After 50 yrs of shoe shining I find that your process is valid. Old School, use spit...and elbow grease and patience. I enjoy and appreciate your love of your craft. May you Live Long and continue your journey. ThanQ
This was really great. The only thing I would have done differently is, I would have taken out the laces so that my conditioner and polish contacted every part of the shoe and nothing got caked up near the laces.
bwayne40004 👍🏻👍🏻 two thumbs up for shining your shoes! It takes practice, but you’ll get there. By shining your shoes, you’re already ahead of 90% of other guys out there.
Shine on! Thanks, great video. An old army trick we also used was finishing off the shine with a pair of ladies used nylon stockings as a buff, works like magic.
In lack of a 'better' word - this was awesome. Also, I like the way you use the water - no need for a 'dispenser' and a more basic approach ! Cheers from Denmark 🇩🇰
I like how you polished them Old School meaning using your fingertips . I used Lincoln polish on my low quarters and finished with nuetral polish . I put an ice cube in the lid with the water to keep the water cold.
After waxing the toes of the shoes, how often does the cream need to be applied to re-nourish the leather? Presumably the wax will prevent the cream from doing its job. Does the wax have to be removed? Thank you.
Heck yes these videos, especially this one, help. Who else would have told us about the use of the drops of cold water. Don't over estimate what we know. You guys can likely teach us a lot. Keep at 'em.
I'm ex Army and we used to have a finishing step of lightly shining the finished shoe with a woman's stocking or pantyhose. The stockings that have elastene in them seem to work the best.
Sociopathic Narcissist Agreed! Pantyhose do an awesome job with shining!! Our dad is retired military, and we used to shine his flight boots all the time. I remember using stockings at the end to really heat that wax up and bring out the shine. 👍🏻
Thanks so much - this was VERY helpful. I get my shoes shined at the airport and hotels often, but I am not always happy with the result and sometimes I need a touch-up at home before an event. This was perfect to understand how to do a shine by myself properly.
Great tutorial here. I also like to use wax across my entire shoe surface before focusing on the toe/heels, and I also go for the saphir wax before the mirror gloss. I found if you do the mirror gloss first, or only, you end up getting a very weak mirror shine.
Just seen this and recently started following you guys. Love the attention to detail and craftsmanship you guys show in your work! One question - what do you do when you come the polish your shoes next time? With all the wax on, do you have to remove the wax and start from scratch with conditioner, cream, wax etc? Or put conditioner, cream, wax straight on? Or just wax? Sorry for the dumb questions!
They work by making all parts of your shoes equally dull! I used to keep one in my car, it was a terrible idea, wouldn't even use it on the sidewalls of my tyres now
I think it's important to make a distinction between shoe cream and shoe wax and how to apply them. To me you should use your hands to apply the shoe cream which allows to give a "massage" to the leather. The shoe cream needs to enter the leather, and by using your hands you can really feel the leather absorbing it. On the other hand, the shoe wax should not penetrate the leather, it is meant as an external shield. Using a brush or cloth for that step makes more sense I believe. Just my humble opinion. Cheers!
Watching this brings back memories. I used to get a killer spit shine on my Corcorans using black Kiwi. I wonder how much better the Saphir products would have worked.
How long does a mirror shine last? If I, for example, am using my shoes 1-2 times a week, how often will I need to shine my shoes? And after how many times do I need to strip the wax to condition my shoes?
I'm going to polish my shoes using this method from now on and see if I can get the hang of this method. I have preferred highly polished shoes or boots since the punk days.
Nice video! Question: if someone were to wear their shoes twice a week, how often would you do each of these steps? Say: Daily = brushing, Weekly = brushing+cream+polish, Monthly = brushing+conditioner+cream+polish?
As a retired US Navy man I can appreciate well shined shoes. Great video! What is the brand and style of those shoes? They are far and away the best looking plain to dress shoes I've ever seen.
