How To Know When Your Shoes Need To Be Resoled | Kirby Allison
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- čas přidán 28. 10. 2018
- In this video, Kirby Allison tells you the top 3 ways to know if you need to resole your dress shoes.
Knowing when its time to resole your dress shoes can be a challenge. Taking them in too soon would waste money on a perfectly good outsole, but wait too long and you can cause serious damage that cannot always be repaired. We go over 3 tips that will help you decide if it is time to take your shoes into a cobbler to get fixed.
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Ways To Know If Your Shoes Need To Be Resoled:
#1 Run your fingers over the center of the outsole to check for wrinkles or softness
#2 Any holes means you've reached the lifetime of the outsole
#3 Inspect the perimeter of the outsole to look for stitches exposed
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Always a wealth of information. Thanks Kirby
Very much looking forward to this one Kirby.
Great video idea!
That brass/steel toe cap is pretty cool!
Very informative video! As a shoe cobbler, I can’t recommend enough that folks bring in their shoes to be re-soled or for new heel pads BEFORE they get too bad. Often times, if the damage is too bad, it can’t be fixed. Keep your uppers in good shape with routine conditioning, as Kirby has so often stated, and periodically check the your heel pads and soles. 👍🏻
When should heel pads be replaced? Are heel pads the bit of rubber at the edge if the heel?
mark k Correct. The heel pad is the rubber that sits on top of the heel block. They should be taken in for replacement just before you begin wearing into the actual block. This will often occur on the outside edge.
@@loveflying4488 I find myself replacing the heel pads once or twice before resoling the show, especially on shoes with wooden heels. You must replace it once it starts wearing into the actual heel of the shoe, to avoid damage. And it's cheap.
@@trentpotter1889 thank you for sharing that information. Looks like I need to visit a cobbler. What is market price for replacing the heel pad
mark k You are referring what is Technically called the top-lift. This should be replaced before the rubber is worn out and you begin wearing into the next full leather layer of the heel base. If you begin wearing to the heel base, then it also will need to be replaced during the repair process also.
This service that you now offer is awesome!! So cool that you now offer this! Hope it turns out to be a great success for you and everyone who utilized it!!
Enoch Profancik Thanks!!
Nice tie. Good information.
The uppers of that pair of AE are amazing. Surprising the owner took so long to take it in to be resoled
Thanks very much for the info, I've been curious about this.
Adrian Pave'e More great videos on the subject will be coming out in the month of November
Very classy my friend.
Educational as usual. =)
Hi,kirby thanks for sharing this story with us.I love it.What is the cost of an average resole of a pair shoes.Thanks .
Dear Kirby, first and foremost, thank you for your great videos, they are as informative as they are inspiring. May I ask what is your view on half soles (rubber sole protectors)? Do they really extend the lifetime of your sole? Would you recommend fitting it on a new pair of shoes?
What are your thoughts on companies like Crockett & Jones who seem to insist on fitting a new welt every time you send a pair of shoes back in? Has always seemed to me that this would shorten the life of the shoes terribly. Surely replacing the welt only when it absolutely cannot be stitched to a fresh sole is best? Seems that is your approach here, even using original holes where possible to extend the life of the welt.
Crockett actually specific that a pair of shoes can only be re-soled 4-5 times, and I imagine this is because they're fundamentally damaging the insole and upper every time they stitch on a new welt!
Kirby, great video. I have a pair of black oxford wingtips I will be reevaluating using your tips. One question: I've recently learned that some low end shoe makers will fake the look of goodyear welted shoes. How can one tell the difference?
Kirby, I love your videos and that the Hanger Project offers a recrafting program. I noticed that the cobbler uses a sheet of cork prior to attaching the sole, as opposed to a spreadable cork product. Is the sheet of cork better or worse than the alternatives.
Are the indications for shoes with dainite rubber soles the same? I understand my fashion choice of dainite isn't the best, but I do a considerable amount of walking to work each day in all different weather conditions so I felt dainite soles were my best option. Thanks for any information you can provide and keep up the fantastic work.
Hey I love your guys videos recently got a new job that requires the user of nice shoes and I've also just been buying more in general for casual use. I recently got a pair of Cole hand with a rubber sole because I stand in them for long periods of time so I thought rubber might be more comfortable for me. But I figured that when I get them restored I would love to get a quality job like this. Is this process possible for my Cole Hanna? Thanks
Wonderful, thank you Kirby, will we be seeing a video soon of this process in action? I see you showed a few clips, would be lovely to see an in depth video. Best wishes, Ian.
ianmedium Absolutely! We will be releasing many more videos in November about our Recrafting process.
Hi, Can you have a video about the different type of soles you can attach to a shoe and their benefits?
Hi, what do you think about rubber sole that covers and protect the outsole?
Can you resoles allen edmonds that have dainite soles with JRs?
Hello, and thank you for these useful insights on shoe care. I have a practical question. We generally agree that we should not wear the same pair of shoes twice in a row. Is this only referred to two days in a row? For example, if I have a meeting in the morning, let's say from 8:00 to 12:00, and then I get back home and take the shoes off, should I wear the same pair for an evening meeting the same day, or should I wear another pair? Thank you!
