Dexter Long Wing Bluchers Before & After w/ Patina

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Today's video features a pair of Long Wing Bluchers made in the USA by Dexter. Dexter shoe company made shoes in the USA from 1958 to 2001, and although they seemed to produce what would be considered mid-grade shoes, they are actually still desirable by today's standards as many of them use fairly good quality leather, leather soles, and are Goodyear Welted. I don't believe they ever made any shell cordovan shoes, but I could be wrong about that.

01:13: Who was the Dexter Shoe company?
07:29: Dexter shoe "before" examination
12:27: Start of the cleanup
13:26 Start of stripping with Acetone
21:03: Start of leather dyeing with Airbrush
27:16: Start of moisturizing & polishing
29:34: Start of Mirror Gloss spit shine
32:30: Sanding & re-dying the sole edges
34:25: Finished Result!

Other pertinent videos:
1. "Shoe Showcase: NEW 35 yr old UNWORN Sears Roebuck PTB":
2. "Leather Quality explained: Aniline? Full Grain? Corrected Grain?":
3. "How I put Burnishing/Patina back on a shoe":
4. "Restoring terribly salt stained J&Ms with Patina":

Music Credit: all music is from YouTube Music Library:
1. "Celebration" by Otis McDonald
2. "Heavy Pettin" by Otis McDonald
3. "Respecognize" by Diamond Ortiz
4. "Richard's Stuff" by Otis McDonald
5. "Sneaking on September" by Otis McDonald
6. "Wishful Thinking" by Dan Lebowitz
7. "Be A King (M.W.D. Remix) by Metaharmonics

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In 1990 my freshman year in college I bought my 1st pair of black wingtips which were Dexters. I bought a pair of Dexter Cordovan Cap Toe shoes 4 years later. I always wondered what happened to them until I saw this video

ValkyrieMagnus

Bob, I fondly remember driving 6-8hrs up to Maine back in the late 80’s to early 90’s and a must stop location was always the Dexter outlet to buy some new boat shoes, etc.. very sad about wonderful Dexter shoes.

zefdin

I am here because I picked these up at the thrift store for $15 today. Thanks for the informative video.

mbernardo

My family and I always stopped at several of the Dexter's outlet stores in Maine when we vacationed there. Most of these log cabin stores were basic bungalow style and had factory pricing on the main floor and in the downstairs basement one could find factory damaged, end of run, and surplus styles.

Most of the factory damaged shoes had minor cosmetic damage and one could always find well constructed leather American made shoes for less than twenty dollars (1980s-1990s). Styles ranged from casual to dress. What I remember most was when entering any outlet you would immediately smell the aroma of leather. It was worth going in just for that! Most outlets also had displays showing shoe construction techniques and factory locations.

In 2001 all production was shipped overseas and the quality, materials, and build of Dexter shoes declined to the point where they simply were not worth buying even in the heavily discounted outlet stores. Indeed, the last Dexter shoes I saw this past spring were men's dress shoes in Payless and were shoddily made of extremely poor quality plastic. A terrible decline for a once great-for-the-price shoe company.

Retired_Gentleman

What i like about your channel is that it's like a lab. I always thought there's nothing you can do about corrected leather, until now.
Thanks & great job!

fadifreih

Bob, nice work and I think they look very good. Couple suggestions. 1) Dremel on sole edge is not the best option as it leaves slight high and low areas. You'll see them if you look at the video. They are caused by the small round sanding head. Sanding by hand or with a block leaves a uniform finish that is almost as good as a professional cobbler who is very good on a large sanding wheel. 2) You had those babies stripped down and looking perfect for the antiquing with dye. You got a good result, but it could have been much better. It sounds like you were in a bit of a rush to get them done. The right toe looks lighter than the left one. Bottom-line, I thought the video was great, and the shoes look really good. In my opinion, it doesn't matter if you paid $5 for them, that doesn't mean you shouldn't get the max out of the shoe...unless you were just practicing on something you're never going to wear. I've seen your work and all your videos, and I think you had it in you to finish those up a bit better...and they would have looked amazing. I hope you don't think I'm bashing on you, because that is not my intent at all. Your videos are great and can't wait to see them when they come out!! I also am not judging the dye job against what an experienced patina artist would or could do.

ct

I'm a female and I'm enjoying your videos! Subscribed!!!! 😁😁😁 maybe when my son decides to wear those types of shoes, I'll give him some tips! Lol☺☺☺

lljl

With the acetone, instead of trying to splash the cotton ball the way you were doing it, tip the can over until you feel the wetness through the cotton ball. Splashing it upward like that is almost asking to get some in the eye. By tipping the can, you have more control.

Traderjoe

I like that you’re trying something new.! Gets me excited to do something similar with my thrift finds. Good work!

dsnyd

Great to have you back Bob - you sure are a brave man shooting the dye onto those shoes with that nice shirt still on!

mcshea

It’s been 3 years i had this shoe. Bought it at second hand shop in Sarawak Borneo. It still in good condition since wore it several times every year. Now i knew my shoe brand once I watched your video 😍.

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