This is wholecut oxford. There are many different brands. These are the most classic shoes. I have such a couple from Ferragamo, they are my best onse.
At the end of the day, after I have taken my shoes off, I take off my socks, now a bit sweaty, and use that to clean and shine my shoes. The slightly wet socks brings out a decent mirror shine on the toe. Something that works on a daily basis.
I had a little trick I used to use when I had my cloth a little wet just a little dab of alcohol and just a very little bit would really give it a good shine. I really don’t Recommend doing it if you’ve never tried it or done it because you can undo your work real quick if you used to much. I’ve seen a few people do it but you pretty much have to trial and error. I did anyway but I could get a mirror gloss.
Hi, thanks for your precious advices! I'm wondering: how to take care of the shoes after mirror shine them? I mean: I don't think I can apply conditioner or other products over the wax right? Should I remove all the mirror shine with aomething like reno mat every time I condition the shoe? Thanks!
Do you ever worry about overconditioning leather? It's a common issue in the boot community, with a pair of black oxfords I'm sure it doesn't matter so much, but I almost feel like conditioning a pair of shoes twice before even applying shoe shine would significantly darken any lighter leather.
So when you want to condition and shine them again do you need to remove any of the products applied previously or do you just start again with the conditioner and go through the same process?
By volume 60% beeswax, 30% paraffin wax and 10% coconut oil. Weight the whole mix, heat it to 60° C then add Cl plasticizer 0.1ml/g and polyethelene glycol 0.3ml/g. Kinda hard to buff by hand, but its a super shiny, durable and flexible finish.
Sir.. Could you please give me a solution regarding mirror shine maintainence.. I've used kiwi product and my mirror shining captoe have cracked and easily peeled off within few steps which is a devastating experience..All my hard work ruined within a three to fours steps.. Love your work btw 👍🏻👍🏻
This a great tutorial! Thanks for sharing. Just curious, what should we do whenever the wax has been worn out? Do we need cleaning steps? Can we reapply the shining steps in the middle or do we have to start over from the beginning?
Instead of using just cold water, I use an ice cube that starts to melt slowly at my normal room temperatures & ensures really cold water during the procedure & at the same time I can only soak up very small amounts of water to my cotton rag or chamois by touching only the upper part of the ice cube. You know it as well as me, too much water spoils the result.
I had 30+ years of experience with "spit-shining" in the Navy. Where we differed was you using a neutral color wax instead black wax. Please explain the difference. Also, I just bought a pair of brown cowboy boots where they blended a darker color brown into the toe area. Would I be correct in using a neutral colored wax for my boots? Thanks for any advice you can offer. Larry
Wouldn't those layers of wax get in the way of subsequent cleanings? Having watched many of your videos I know that you're only supposed to deep clean with saddle soap, condition, and shoe cream once every few months. But I'm not sure how to maintain that shine in between deep cleans-- do I just brush off excess dirt and apply another light layer of wax?
You don't have to strip the shoe. Atleast I don't anyway and my shoes have been good for years. Just clean them. It normally gets rid of the shine a bit but it really easy to maintain a decent shine after you've shined them for the first time
Hi, Jose! Haha...I actually told Heath before launching the video that I wondered how quickly we would get our first comment inquiring about removing the laces. :) It’s a personal choice. It does make it easier, but if you’re shining your shoes often, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it because it can put stress on the eyelets and wear out the plastic tips on the shoe laces. If the laces are the same color as the shoe, it’s totally up to you. Plus, with oxfords, the tongue of the shoe is usually hidden (such as in these shoes), so it’s not as important to remove them. On shoes that are a different color than the laces, or if the tongue of the shoe is visible, you may want to. Hope that helps.
