Scratched leather, scuffed paint and yellowing... This sounds like a straight forward and simple Jordan 6 restoration, but matching that iridescent paint can be challenging. In today's episode of Customs and Restorations with Vick he will walk you through every step you need to restore even the most beat pair of Jordan's.

As always you have to start with a clean slate. To get this sneaker clean we relied on the RESHOEVN8R Signature Cleaning Kit. We don't always put leather sneakers in the wash, but when it comes to used sneakers it is a must! We picked these up for $50 on eBay and we have no idea who had their foot in these sneakers before we got them.

Vick cleaned the entire sneaker using the pretreatment method with all 3 brushes and the natural solution before throwing them in the wash for a true disinfecting. Once these were washed it was time to move over to the harder steps!

We start with the prep work of course! Also known as the most important part of any restoration. We had to sand the sneaker and prep it to repair those tough scratches and for a solid paint job. After the sneaker was sanded and ready we went ahead and started to fill in the scratches. Now you can follow these steps for any leather repair on your sneakers.

With the leather filler applied it was time for more sanding! The reason for this is to ensure that we have a smooth surface to repaint. Without this step our paint job would look completely botched. After all that it was time for the challenging part...Color matching that color shifting paint job.

To match this we had to mix up a couple different methods since the first mix was way too dark! Once the color was mixed up all that was left to do was apply it and hope for the best. The main key is that powder mixture to make any paint job iridescent.

Well we made it through the challenging part and the uppers are good to go. All that is left to do is take care of the yellowing on the outsole. Oxidation is going to happen on sneakers whether you wear them or not, so PSA just wear your kicks. To remove this we had to start by placing this in the Vick 2000 and let the UV rays work their magic.

I'd say Vick flipped this eBay pick up around! What is one sneaker that you haven't seen on the channel that you NEED to see?

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