EG Olive antique polish

[GQgeek]

People that own shoes in this color, what kind of polish do you use on them? I'm looking at Saphir MO dark green but it's not really the same green and I prefer the original EG color. I don't want to change it. Does EG sell/ship cream/wax polish? Also, is Saphir MO cognac similar in color to EG edwardian? I just found it on the valmour website but I don't see cognac on the Avel color chart. Been trying to get this damned shoe polish order finished for weeks and I never finish it for some reason. Also, what do you think about a wool shining glove? http://www.valmour.fr/cleaning-produ...ve-valmour,368 Will it enable me to get a better mirror shine?

 

[oroy38]

The mirror shine is achieved through the use of multiple thin layers of polish. I've found that cotton t-shirts work very well for buffing these layers out.

Make sure the shoe is clean and free of any debris before you start out. Pop open your tin of polish, and with your finger wrapped in the t-shirt, apply a thin layer of polish to the entire shoe (this is assuming you already have several base coats built up over time). Apply polish in a circular motion. After that's done, move to a clean section of the t-shirt, dab a little water on it, and then buff out the layer in small circular motions (about the size of a nickel or dime). Dab on more water to the t-shirt as needed. To get a real good mirror shine can take anywhere from 20 minutes to several hours.

When I was doing ROTC in high school I easily spent 2 hours on my boots 1-2 times a week with spot touch ups on any random scuffs in between. It takes time and patience.

Note: Some people like to hold their boots/shoes over the stove to heat up the leather and the polish so that it melts and is absorbed into the leather to hold a better shine and buff out better. I'm not sure how true it is that the leather absorbs the polish, but I do know that I do get a better shine when I apply some heat before I buff it out. I do this mostly on cheaper shoes as I'm not sure how it affects the leather and wouldn't want to risk damaging my better shoes. Try at your own risk!

 

[bmulford]

The Saphir green isn't olive. I've used it and wasn't happy with the strong green tint it imparts. mixing it with dark brown seemed to do the trick.

 

[luk-cha]

EG use black wax to polish their olive antiqued shoes!

 

[upnorth]

Is EG still using kiwi? i know G&G has moved on to saphir. While i find saphir to be better, i am amazed at what EG can do with kiwi and lots of elbow grease.

 

[LTM]

There is an Australian company called Waproo. They have dozens of colours and shades of reasonable shoe polish at AUD 8-9. You could try googling them if you want to go to those lengths. I reckon they could come close for you.

 

[SergoFan]

Originally Posted by upnorth

Is EG still using kiwi? i know G&G has moved on to saphir. While i find saphir to be better, i am amazed at what EG can do with kiwi and lots of elbow grease.

Wax polish, for EG manufacture, is made by Grangers International, based in Alfreton, Derbyshire.
http://www.grangers.co.uk/

 

[aportnoy]

I use a neutral polish on my olive EGs. Anything else will change the color.

 

[RJman]

Delos found me an olive Saphir polish (not Medaille d'Or) for some olive G&G bespokes. I think that's the closest approximation. Also, there are so many varying shades of the olive shoes that you're always going to see some color difference. Just don't wear them in the gym showers.

 

[Parker]

Originally Posted by RJman

Just don't wear them in the gym showers.

...lest they end up clashing with your Bijan tie.

 

[GQgeek]

Any recs for the edwardian?

 

[rrosals]

Originally Posted by GQgeek

Any recs for the edwardian?

Kiwi Light Tan

 

[SergoFan]

Originally Posted by GQgeek

Any recs for the edwardian?
What recommends Edward Green?

 

[IGORSEMONOV]

Saphir polish Medaille d'Or no colorized helps.
Sometimemes could use an olive Saphir polish. Some dark then color of the shoes.

 

[SergoFan]

http://www.accessoires-chaussures.co...ine-50-ml.html