marten would benefit from a shank for arch support, but i could see where you're coming from. I just think the sole is too flexible to not have a shank.
@@opinionsvary i get where you're coming from, but if i were to buy a doc marten i would buy a model with a wedge sole, just in case the lack of shank does cause issues for me
lmfao the black dye ruined the yellow stitching. should've at least cover the yellow stitches when adding the dye and they call this "Professional" smh. I would've been disappointed if i was the customer.
This actually happened with my docs and i cant express how much it made me sad. I’m still trying to figure out a way to make the stitches yellow again
Just use acetone and cotton swabs!
@@reginaldbowls7180 not gonna work unfortunately
To be honest I like the rework. The all black soles gives it a new look, better look in my opinion.
I would be pissed if I got them back sloppy like this.
me too
2:45 That's like putting a red junk yard door on a silver car.
EXACTLY
I just avoided the whole Doc Martens resoling pitfall and bought a pair of Solovairs. Better boot that wears longer and they'll sell you new soles that aren't that hard to put on. Ding!
The sole might not turned out the way you expect it to be but breaking in dr martens takes time and i guess it’s still worth it to refurbish your old ones because buying new ones aren’t as comfy as this. But yeah, preferences. 😊
Yes refurbish you vintage DMs but PLEASE PLEASE use Dr Martens materials 🙏🙏🙏☺️
Love how KC and the Sunshine Band is blasting in the background 1:55
Only thing i dont like about the originals is the different coloured bottoms
Look up the Pascal Cavalier model 1460s. Good old made in England. Tell me what you think about the darkened soles.
Yall should be happy people are willing to even tackle this. Finding someone to resole docs aint easy. Awesome job and even more awesome tiger butterfly 👍
You guys are artists!!! This is the most lovely refurb of any textile/garment I’ve ever seen!!!! I sold leather shoes for 10 years, and shoe and boot lovers really develop a relationship with their kicks. I know I do! You didn’t give these boots a new sole, you gave them a new soul!! Truly impressed. I’ve been wearing Doc’s since I was a 10 year old skate rat. Now I’m 50. That’s 40 years! And what you have done here is nothing less than profound artistry!! Authentic craftsmanship!!!! I’m blown away.
Wow! Skillz. My style of Docs are no longer made, so been dreading the day the soles wear out, lol.
Mine either! And I love my old boots, but I'll check second hand stores, I've found good affordable DM's there before 😊
For doc martens it’s cheaper to buy another pair instead of getting them resoled.
what is the purpose you wear a DM without its rubber soles and yellow stitching? it's not DM anymore, its just a regular boot..
Do you want to throw them away instead?
Maybe the wearer isn’t so worried about people seeing them exclusively in doc martens boots. They look tougher with the heavy black sole anyway. Stop caring so much about the names of brands, Carlos. You’ll b happier
BRO FACTSSSS
@@alexecheverria8971 just respect his opinion lol
@@alexecheverria8971 in this case its not only about the brand. original docs have bouncing soles, which have completely different qualities than the vibram soles the cobbler replaced them with
The black sole looks so good, makes me want to get my docs fixed finally
How much would a service like this cost??
This is a nightmare!!! I’m almost positive that docs come with a lifetime warranty. They will refurbish them for free or a small service charge. This “professional” job is a disservice to docs!!!
Dr martens discontinued the lifetime warranty 2 years ago and, the normal 1 year guarantee doesn't cover wear.
Wow if she calls that heavily damaged boots she should see mine lol
I use to get my boots resoled ALL the time but now these stupid places want over $100 to resole my boots, I just buy new (or close to) boots for like $20 more. It sucks because boots are made to be resoled, it’s such a waste to just throw them away. It was worth it when it was like $30...
I love the black soles, much better than throwing it away into landfill... no new pair of martens is as comfy as the old one, totally worth it
I’dactually prefer this commando sole to the one docs use. The ones on the standard 1460 boot are too slippy and wear out more quickly than a sneaker for me
They’re like $100 new. i can’t imagine it makes sense to spend half-ish the price for a repair when you can buy a brand new pair for not very much more than the repair costs.
Yeah I'd say it's only worth it for the made in England ones, then again those might have emotional value to the owner
Breaking them in is so painfull. Could be a reason why too
Well that would also make new boots double the cost of a repair. Not to mention the social benefits of keeping stuff out of landfills & supporting local businesses instead of corporations.
If I were having it done, I would want the yellow stitches blackened, and blackened before the white stitching was done.
I think a lot of people in the comments need to understand docs are not meant to be resoled to begin with.
Also, awful boots for the price to begin with.
Docs are made to be repaired, at one time they could be returned to supplier for a re-furbish. nowadays the original units are freely available and is a simple repair to any copetant shoe repairer. I have replaced hundreds of D.M. units in my time.
Personally I hate them when they're new.. There's more character when they're worn.. I have no issues with the resole either.. The point isn't to try and bring them back to factory new.. You're never going to fix or hide all those years of mileage. . If I had found a boot maker back in the 90's when I wore out my first pair, I would've kept them and had them resoled. Watching all these videos gives me some regret about it...
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I do wish the vibram sole was a bit thinner.. I hate the "platform" effect you get with thicker soles..
