**The Official Shoe Care Thread: Tutorials, Photos, etc.**

[Bear]

Personally I would never try to put a mirror shine on a cordovan shell shoe, I think it detracts from the look of the shell. I think shell looks best with a good brushed glow.

I have only seen 1 picture with a mirror shine shell - 1 only! Does anyone have multiple pictures of mirror shined shells? The "mac method" looks to work well but it does not look like a mirror shine.

 

[hendrix]

wouldn't you just do the same as how you shine calf? all it is is building up layers of wax.

I wouldn't put a mirror shine on shell, but then again i wouldn't get balmorals in shell either, or put a mirror shine on anything but my army boots.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

I have a mirror shine on the toes of my shell balmoral boots. you can get one really quickly because it is rather non-porous.

 

[grendel]

I have a mirror shine on the toes of my shell balmoral boots. you can get one really quickly because it is rather non-porous.

Did you put neutral on top or just all cordovan / brown to build the shine?

 

[patrickBOOTH]



Did you put neutral on top or just all cordovan / brown to build the shine? 

Just black, because they are black.

 

[alexSF]

Some incredible shine on cordovan:










http://shoeshinecoach.wordpress.com...kfurt-schuhpflege-schuhputzer-vorher-nachher/
http://shoeshinecoach.wordpress.com...e-shine-coach-frankfurt-neue-methode-entdeck/

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Notice the jar of black cream ^ Debunks that myth.

 

[Bear]

Notice the jar of black cream ^ Debunks that myth.

But the previous picture has a tin of black wax...

 

[alexSF]

The cream is from saphir medaille d'or cordovan range

from google translator:

first link:
"Persistent treatment with sapphire Cordovan Care and a hard smooth rubbing tool (similar to a shoe-Bone) produces the popular high-gloss"
"... only sapphire Cordovan cream, black has been used and no water-gloss polishing technique was applied"

Second link (where the wax tin is visibible):
"...today discovered a method by which Cordovan within
a short time can bring shoeshine mirror shine. And without the bone!"

 

[patrickBOOTH]

I wonder if Kirby can get some of the colored cordovan cream...

 

[patrickBOOTH]



But the previous picture has a tin of black wax...

Yes, but the myth is the cream polishes shouldn't be applied to shell cordovan.

 

[mymil]

I wonder if Kirby can get some of the colored cordovan cream...

You mean like this? http://www.hangerproject.com/closet/saphir-cordovan-shoe-polish.html

Unlike other cream polishes, the cordovan cream does not contain turpentine.

 

[Bear]

The cream is from saphir medaille d'or cordovan range
from google translator:
first link:
"Persistent treatment with sapphire Cordovan Care and a hard smooth rubbing tool (similar to a shoe-Bone) produces the popular high-gloss"
"... only sapphire Cordovan cream, black has been used and no water-gloss polishing technique was applied"
Second link (where the wax tin is visibible):
"...today discovered a method by which Cordovan within
a short time can bring shoeshine mirror shine. And without the bone!"

Is there any posting of the method he uses?

 

[patrickBOOTH]



You mean like this? http://www.hangerproject.com/closet/saphir-cordovan-shoe-polish.html

Unlike other cream polishes, the cordovan cream does not contain turpentine.

Yes, like this.

 

[grendel]

You mean like this? http://www.hangerproject.com/closet/saphir-cordovan-shoe-polish.html

Unlike other cream polishes, the cordovan cream does not contain turpentine.

Well, Nick Horween recommended Venetian Cream above Renovateur for shell and VC is turpentine based, so...