40+ Year Old Red Wing Work Boots Makeover

In this video, we restore this pair of vintage Red Wing work boots. The owner gave them to his son (who's in his fifties), and his son wants to give them a completely new look. This pair of Red Wing boots goes from being worn and tired looking to clean and fresh with a new look.

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PRODUCTS USED IN THIS VIDEO:
- Saphir Saddle Soap

- Saphir Pommadier Cream

Video edited by:
Ashley Saldanha
IG handle - AshMedia_org

[MrDavidlfields]

That is a model 204. (Replaced by model 202 in the late 90s.) It had a “Supersole”. The I t’s a blown urethane and Red Wind 100% can resole them at the factory.

The sole has a resoled by putting it back onto the same injection molding machine that soled them t originally. The key is to catch it and have the resole done before the hook welt is eaten into too far.

You do great work. And this is a great example. Just chiming in based on having actually worked for red wing and had several such boots personally resoled.

[gilbertogranados]

funny how old repaired boots always come out looking better than new with these two, its just impressive it is

[TomCrosby-rf]

I used to manage a Red Wing store and can tell you that Red Wing will resole any of the Super Sole/2.0 line with the direct attach to welt construction. They have a bit longer of a turn around time than traditional soles, though. All our local cobblers hated the direct attach because of the gumming issue.

[danielgrenier]

You and your videos always make me walk away appreciating my own footwear, as simple as it may be, all the more. I take these lessons of care to heart. Super generous of you... Thanks!

These boots look put together like a TANK!

[codyellis]

Have this exact pair! Have a pair from 1990's and a newer 202 model pair from 2016. This is their supersole line and red wing will resole them with another supersole for about $130. Awesome what y'all did with these ones!

[bob]

Love it when you restore old work boots, and especially when they have sentimental value! AND…..Introduce us to your DOG!! 🐶

[BigHeinen]

I now understand how much work goes into re-soling these boots but WOW did they turn out nice with the white soles and the red stitching! And the owner gets to keep and wear his old man's boots for another 20 years. Awesome!

[ronwhite]

Trenton and Heath are amazing cobblers. I bought 2 different Allen Edmonds on ebay and sent them to Potter and Sons for resole. Amazing job and great price!

[annoxelia]

Nice to see a vintage pair of boots being given new life instead of being thrown into the trash.

[foxbatmotorsports]

Between the two of you and a strapping young man named Dan in Tring UK, I've almost convinced myself to give up my successful career and learn to repair shoes so I can open my own shop in a seriously underserviced area of the world.

[antekknoll]

Luv your work, Have those boots resoled 4 times at Redwing, My best friend worked there.35yrs. For that foam collar to be intact is a miracle 😮 Not walked in alot.

[HerbertWingfield]

Crazy to think I sold Redwings in 1981...now called "vintage." Western Boot and Shoe, Fresno, CA. Jim Ekizian "The Boot King." R.I.P.

[Salvo]

Il proprietario di queste scarpe, è un gran sporcaccione e strafottente, scarpe così belle ma così trascurate non ne avevo mai viste, persone così sudice non le meritano.Avete fatto un gran bel lavoro di pulizia e riparazione. Complimenti 👏

[joaquin-jacknava]

Good job gentlemen on the new resoles. Kudos to the owner on adding his own touch. Hope they serve you well. Have a great weekend.

[johnathanmacdonald]

Interesting to see for the age of the boot and the construction type how well they have lasted, when you opened them up. Nice to see the most intelligent member of the team in the video as well.

[mehmd]

Even though it’s not your traditional welt, it was still very well made!

[BootCareASMR]

the world needs more hot cork! Awesome job as always ❤

[VooDoodaddy]

Wow, those look amazing. It always touches me to see boots, or anything of good quality, handed down to the next generation. great job guys, and BTW, lovely dog!!

[TrentonHeath]

We’ve been receiving quite a few comments stating that Red Wings will resole all of their boots. As we mentioned in the video, Red Wing does not resole some of their boots, which is why many folks email us frequently asking if we can. What we were trying to get across, as badly as we may have done, is that some of their boots technically cannot be resoled. They are a major pain to do so, and that’s why many cobblers, AND RW, will not resole some of them. Obviously, the boots we resoled ARE able to be resoled or we wouldn’t have done them. 😉Again, I think we just did a bad job of explaining which boots they won’t do…nor will most cobblers.

We copied this directly from Red Wings website…

CAN ALL BOOTS MADE BY RED WING SHOE COMPANY BE REPAIRED?
This depends on how the boots were made. Any boots made using welt construction can be repaired, pending any excessive wear and tear. Not all Red Wing, WORX or Irish Setter boots can be resoled.