Hi Kirby, I have a question. When I get my shoes resoled with the JR soles, would you recommend me adding a tobi as well? When and why would you recommend adding a tobi on the soles? Also, when a tobi is completely worn out, do I need to send them back in for a new tobi, or I can continue to wear the shoe until the leather soles are worn out too?
Can you please follow up and show the post recrafting of these shoes? Or were the other photos the finished product?
Do you have any videos/tips for simply restoring the leather sole if it doesn't need replacing?
Are you able to smooth out wrinkles or creases to the upper ?
On a pair of shoes with an open channel stitch like an Allen Edmonds, how do you tell if your shoes fall under scenario 3?
The toe taps and Saphir polish made the difference for me between an AE recrafting and hanger project resoling. I wear through toes well before the rest of the sole
John Jennings Honesrly, the biggest and most importance difference is that we exclusively use JR Rendenbach full leather outsoles, top lifts, and heel blocks. HUGE DIFFERENCE. The quality differential between JR and commonly-available leather outsoles cannot be overstated.
@@kirbyallison Thank you for the response! I hadn't know that sole materials could make such a difference once you've reached tough leather.
I'm doing a presidential shoeshine now, and a couple of my favorite shoes will be sent in for resoling once I have a permanent address. Thank you for your work and curation!
Would a thin rubber sole be a solution, for those on a budget?
Do recommend getting less expensive shoe to be resoled?
Will this service be able to resole a pair of Edward Greens that has a bombe waist or a much narrow than normal waist like you would see on an Allen Edmonds?
And during the resoling process, if needed, do you re-welt the shoe as well?
Yes, we can resole Edward Green shoes. Edward Green use JR outsoles and heels for all of their factory shoes.
Dear Mr Allison,
IMHO it will be a very popular video! In my city in wintertime all the streets are watered and sprinkled with anti-ice agents. Those agents are extremely aggressive to the shoes, not to mention natural wear.
#1.. When you cross your legs and you can see your big toe sticking out the bottom.
Would you advise to get rubber soles on new shoes? Or wait for the leather soles to just show wear and tear before touching them? Thank you 💖
You should put them on almost immediately.
If you are going to take them to a cobbler, you can do it before you even wear them. If you are going to put the sole savers on yourself, it helps to wear them once.
@@Yes-ml4bw thank you 🙏🏼
I have a question. What would be the difference between the AE Recrafting service and the one that you offer? Thanks for this helpful video.
Leonard Levy I can Tell you one difference between Allen Edmonds and Kirby’s service is that Allen Edmonds will re-stretch the shoe over its original last that it was made on, and I personally hate that because it tightens the shoe all around. It’s actually made my favorite pair from them too tight to wear if I know I’ll be on my feet for more than 4+ hours. And Kirby’s also receive a polish with all saphir products vs AE refinishing the shoe with dye that strips the patina shoes develop over time.
Leonard Levy The biggest difference is going to be the amount of time, attention, and most importantly, the quality of materials we are using. AE does not use JR Rendenbach outsoles, top lifts, or heel blocks. During our re-crafting process, we replace the particle leather heels that AE delivers their shoes with with full leather JR Rendenbach heel blocks. Just a few differences
@@kirbyallison In other words, the shoe will, in fact, be better than when received new from the factory!
Kirby, I have an older pair of Allen Edmonds loafer that the sole is starting to crack on the sides and is rock hard, is that a sign of needing a new sole or sole damage?! The bottom doesn’t feel soft but the outside edges where I would put edge dressing is rock hard and cracking. What do you think?!
Sounds like these might need to be replaced.
Kirby Allison thank you so much!
Would it mean if i have a topy added on,i will never ever need resole,but instead just get it replaced?
Then you have a rubber top sole... which changes how the shoe wears.
So what's the estimated cost and where would I be sending my shoes for the KA HP shoe job? Texas??
SteamGent Are we crafting job begins at $165 and is done in Florida.
@@kirbyallison thank you sir.
Can you good folks re-sole soccer boots? My favorite pair of Kangaroo leather shoes just bit the dust tonight while coaching my son.
Another question that i have,is that if my dress shoes are too tight can they be resoled to be looser,and if so,by how much?
It is really difficult to change the shape of the shoe during the resoling process because it would require the at the upper be released from the welt... this is contrary to the entire point of Goodyear welted shoes -- that they can be easily resoled without disturbing the upper.
Dress shoes can be STRETCHED to make them fit larger. This involves stretching the upper and is really the only way.
2:14 what kind of permanent damage?
.. I mean I guess to can call putting on a new welt extensive .. but for most shoes the welt would be replaced because it's sanded so far down to get a narrow look no?.. I tend to get my welts replaced every other resole ok my western boots
What about the heels?
NYC lore has it that Michael Bloomberg wore the same two pairs of shoes for his entire 12-year stint as mayor. Care gives longevity.
Totally possible... curious if there was a thought process behind this or if he just had two pairs of black captoe oxfords he loved to wear.
@@kirbyallison Loved to wear. Both were Italian penny loafers. Custom - I don't know. If yes, then maybe the following logic: Why care about many good, when one can take good care of a few great? Besides, once broken in...
Watching this makes me feel like Don Draper.
You can buy the heel plates from Ebay and put them on your self no need to pay anyone I always do it my self it's so fucking easy
Your hands doesn´t look like you have ever resoled a shoe. Am I wrong.
Carlos Biehler Indeed, I’m not doing the work. I’m just the hand model.