Conditioner/Polish changed color of shoe

[Narile]

It left lighter, discolored blemishes in a few areas of the shoes.

I used AE conditioner and followed with polish.

Does anyone know why this happened?

Disclaimer: This was my first shine and I could have done some things incorrectly.

 

[Gdot]

sounds unusual. pics?

 

[Narile]

Look at the right (left foot) shoe - it became discolored right above the toe.

 

[dieworkwear]

Did you leave it on there for too long? I once applied Saphir conditioner to a pair of shoes, then jumped up to answer the door. Hung out with a friend for a bit, returned to my shoes, and noticed that I hadn't rubbed the conditioner in all the way. The parts where it was left sitting ended up leaving light spots.

I sent it back to the maker (Saint Crispins) for repair. They basically had to restain the color, which meant I had a darker tone.

 

[Narile]

I squeezed out too much conditioner so I wiped some on one shoe while polishing the other. If I had to estimate, it was on there for about 2 minutes before starting to rub it in.

 

[Gdot]

IMO nothing to worry about. These shoes have an applied polish 'patina' which will naturally 'morph' with time.

The conditioner probably just lifted up a little of the previous layer of darker polish.

You could give them another coat of brown polish if you like.

 

[Narile]

Yes, as I was applying the conditioner, the cloth turned brown. So, does that mean it's not removing the stain but the polish applied by the manufacturer?