You need Kiwi 'Parade Gloss', that the UK troops and police service use for a high gloss mirror finish... it possesses the Royal Warrants of Princes Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh and Charles, Prince of Wales. Now retired but as a serving police officer, I used nothing other than 'Kiwi Parade Gloss' throughout my entire service, the only shoe polish which uses pure beeswax with pure pine turpentine as its solvent. I used it then, in the 70s-90s and I still use it today, in 2020. In the UK services, creating a mirror finish is known as 'bulling' your boots... 'bulling as in 'bullshit'! These days, only dress parade boots need to be mirror finish 'bulled'. That's where the saying 'spit and polish' originated... polishing with black polish, whilst using spittal as a lubricant for the polishing cloth (a common yellow duster, commonly but lint-free cotton or linen is preferred). It's true, that some things change, whilst 'bullshit' never does! I challenge you to obtain a pair of British Army surplus boots, then 'bull' that pair of boots (toe-cap and heel) to British Army standards. That would make a good video.
When your stripping the wax off of the shoe do you need a leather cleaner or is Saphir Renovateur enough. Thanks, I really appreciate the quality of your videos
Jason Gild Hi! It depends solely upon how much wax is in your shoes. If you have a whole lot of wax built up, you may need acetone or Renomat to strip it all off. If you’re not someone that puts a lot on there (just the occasional couple of small coats here and there) then a saddle soap would probably work better than the Renovateur. The Renovateur has a very, very mild cleaner, but it’s probably not going to strip off wax as well as a saddle soap. Hope that helps.
I've applied the mirror gloss as the last product. Now, how would I go about reapplying new coats after either seeing a blemish from making contact with something or just to apply more coats after, let's say, a few days or a week? Would I start the entire process over, start with the shoe cream, or go straight to one of the waxes?
We haven’t cleaned ours in years, and they’re doing fine. Not really a need to. Yes, definitely make sure you have a brush for your brown shoes and a brush for your black ones. A well made brush, such as ours, should last you for decades.
@@TrentonHeath Thanks guys, I'll set aside a brush per color. Watched a fellow cobbler at the Elegant Oxford politely debunk the "Aussie" hairspray instant mirror polish hack. No substitute for elbow grease LOL In my youth I was a dress shoe abuser. I had a pair of BASS black loafers from MACY'S and I ran those poor shoes into the ground, right through the heel block and through both outer and inner sole. Never found another pair to made as good. Wish I had been a good steward of my dress shoes hahaha. I think we need an SPS (Shoe Protective Services). Thanks for keeping the old cobbler traditions alive and well.
Oh, Porterhouse! Look at the wax build-up on those shoes! This is fine leather! I want that wax stripped off! I want them creamed and buffed with a fine chamois. And I want them now! Chop chop!
I have had shotty teeth since I was a kid. I bought a ultrasonic cleaner and a light polisher a few years ago and its been a game changer. I only do it like once a month between cleanings.
@@tanetkato I would absolutely NOT use saddle soap for anything but removing a bad wax build-up. If you're not doing a mirror shine, you should just touch up the shine with a brush and cloth before wear. Once a week (if you wear them a lot), brush them off thoroughly and give them a cream and then wax shine.
Eight coats is not happening! I am not planning on walking through rain & mud !! I basically wipe off dirt periodically & lean towards a creme polish & maybe 3 coats wax . I have no problem with my shoes. If l want high shine l buy patent!!! Boom ! Done !
I watched another video showing After using Saphir cream polish using Mirror shine about 4 or 5 layers then Saphir Wax polish. I am confused which order I need to follow? I enjoined your video.
Dear Friend, I really loved watching this video and the restoration one as well. it’s very informative and well presented. I have some queries related to basics of shoe conditioner and polish. I am planning to buy some of the shoe care items. Following are the questions 1. If I buy neutral saphir renovator, do I need to buy cream polish? 2. I recently bought Timberland (wax based) shoe polish (neutral), do I really need to buy saphir (or any other) wax polish? 3. Should I buy separate brushes for separate (color) shoes. I have 2 tan color dress shoes (one has patina), 2 black color slip on shoes, one burgundy timberlands boat shoes. Your advise on my queries will really help in making right choice of product to buy.
vikas sinha I know the answer to question 3 because I just watched the video. YES you do need separate brushes for brown and black shoes...You don’t want to get black colour on your brown shoes 👞 or so they say...
