Posts by dbhdnhdbh

I cannot imagine paying someone to shine my shoes. It would feel like hiring someone to brush my teeth. That said, I now realize some people like sunbright shines, and that requires polishing. If you don't want to do it yourself, then I...

I sometimes forget that not everyone finds the same things fascinating as I do.    Back to the real world with before, treatment, and after and photos please.

Glenjay       Quote: Water is not an integral part of the structure of leather Don't take my word for it. Look it up in "Tanning Chemistry, the Science of Leather" by Arthur Covington, now Emeritus...

From OSHA on terpentine  toxicity. There are more toxic substances out there, but I would not want to be exposed to any more of it than I could avoid. Certainly not if my reward was shinier shoes. If the best job I could get...

I hope we can return to civil discussion. If so, we have a better chance of hearing from experts. In addition to chogal's point about limited use of renovateur, note that the Lobb person says nothing about a Renomat type product, and...

VegTan,   Thanks for the information on Renomat. Wow!  That is nasty stuff!   I am glad one whiff told me to use gloves, outdoors, with a fan blowing the fumes away from me. Reading the contents, I am not sure...

Some manufacturers tell you what is in their products, even if not required to do so.   I agree with the assumption that they would publish the MSDS if they were required to. Even the MSDS would not necessarily say everything...

I agree that I have not heard of Renovateur being used in leather production, but that is not the topic of this discussion. For that matter, there is very little public information about just what tanneries use for specific leathers. I...

NMFA,   I did not know that Renovateur was an emulsion of oil and water. If used as directed, applying very sparingly, then even if it were a mix of oil and water, it would not contribute much water.    I am not...

Some people like a mirror shine on their shoes. Apparently maintaining this involves applying many layers of wax. Keeping the shine apparently requires frequent repetition. This would lead to accumulation of wax. The wax may attract dust...