Air VSK Shoes

I had this pair of really nice Nike shoes, which I wore for a long time. Eventually they got extremely dirty, and even though I cleaned them nicely, some of the logos came off, the inside soles were coming off, and they were very worn out. I got another pair of shoes, but I never threw those away.

I remembered them a couple of years later and dug them out. I realized they still fit me, so maybe I could repair them a little. It would be a fun project and I would have a newish customized pair of shoes.

First I scrubbed them clean, inside and out. I also took off as much of the dirt encrusted on the bottom as I could. After that I covered them with white shoe polish and made them look new again.

Then I printed out my own VSK logos to replace the missing NIKE ones. I cut these out, gluing layer upon layer of paper under them to make them thicker. Then I laminated those pieces and super-glued them on.

I then ripped out the cloth on the inside, which was already coming off. After cleaning the padding under it, I got an old t-shirt and cut out the same sized cloth. Then I used rubber cement to stick the new clean cloth in place of the old ones.


After that I bought new shoelaces and put them in, and now I have a set new-looking air VSK shoes! I almost forgot how comfortable they are!



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