Hello guys, thank you so much for the videos. I have watched a lot of them. I just had a few questions. I was wondering if you would be so kind as to answer. The first is, I travel a lot between dry countries and rainy ones, based on this, how often should I apply conditioner to the leather, and wax to protect the leather? and is there an additional product i should use or is the wax enough?
Jeff Moreau If you have a lot of built up wax, yes, I’d recommend stripping the old wax off. If it’s just a couple of light layers, I think you’d be fine. Maybe just wash them off with saddle soap first. To strip the old wax off, I’d recommend using Renomat or acetone.
Great videos! Am about to place my first order of Saphir products - my shoes are Brown; Ox blood and black. So 1. the Renovateur for moisturizing; 2. then I noticed that you use a neutral polish; should I go with neutral or invest in one of each polishes? 3. The final is the Saphire Mirror polish. What do you recommend for getting a shine on the side of the heel and sole and the stitching on the welt area? Could you also let me know about cost for resole on some Church's and Barker's.
After 50 yrs of shoe shining I find that your process is valid. Old School, use spit...and elbow grease and patience. I enjoy and appreciate your love of your craft. May you Live Long and continue your journey. ThanQ
This was really great. The only thing I would have done differently is, I would have taken out the laces so that my conditioner and polish contacted every part of the shoe and nothing got caked up near the laces.
I literally shined up a pair of shoes for work tomorrow just before I sat down and watched a couple of UA-cam videos. I did it about a third as well.
bwayne40004 👍🏻👍🏻 two thumbs up for shining your shoes! It takes practice, but you’ll get there. By shining your shoes, you’re already ahead of 90% of other guys out there.
Shine on! Thanks, great video. An old army trick we also used was finishing off the shine with a pair of ladies used nylon stockings as a buff, works like magic.
Yes, it works great!
In lack of a 'better' word - this was awesome. Also, I like the way you use the water - no need for a 'dispenser' and a more basic approach ! Cheers from Denmark 🇩🇰
I like how you polished them Old School meaning using your fingertips . I used Lincoln polish on my low quarters and finished with nuetral polish . I put an ice cube in the lid with the water to keep the water cold.
After waxing the toes of the shoes, how often does the cream need to be applied to re-nourish the leather? Presumably the wax will prevent the cream from doing its job. Does the wax have to be removed? Thank you.
Heck yes these videos, especially this one, help. Who else would have told us about the use of the drops of cold water. Don't over estimate what we know. You guys can likely teach us a lot. Keep at 'em.
I'm ex Army and we used to have a finishing step of lightly shining the finished shoe with a woman's stocking or pantyhose. The stockings that have elastene in them seem to work the best.
Sociopathic Narcissist Agreed! Pantyhose do an awesome job with shining!! Our dad is retired military, and we used to shine his flight boots all the time. I remember using stockings at the end to really heat that wax up and bring out the shine. 👍🏻
Note to self: save old pantyhose for shoe shine purposes.
Thanks so much - this was VERY helpful. I get my shoes shined at the airport and hotels often, but I am not always happy with the result and sometimes I need a touch-up at home before an event. This was perfect to understand how to do a shine by myself properly.
We appreciate you watching, John! Glad it was helpful.
Omg those shoes are amazing
Never seen shoes like that before
They are beautiful
And fairly priced
Becket simminon
Best mirror shine tutorial I have seen!
Thanks!
Its actually the worst
Watch Elegant Oxfords channel
Been trying to get the perfect shine for years. Thank you for this tutorial best tutorial I have come across thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Great tutorial here. I also like to use wax across my entire shoe surface before focusing on the toe/heels, and I also go for the saphir wax before the mirror gloss. I found if you do the mirror gloss first, or only, you end up getting a very weak mirror shine.
