Screen accurate Adidas Gazelle II

MrZarebaMrZareba Krakow, PolandPosts: 1,775MI6 Agent
So I had that pair of Gazelles that was completely battered but I bought it for like 5$ on allegro since it was my size. Despite the bad condition they were virtually indestructible - like there was some kind of limit to which you can wear them out and after that nothing else. So they became my daily trainer. After 3 years I started thinking about getting them renovated by a professional since it became some kind of a trend lately in Poland to get your sneakers renovated and repainted instead of throwing them out.

They looked like this before I left them in the shop.

36637570_1827613803927074_512578216196571136_n.jpg

Three weeks and 50$ later, voila.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlDh0vuFqHw/?taken-by=jerzyzareba

The heel and tongue have been repainted to the same colour as the tongue (all logos covered), the material inside was absolutely ripped apart so they changed it to dark blue leather, the sole has been whitened - nothing could be made about the worn out fronts though. Obviously the suede has also been repainted and the "Gazelle" writings have been also covered - just like in the movie.

Very happy with how this turned out - especially since they looked absolutely sh*t. -{
Thoughts?

Best,
George

Comments

  • JamesJohnBJamesJohnB Posts: 52MI6 Agent
    WOW. Very nice George.

    John
  • Bmorelli11Bmorelli11 Posts: 197MI6 Agent
    MrZareba wrote:
    So I had that pair of Gazelles that was completely battered but I bought it for like 5$ on allegro since it was my size. Despite the bad condition they were virtually indestructible - like there was some kind of limit to which you can wear them out and after that nothing else. So they became my daily trainer. After 3 years I started thinking about getting them renovated by a professional since it became some kind of a trend lately in Poland to get your sneakers renovated and repainted instead of throwing them out.

    They looked like this before I left them in the shop.

    36637570_1827613803927074_512578216196571136_n.jpg

    Three weeks and 50$ later, voila.
    https://www.instagram.com/p/BlDh0vuFqHw/?taken-by=jerzyzareba

    The heel and tongue had been repainted to the same colour as the tongue (all logos covered), the material inside was absolutely ripped apart so they changed it to dark blue leather, the sole has been whitened - nothing could be made about the worn out fronts though. Obviously the suede has also been repainted and the "Gazelle" writings have been also covered - just like in the movie.

    Very happy with how this turned out - especially since they looked absolutely sh*t. -{
    Thoughts?

    Best,
    George

    They look awesome!!
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  • CommandantCommandant Posts: 1,374MI6 Agent
    Amazing result!
  • apple8apple8 London,UKPosts: 141MI6 Agent
    Nice, shows what a bit of TLC can do.
  • TmsRay2954TmsRay2954 Posts: 57MI6 Agent
    Mine are in similar condition to your before picture, I can’t seem to get the after to load
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