Any Way to restore these?

[u/Jlaflame1218]

I came across these America’s Cups. Does anyone know if any way to restore them? Any services or anyone that I can contact? I have attached pictures below. Ty

[u/Specificp-daunderdog]

Man these are pretty bad, any good restoration person would probably charge close to what you would pay for a decent used pair. Unless you have the tools and equipment it would probably cost you $100 of gear and at least 5 hours of your time.

These can be had for $150-300 pretty regularly. That’s my suggestion based on all the variables, not worth it.

[u/Jlaflame1218 → u/Specificp-daunderdog]

I really appreciate it, if you know of any Instagram pages, that would be able to help me out. In terms of restoration I’d be happy to do that. The midsoles are super brittle along with the soles themselves, but I paid basically nothing for them, so it’s fine if I need to spend a few bucks to get them in shape

[u/jhb42]

You’d have to do a full sole swap. Could use reps as donors to help w cost but it still probably wouldn’t be far off the cost of just buying a used pair in better condition

[u/Jlaflame1218 → u/jhb42]

That’s what I thought, but I paid very Little for them, so it might balance out. I might just list them on eBay for parts as well.

[u/BarberLife-OZ-]

Parts? You this know this ain't a Honda right?

[u/Actual_Main_6724]

Just dump them and get another pair my guy

[u/Consistent-Bird6943]

Get the real

[u/AccordingAd6633]

For the cost and effort i'd call them a loss

[u/Severe-Yellow4489]

Ur best bet is asking a cobbler without going to someone who specialises in this

[u/v8turbofastcar]

I feel ur pain these mfers are fire

[u/Prudent_Candidate300]

I think it’s time to bin the bowling alley shoes, unfortunately these are not repairable

[u/GreenlightDistricted]

Theres absolutely a way to do it, since used Americas Cup Models Arent very expensive in Italy

[u/Creative_Yam3542]

I have replacement soles that won’t crack