OMG..I really dig the color and work you put into those soles! SO AWESOME!!! 👌
I’ve watched about one dozen videos on the subject and this is easily the best. Watch no other. Results in a classic military spit shine.
those purple bottoms look pristine
Another great video Trenton. I like the color you added to the soles.
Jeff Estes Thank you!
Just seen this and recently started following you guys. Love the attention to detail and craftsmanship you guys show in your work!
One question - what do you do when you come the polish your shoes next time? With all the wax on, do you have to remove the wax and start from scratch with conditioner, cream, wax etc? Or put conditioner, cream, wax straight on? Or just wax? Sorry for the dumb questions!
Another great step by step tutorial. I just ordered these exact shoes, black whole cuts, based on your and a few other videos.
Alberto Molina Thank you! Hope you enjoy them. We appreciate you watching.
I used to be stupid enough to use those terrible sponge shoe shines, can you do a video on “donts” like those?
Great idea! Yeah, stay away from the sponges. :)
Me too until I started watching videos!
Me too, until I noticed they were not doing a good job
They work by making all parts of your shoes equally dull! I used to keep one in my car, it was a terrible idea, wouldn't even use it on the sidewalls of my tyres now
Excellent. I'm almost a pro myself. Couple of more vids and I'm off and running. Great job. Thanks!
Mr. KMC Good deal! Glad you enjoyed.
I think it's important to make a distinction between shoe cream and shoe wax and how to apply them.
To me you should use your hands to apply the shoe cream which allows to give a "massage" to the leather. The shoe cream needs to enter the leather, and by using your hands you can really feel the leather absorbing it.
On the other hand, the shoe wax should not penetrate the leather, it is meant as an external shield. Using a brush or cloth for that step makes more sense I believe.
Just my humble opinion.
Cheers!
Martin De Moor Totally agree with you dude
@@adriaulia8105 Happy to hear that! ;)
Watching this brings back memories. I used to get a killer spit shine on my Corcorans using black Kiwi. I wonder how much better the Saphir products would have worked.
Мы в восторге от Ваших уроков!
Много полезного берем для себя!Спасибо!
Excellent video, gonna try this out on my old Jones Brogues, love what you did with the soles on those too, the colour is very nice.
I was never taught how to wax shoes properly ,to get that high shine. So a few more steps for me. Thanks
Informative, succinct, genuine, & therapeutic. I look forward to every upload of yours! Thank you.
Thank you!
How long does a mirror shine last? If I, for example, am using my shoes 1-2 times a week, how often will I need to shine my shoes? And after how many times do I need to strip the wax to condition my shoes?
A detailed video with crucial details. Shall try it out, with patience! Thanks!
Reminds me of having to 'spit' shine my shoes for inspection!
I'm still there HUA!
I'm going to polish my shoes using this method from now on and see if I can get the hang of this method. I have preferred highly polished shoes or boots since the punk days.
These fellas have so much knowledge and craftsmanship, they should just do the repair and hire an apprentice/intern to take care of the detailing.
Nice video! Question: if someone were to wear their shoes twice a week, how often would you do each of these steps? Say: Daily = brushing, Weekly = brushing+cream+polish, Monthly = brushing+conditioner+cream+polish?
Did you ever find the answer to this question?
As a retired US Navy man I can appreciate well shined shoes. Great video! What is the brand and style of those shoes? They are far and away the best looking plain to dress shoes I've ever seen.
This is wholecut oxford. There are many different brands. These are the most classic shoes. I have such a couple from Ferragamo, they are my best onse.
That apron is so nice
calicuts909 Thanks
At the end of the day, after I have taken my shoes off, I take off my socks, now a bit sweaty, and use that to clean and shine my shoes. The slightly wet socks brings out a decent mirror shine on the toe. Something that works on a daily basis.
What a beautiful pair of shoes you have.
