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[SOLD] Saphir Medaille d'or care products
If you ever wanted to try out Saphir Medaille d'Or without breaking the bank here's a good deal on some products I no longer need. They're all 90%-100% full. Here are the pics: The ones in front are creams. There's two mirror gloss ones on the back (black and natural) and one Dubbin. $10...- cookiemonster
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- polish saphir medaille d'or
- Category: Footwear
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Kiwi Shoe Polish
Turns out that I'm not a shoe shiner... Pretty much all the Kiwi colors here. Most are 99% full. Black Brown Mid Tan Mahogany Cordovan Tan Navy Blue Oxblood Neutral $40 shipping. Payment via PP (G&S +4%) -
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Polishing Brushed Leather (Prada Chelsea Boots)
Hello! I recently purchased a pre-owned pair of Prada Chelsea Boots in a brushed leather. Upon purchasing, I knew the leather was going to need some work, but I have no idea where to start. What products and in what sequence should I polish these? I'm looking for products that don't have any...- cwh5552
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- brushed chelsea chelsea boots leather polish
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Cordovan polish shining fail
For the first time i tried using saphir mirror gloss. It is not working out. ive used other brand wax before. It works fine and easy. For some reason this saphir mirror gloss isnt working out even after watching videos. The coats dont seem to layer. what i did is, i would get some water on the...- whoisthis
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- mirror polish shine
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Wet shining Shell Cordovan allen edmond
I've been watching how Japanese wet shine their Shell Cordovan Alden pairs. How do they manage to wet shine vamp area without showing polish cracks? Just use shoe cordovan shoe cream, brush and repeat? maybe add water to cream?- whoisthis
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- alden allenedmond cordovan leather polish shell shine shoe shoes
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Spit Shine
Hi all, I am no stranger to the spit shine, but there is one problem that I’ve never been able to figure out how to overcome. I can create a high-gloss shine using many small layers of polish, but I always have a problem with scuffs. If I shine over top scuffs, I end up with very shiny scuffed...- Digital Native
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- polish scuff scuffed shoe shine shoes spit shine
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Grain leather
Hi, What colour saphire Should i use on a pair of C&J Ashdown in brown grain. Im going for a deep colour/patina. Any advice or ideas for mixing colours would be great. Thank you in advance.- carve
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- ashdown c&j polish saphire
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Caring for pre-made patina-leather
I did a search, and there doesn't seem to be a lot on this forum regarding store-bought patina leather care. To be specific... I'm NOT looking to talk about 'antiquing' a solid-colour pair of shoes. No, I'm referring strictly to those shoes that have been professionally dyed/painted (as...- Shube
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- antiqueing patent patina polish
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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discoloration on leather shoe
Bought these Cole Haans from a goodwill. Took them home, cleaned with warm water and dish soap, conditioned with Saphir Renovateur, polished with cream polish. Once they were all cleaned up, I noticed the toe has some lighter shade discoloring. You can see it on left side of the shoe's toe in...- AlexJay
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- discoloring dress leather polish repair shine shoes spot stain staining
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Shoe Polishing - What have I done wrong?
Greetings, everyone! I would like to begin by saying that this is my very first post on this forum, so please excuse me if I am writing this thread under the wrong category. I require some help regarding the shoe shining process which a new pair of shoes underwent today. I bought these shoes...- VictorGradinaru
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- help kiwi polish polishing shoe
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Menswear Advice
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Polishing question
Recently got into wearing higher quality dress shoes, and now have 6 pairs of Allen Edmonds. I've looked at shoe care products and how-to videos on shoe shining, but am still left with a few questions. For each shoe, my process is to apply AE leather conditioner, then AE cream polish, and finish...- wdkwang
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- allen edmonds polish polishing shoe shine wax
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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What solvent will soften or thin shoe polish?
It is commonly known that shoe polish contains petroleum solvents. Over time, even in a closed tin, the solvents evaporate leaving even a hardly used tin with lumpy dry polish. Can I add some solvent back into it which will, with a little heat, rejuvenate it? If so, what is the best solvent...- Buddyboy1
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- deglazer polish shoe advice shoe care shoe maintenance shoe polish shoe repair shoe revival solvent
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Removing Wax Polish from Boots
I recently used some Kiwi shoe polish on a pair of leather wingtip boots. It was a bit difficult to buff out, and it seems to be scuffing easily. I want to use a cream-based polish but I'm not sure what to do about the existing wax polish. I was told that a cream + a buff would take off the wax...- superconductor
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- boot boots footwear polish shoe advice shoe care shoe polish wax
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Matching Shoe Polish To Shoe Color?...
How do you go about getting the best color match between your shoe's original color and polish or wax? Many online sellers sell shoes, i.e. C & J in their "unique" colors...chestnut, but do not offer the corresponding chestnut polish. Some manufacturers do not even make color-matched...- BaseballDad
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- leather polish polishing shoe care shoe conditioner shoe cream shoe leather shoe polish shoe shine
- Replies: 16
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Hard & Soft Bristle Brushes for polishing?
Looking for some advice on when to use which brush... Some say to use the soft to clean dirt then polish with the hard. I've also heard the other way around. What do you guys do and recommend? I like to get my shoes shining like patent leather.- GBer
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- brush polish polishing shoe brush shoe care shoe maintenance shoe polish shoe shine
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Cleaning acetate eyeglass frames
I have a pair of tortise acetate Persol eyeglass frames that I've had for a few years. They used to shine and be brilliant. I keep the lenses clean and polished but cannot seem to get the frames clean. There is a definite haze or film where my skin contacts the bows of the frame. It's dull and...- ThinkandDrive
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- acetate cleaning eye-wear eyeglasses frames glasses glasses frames polish review
- Replies: 25
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Polish shoes before wearing?
I bought some new allen edmonds (my first pair) and also bought some of the premium shoe polish from the store, should i polish them before wearing them? I thought i had heard that you should do that somewhere before?- detroiter
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- polish shoe care shoe cream shoe polish shoe repair shoe revival shoes
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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How to strip and repolish shoes
I have a pair of Edward Green shoes in which the polish is peeling and flaking. I was wondering if I should strip and repolish or any ideas on how to get a top shine without doing so. Thanks in advance.- ASH007
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- edward green polish repolish saphir she polish shine shoe advice shoe care shoe cream shoe repair shoes strip shoe polish
- Replies: 25
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Is it a mistake to use neutral shoe polish??
Just got my hands on a pair of new Grenson Epsom Cognac grain calf shoes... Pediwear supplied a tin of neutral polish, and thought I'll do a pre-polish with it.... Man...is there something wrong with my shoes or is the neutral shoe polish turning the shade way darker?! Will applying leather...- corskc
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- conditioner grenson epsom grenson epsom cognac leather leather conditioner neautral shoe polish neutral shoe cream pediwear polish polishing shoe advice shoe care shoe cream shoe polish shoes
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Darkening Shoes
Gents, I have started to darken a pair of Martegani Lucca shoes purchased from Ron but I am not exactly sure on how to do this. Btw, I love the shoes but I work in a pretty conservative office and I don't think I can get away with the current color. I have read all the posts on the subject but...- Ranjeev
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- darkening shoes martegani polish shoe advice shoe care shoe cream shoe dye shoe polish shoes
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Classic Menswear