Vick Almighty Restores His 1994 Air Jordan 3 'Black Cement'

Vick has a special project on deck as he restores a 1994 Air Jordan 3 "Black Cement" from his personal collection.

Vick snagged this pair from a friend after a client of his got the pair "restored" — it turns out that little-to-no prep work was done on the pair. When they got in Vick's hands, he ripped the upper off with ease and noticed there was still plenty of polyurethane on the bottom with old glue still sitting on the heel and other areas. It was a terrible restoration all around.

For this video, Vick will show you how to do a proper heel tab swab and midsole restoration.

To begin with, Vick removes the laces from the pair and starts to cut the stitching on the shoe. Then, he gets into the grit of the prep work by taking off the excess polyurethane and glue that was left behind from the previous "restorer."

After spending a lot of time, it's time to take a break and head to Archive to get some donor midsoles. The recently released Air Jordan 3 "Black Cement" works perfectly for this.

Unfortunately, Vick has to destroy these classic "Black Cement" Jordan 3s to complete the project. Time to get to work and deconstruct the pair.

Although the sole is in relatively good shape, Vick noticed some damage and found it best to completely swap the midsole and sole on the pairs for this restoration.

In order to properly get the glue off on these, Vick pours acetone into the shoe and lets it sit for a few minutes before applying heat.

Since Vick wants to give this project an authentic 1994 feel, the midsole and sole have to be aged. Vick gets his pot of coffee and pours it into a tray before dumping the donors in. After a few seconds, they're the right color, and it's time to rinse them off and let them dry. 

Before removing the glue from the donors, Vick goes back to the uppers to remove the glue and polyurethane.

After another good prep job from Almighty himself, all that's left to do is glue the parts and bring them together.

Vick almost forgets to restitch the toe box. Luckily, he remembered and had plenty of white thread to do the job.

Since the shoe has been covered in dust for two years due to storage, the upper needs proper cleaning. Vick will use our Solution with natural oils to recondition the pair and make the leather look brand new. But first, Vick heads to the air compressor to remove any dust and grime.

After removing the first layer of dirt, Vick preps his station by adding two squirts of solution to a bowl of water and inserting the shoe trees into his Jordan 3s. 

All the uppers really need is a quick clean. 

Since they're 30 years old, Vick applies some Mink Oil to ensure the pair looks as new as possible for years to come.

After that, it's important to remove the excess Mink Oil with the Horsehair Brush. 

The pair is ready to wear out. Shop all products on Reshoevn8r.com and use code "BlackCement20" to save 20% on your entire order. 

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