Would you mind listing the exact Saphir products you used pleased? Fantastic video, my son has join the cadets and shiny shoes are a must ☺️
Nice video, I would have also added a tad of conditioner to the tongues, and removed the laces. Thanks for sharing
I had a little trick I used to use when I had my cloth a little wet just a little dab of alcohol and just a very little bit would really give it a good shine. I really don’t Recommend doing it if you’ve never tried it or done it because you can undo your work real quick if you used to much. I’ve seen a few people do it but you pretty much have to trial and error. I did anyway but I could get a mirror gloss.
Hi, thanks for your precious advices! I'm wondering: how to take care of the shoes after mirror shine them? I mean: I don't think I can apply conditioner or other products over the wax right? Should I remove all the mirror shine with aomething like reno mat every time I condition the shoe?
Thanks!
probably the best new channel on youtube....let's aim for 5,000 subscribers
Wow, thank you so much! Hopefully we’ll get there soon. 👍🏻
Thanks learned some good points. Thought I knew it all from my days in the Corps.
Do you ever worry about overconditioning leather? It's a common issue in the boot community, with a pair of black oxfords I'm sure it doesn't matter so much, but I almost feel like conditioning a pair of shoes twice before even applying shoe shine would significantly darken any lighter leather.
So when you want to condition and shine them again do you need to remove any of the products applied previously or do you just start again with the conditioner and go through the same process?
Great instructional video
KIWI FOR LIFE!!
I just ordered those from Beckett-Simonon!!!
By volume 60% beeswax, 30% paraffin wax and 10% coconut oil. Weight the whole mix, heat it to 60° C then add Cl plasticizer 0.1ml/g and polyethelene glycol 0.3ml/g. Kinda hard to buff by hand, but its a super shiny, durable and flexible finish.
Thanks for the step by step....
Sir.. Could you please give me a solution regarding mirror shine maintainence.. I've used kiwi product and my mirror shining captoe have cracked and easily peeled off within few steps which is a devastating experience..All my hard work ruined within a three to fours steps.. Love your work btw 👍🏻👍🏻
Just a wonderful video. Thank you.
Why not removing the stringa?
This a great tutorial! Thanks for sharing. Just curious, what should we do whenever the wax has been worn out? Do we need cleaning steps? Can we reapply the shining steps in the middle or do we have to start over from the beginning?
i miss my Army days BEFORE they changed to the tan boots. I had a nice $5 business doing it.
Cant beat a good pair if churchs shoes
Instead of using just cold water, I use an ice cube that starts to melt slowly at my normal room temperatures & ensures really cold water during the procedure & at the same time I can only soak up very small amounts of water to my cotton rag or chamois by touching only the upper part of the ice cube. You know it as well as me, too much water spoils the result.
basic training, a cotton ball, using the lid from the tin of wax to hold water and above all patience.
Can you do a video of chamois and what separates a good/bad one and how it impacts the glaçage?
Good idea!
If you haven’t already, can you do a video for cleaning and revitalizing suede shoes?
The Elegant Oxford has one available on his channel. It's pretty good.
Wow, ask and I shall receive hahaha great video
I found that microfiber cloth works like magic
I had 30+ years of experience with "spit-shining" in the Navy. Where we differed was you using a neutral color wax instead black wax. Please explain the difference.
Also, I just bought a pair of brown cowboy boots where they blended a darker color brown into the toe area. Would I be correct in using a neutral colored wax for my boots?
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
Larry
Wouldn't those layers of wax get in the way of subsequent cleanings? Having watched many of your videos I know that you're only supposed to deep clean with saddle soap, condition, and shoe cream once every few months. But I'm not sure how to maintain that shine in between deep cleans-- do I just brush off excess dirt and apply another light layer of wax?
I have the same exact question! Did you ever find out how to maintain the shoes without having to totally strip down the wax?
You don't have to strip the shoe. Atleast I don't anyway and my shoes have been good for years. Just clean them. It normally gets rid of the shine a bit but it really easy to maintain a decent shine after you've shined them for the first time
SUPER Video! Thanks.
