AVOID! - A1Gloverepair - Gordon King

[Scott Garner]

It's been a while since this thread was started regarding Gordon King the glove restoration expert in Cleveland.

I'm happy to report that Gordon did a beautiful job of restoring the missing lace webbing on my Vandy D & M glove. He also took some time and re-laced it and conditioned the leather with some of his proprietary glove oil that is free of petrolium products and other ingredients that damage leather.

To top it off, he shipped the glove back to me in a "customized" Vandy themed Priority Mail box that brought a smile to my face when it arrived today.

Gordon was a nice guy to deal with and did a very nice job that exceeded my expectations. If you're patient and want a great end result, I would recommend using him.

Check out the end result. Before pictures can be seen earlier in this thread.

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

It's been a while since this thread was started regarding Gordon King the glove restoration expert in Cleveland.

I'm happy to report that Gordon did a beautiful job of restoring the missing lace webbing on my Vandy D & M glove. He also took some time and re-laced it and conditioned the leather with some of his proprietary glove oil that is free of petrolium products and other ingredients that damage leather.

To top it off, he shipped the glove back to me in a "customized" Vandy themed Priority Mail box that brought a smile to my face when it arrived today.

Gordon was a nice guy to deal with and did a very nice job that exceeded my expectations. If you're patient and want a great end result, I would recommend using him.

Check out the end result. Before pictures can be seen earlier in this thread.

Very nice Scott! Looks like a great job! Enjoy the piece! Al

[Chris-Counts]

That's a real beauty Scott. It's just too bad the title of the thread reflects so poorly on Gordon. The OP could never prove his claim against him was credible. I hope it can be revised, at least to something that provides balance ...

[BRoberts]

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

That's a real beauty Scott. It's just too bad the title of the thread reflects so poorly on Gordon. The OP could never prove his claim against him was credible. I hope it can be revised, at least to something that provides balance ...

I agree. Can't a moderator edit the thread?

[jpop43]

I can't and won't make any comments about the logistics raised in this matter, but that restoration/repair/refurbishment/whatever you want to call it, was done poorly.

There was absolutely no reason to cut off the piping, and the lace replacement was done without any knowledge/research. It'll cost quite a bit to repair that AND it'll never look vintage (match the balance of the existing piping).

Jon
www.dugoutreasures.com

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by jpop43

I can't and won't make any comments about the logistics raised in this matter, but that restoration/repair/refurbishment/whatever you want to call it, was done poorly.

There was absolutely no reason to cut off the piping, and the lace replacement was done without any knowledge/research. It'll cost quite a bit to repair that AND it'll never look vintage (match the balance of the existing piping).

Jon
www.dugoutreasures.com

100% agree...

Thank goodness he left the piping to Scott's Vandy in tact!

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by jpop43

I can't and won't make any comments about the logistics raised in this matter, but that restoration/repair/refurbishment/whatever you want to call it, was done poorly.

There was absolutely no reason to cut off the piping, and the lace replacement was done without any knowledge/research. It'll cost quite a bit to repair that AND it'll never look vintage (match the balance of the existing piping).

Jon
www.dugoutreasures.com

This is spot on.