Nadie te preguntó wey
@@comestiblesegunlaleyjudia Did someone ask you if they asked him? Wey.
I love them with the black sole. Really cool.
is it possible to get a donor pair of docs and replace the soles with the soles from the donor?
Please.. name of music at the end?
What is a non petrolrum conditioner for Dr Martens?
Saphir, I believe.
Love the work! This is something that i would love to learn how to do!
How much did the restoration cost
just use black thread.. or even better yellow thread. It's so easy to swap the thread. No need to re-thread the machine.
GREAT JOB..LOOKING GOOD
Price?
May ask how much something like this costs?
Very perfect job well done mate
how much does that cost?
Why not out proper airware soles they are no longer dr martens
You shoulda replaced the signature bouncy soles with the comfort insole pads which are on sale online.
I wish when you take docs in to be fixed and resoled they didn’t use the grip fast soles but soles that look similar to the original ones
What kinda docs are these? 1460s?
Christ that was therapeutic
"Restore" means to return something to it's original state, by removing the Doc Marten air cushion sole and replacing it with a regular boot sole those Doc Martens are no longer Doc Martens they are just plain old boots, so this is not at all a restoration.
what happened to the shank????
i have been using mine for 28 years
Just love the job. Great. 🤝🤝
Black thread?
Number 11 guys!
I’m afraid there is nothing ‘professional’ about this dr. Marten ‘restoration’
Glueing on new soles is not how they were originally done!
Notice how difficult it was to cut off the old sole?
Great work!
That looks terrible with the white stitch on the old yellow stitch. Why not pull the old yellow one and stitch brand new. Sub par work. Then got black dye on the old yellow stitch. Come on.
The problem with Docs is just when you’ve had em a fair while and got the upper nice and worn in the sole is worn through.
I wish I was a cobbler love the show lucky maybe someday
It’s gratifying work but not the best pay especially when you’re learning 😬
Good luck if you wish to apprentice and learn though
That’s really awesome!!
Be honest if you do all of this is not doc martens anymore is it ?
Going to all that work... too bad they didn't put a shank in there.
I worked for a cobbler throughout high school
Looks great
So good not many cobblers resole Docs
They came out looking great!
I thought u you did awesome better then from the factory
ok so i was taking off my doc martens earlier today and i noticed the back stitching (closer to the bottom of the shoe) on the back part that is under the tag was ripped.. the stitching seems to have come loose and broken off and now the back part has a hole between the back strip and the rest of the show on the side vertically. what do i do? try to glue it myself or get them repaired? they're also brand new like a month old and i've only worn them maybe 5 - 7 times total
Call Dr Marten customer service. They will replace them as long as you have some type of proof of purchase
Not a proper restoration .. it is using generic soles. Good job, but it wouldn’t be happening to any of my Docs .. some of us ARE expecting our boots to look original ..
Cool job
I wouldn’t be happy if my docs were done this way… ugly!
chapeau un gros bravo pour votre travail
Why not use Genuine Dr Marten soles ???
Дама сапожник...довольно тяжелая работа для дам.Уже поэтому ставлю лайк с моим восхищением ее работой!!Вопрос -- что за черная краска которой подкрашивают башмаки??
Why would it be harder for broads? It's sexist to say chicks can't cobble. Lol
STOP putting background music to videos with *narration* .. it ONLY makes it HARDER to hear what you are saying and is VERY distracting ... EVERYONE STOP DOING THIS.. we are NOT here to listen to music !!
As a mechanic. I would die the boot and do the repairs before the sole and stitching. Just makes sense. I would have made the lady redo mine…
And this is how borat restores shoes
i mean dr martens are corrected leather u cant rly condition them it wont do much
Why would you want a Vibram sole put on Dr Martens???
Has to be only thee original bouncing soles 👍👍👍
Obviously OG bouncing soles aren't made available to cobblers, as nobody but Dr. Martens uses them.
I would be so pissed if I took mine in and they gave them back to me with those ugly-ass soles
The double stitching is ugly. Should have removed the original and replaced with new yellow.
I don’t like the result, they have spoiled the original design
anyone know the specific model being refurbished?
1460
1460 made in Vietnam 🇻🇳
My mum has a very damaged pair, but they're 14 eyelets so I don't even think they can be fixed (they don't sell them anymore cause they're "nazi" boots)
Nah they still make 14 eyes.
@@SheelaNaGig I never knew cause we went to a doc martens store in my country (UK) and they werent selling them and my mum says its hard to get them
GachaGalaxyMD lol bruh go online
They're not Nazi boots at all
I have some 20 eyes that I bought when I was 15, 15 years ago, I ended up cutting them down to 14, I'm still a dirty punk rock kid
Very nice
зачем нитки закрашивает?
So cool
to the bexsole
Niiiice 👌 😍
Heavy damaged.?
Chernobyl fluids, 50 BMG went threw it and Katrina water .?
Holy shit what is that?
No,no,nooooo those soles, Just no.
오우..머찌다..😍
Terrible, that's the way to ruin an original thing, with a pitiful sole!!!
just buy a new pair duh
Great video, makes me kinda want to be a cobbler. But the new bottom doesn't work with the doc martens. Looks like a fake rip off...
Just buy a new pair
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