Smashing job.
I used to do that since I was a little kid
Would it be easier/better to shoe shine when the laces are removed? First time learning to properly shine
Hi, Jose! Haha...I actually told Heath before launching the video that I wondered how quickly we would get our first comment inquiring about removing the laces. :) It’s a personal choice. It does make it easier, but if you’re shining your shoes often, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it because it can put stress on the eyelets and wear out the plastic tips on the shoe laces. If the laces are the same color as the shoe, it’s totally up to you. Plus, with oxfords, the tongue of the shoe is usually hidden (such as in these shoes), so it’s not as important to remove them. On shoes that are a different color than the laces, or if the tongue of the shoe is visible, you may want to. Hope that helps.
Trenton & Heath thank you for the thorough explanation!
You need Kiwi 'Parade Gloss', that the UK troops and police service use for a high gloss mirror finish... it possesses the Royal Warrants of Princes Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh and Charles, Prince of Wales.
Now retired but as a serving police officer, I used nothing other than 'Kiwi Parade Gloss' throughout my entire service, the only shoe polish which uses pure beeswax with pure pine turpentine as its solvent. I used it then, in the 70s-90s and I still use it today, in 2020.
In the UK services, creating a mirror finish is known as 'bulling' your boots... 'bulling as in 'bullshit'! These days, only dress parade boots need to be mirror finish 'bulled'.
That's where the saying 'spit and polish' originated... polishing with black polish, whilst using spittal as a lubricant for the polishing cloth (a common yellow duster, commonly but lint-free cotton or linen is preferred).
It's true, that some things change, whilst 'bullshit' never does!
I challenge you to obtain a pair of British Army surplus boots, then 'bull' that pair of boots (toe-cap and heel) to British Army standards. That would make a good video.
When your stripping the wax off of the shoe do you need a leather cleaner or is Saphir Renovateur enough.
Thanks, I really appreciate the quality of your videos
Jason Gild Hi! It depends solely upon how much wax is in your shoes. If you have a whole lot of wax built up, you may need acetone or Renomat to strip it all off. If you’re not someone that puts a lot on there (just the occasional couple of small coats here and there) then a saddle soap would probably work better than the Renovateur. The Renovateur has a very, very mild cleaner, but it’s probably not going to strip off wax as well as a saddle soap. Hope that helps.
I've applied the mirror gloss as the last product. Now, how would I go about reapplying new coats after either seeing a blemish from making contact with something or just to apply more coats after, let's say, a few days or a week? Would I start the entire process over, start with the shoe cream, or go straight to one of the waxes?
Wow great video!!
Do you clean off your horse hair brush from time to time and how? Do you designate a brush for each color? When would you replace it? Great episode!
We haven’t cleaned ours in years, and they’re doing fine. Not really a need to. Yes, definitely make sure you have a brush for your brown shoes and a brush for your black ones. A well made brush, such as ours, should last you for decades.
@@TrentonHeath Thanks guys, I'll set aside a brush per color. Watched a fellow cobbler at the Elegant Oxford politely debunk the "Aussie" hairspray instant mirror polish hack. No substitute for elbow grease LOL In my youth I was a dress shoe abuser. I had a pair of BASS black loafers from MACY'S and I ran those poor shoes into the ground, right through the heel block and through both outer and inner sole. Never found another pair to made as good. Wish I had been a good steward of my dress shoes hahaha. I think we need an SPS (Shoe Protective Services). Thanks for keeping the old cobbler traditions alive and well.
We called that a spit shine (that was the moisture used ,ha ha ) in the Navy .
Oh, Porterhouse! Look at the wax build-up on those shoes! This is fine leather! I want that wax stripped off! I want them creamed and buffed with a fine chamois. And I want them now! Chop chop!
Just how I bulled my parade shoes. Thank you!
What a wonderful wholecuts
Thank you!
