Hello everyone!
It's my first time here and after reading through some posts I'm pretty sure you'll be able to help me.
I had never been interested in shoes until very recently (about a month or so). I had no idea about how to care for shoes either. Anyway, a couple months back I got a pair of Florsheim shoes (Postino plain toe derby, cognac).
For the first 4 times I wore them I couldn't notice any big wrinkles or creases, and then I learned about shoe care and started shining the shoes every week (I wear them 2 times per week), and using cedar shoe trees.
Since the first week I started shining them, they started showing creases and looking very dry. Here's what I usually do:
1. Clean with damp soft sponge and saddle soap. Wait 10 minutes.
2. Brush lightly with a soft hair shoe brush.
3. Apply Weiman's Leather cleaner and conditioner with a soft rag. Wait for 10 minutes.
4. Remove excess with a clean rag.
5. Apply neutral wax with my fingers, wait 15 minutes.
6. Brush the shoes until shiny. Let them rest over night.
I cannot get any other leather conditioner and I have no access to cream other than those "instant shine without brushing" creams.
Here is a picture.
Could you give me some recommendations to restore and take better care of these and any future shoes?
Thanks for your support!
Alex
It's my first time here and after reading through some posts I'm pretty sure you'll be able to help me.
I had never been interested in shoes until very recently (about a month or so). I had no idea about how to care for shoes either. Anyway, a couple months back I got a pair of Florsheim shoes (Postino plain toe derby, cognac).
For the first 4 times I wore them I couldn't notice any big wrinkles or creases, and then I learned about shoe care and started shining the shoes every week (I wear them 2 times per week), and using cedar shoe trees.
Since the first week I started shining them, they started showing creases and looking very dry. Here's what I usually do:
1. Clean with damp soft sponge and saddle soap. Wait 10 minutes.
2. Brush lightly with a soft hair shoe brush.
3. Apply Weiman's Leather cleaner and conditioner with a soft rag. Wait for 10 minutes.
4. Remove excess with a clean rag.
5. Apply neutral wax with my fingers, wait 15 minutes.
6. Brush the shoes until shiny. Let them rest over night.
I cannot get any other leather conditioner and I have no access to cream other than those "instant shine without brushing" creams.
Here is a picture.
Could you give me some recommendations to restore and take better care of these and any future shoes?
Thanks for your support!
Alex