Those are great looking shoes.
Great show👍🏽👍🏽
how often do you recomend to do this shine, in normal conditions? would you recomend using ink before applying the creams?
What kind of cloth are you using on your fingers
Excellent tutorial. Subbed.
i love those purple soles!
I just had a teeth cleaning....imagine if people would take this much time and detail on their teeth :)
I have had shotty teeth since I was a kid. I bought a ultrasonic cleaner and a light polisher a few years ago and its been a game changer. I only do it like once a month between cleanings.
Will you consider a video on shinning a pair of spectator shoes? I haven’t found one anywhere.
Is it necessary to go through all those coats every time, or only periodically with touch up in between?
FloridaClay Only periodically with a touch up in-between. This video was more so just showing how to build up that initial first good shine.
@@TrentonHeath can you please explain what does such "touch up" entails? Do you also strip the wax with Renomat or clean with saddle soap every time?
@@tanetkato I would absolutely NOT use saddle soap for anything but removing a bad wax build-up. If you're not doing a mirror shine, you should just touch up the shine with a brush and cloth before wear. Once a week (if you wear them a lot), brush them off thoroughly and give them a cream and then wax shine.
Eight coats is not happening! I am not planning on walking through rain & mud !! I basically wipe off dirt periodically & lean towards a creme polish & maybe 3 coats wax . I have no problem with my shoes. If l want high shine l buy patent!!! Boom ! Done !
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GREAT!
I watched another video showing After using Saphir cream polish using Mirror shine about 4 or 5 layers then Saphir Wax polish. I am confused which order I need to follow?
I enjoined your video.
Very nice!
Dear Friend,
I really loved watching this video and the restoration one as well. it’s very informative and well presented.
I have some queries related to basics of shoe conditioner and polish. I am planning to buy some of the shoe care items.
Following are the questions
1. If I buy neutral saphir renovator, do I need to buy cream polish?
2. I recently bought Timberland (wax based) shoe polish (neutral), do I really need to buy saphir (or any other) wax polish?
3. Should I buy separate brushes for separate (color) shoes.
I have 2 tan color dress shoes (one has patina), 2 black color slip on shoes, one burgundy timberlands boat shoes.
Your advise on my queries will really help in making right choice of product to buy.
vikas sinha
I know the answer to question 3 because I just watched the video.
YES you do need separate brushes for brown and black shoes...You don’t want to get black colour on your brown shoes 👞 or so they say...
is there a difference in brushes? a "quality" brush and if so what do you recommend?
Hello guys, thank you so much for the videos. I have watched a lot of them. I just had a few questions. I was wondering if you would be so kind as to answer. The first is, I travel a lot between dry countries and rainy ones, based on this, how often should I apply conditioner to the leather, and wax to protect the leather? and is there an additional product i should use or is the wax enough?
Great work brother. Keep it up!!!
p.s. What kind of an idiot would down vote a video like this???
All very informative - thank you. Why not remove laces ?
I also use renovature on my new shoes. I do not care about the fabric finish 👍🏼😃🏆
Do you need to remove the old wax before you perform these steps? If so what product do recommend for that?
Jeff Moreau If you have a lot of built up wax, yes, I’d recommend stripping the old wax off. If it’s just a couple of light layers, I think you’d be fine. Maybe just wash them off with saddle soap first.
To strip the old wax off, I’d recommend using Renomat or acetone.
Does this work only on full grain leather? My shoes are a corrected grain and don’t really absorb leather conditioner that well, but I wanna shine em!
Great videos! Am about to place my first order of Saphir products - my shoes are Brown; Ox blood and black. So 1. the Renovateur for moisturizing; 2. then I noticed that you use a neutral polish; should I go with neutral or invest in one of each polishes? 3. The final is the Saphire Mirror polish. What do you recommend for getting a shine on the side of the heel and sole and the stitching on the welt area? Could you also let me know about cost for resole on some Church's and Barker's.