How to Create a Mirror Shine

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Have you been dying to know how we create that blinding mirror shine you see on our Instagram or video posts? We'll show you how to create an enviable shine in three steps in our new video, "How to Mirror Shine Your Shoes" hosted by our founder, Kirby Allison.

STEP 1 Prepare the shoe
Lightly brush the shoe to remove any surface dirt, then apply (1) coat of Saphir Pommadier Cream Polish with a chamois cloth to clean the surface of the shoes and prepare the leather to take the mirror gloss wax polish. Remember, with shoe polish, less is more.
Let the cream polish dry until it starts fogging/clouding. Once the polish has begun to fog, spritz a bit of water onto the chamois cloth and buff of the cream polish using light pressure and buffing in a circular motion. Repeat this step until the fogging disappears.

STEP 2 Apply the mirror gloss wax polish
Apply the wax to the shoe; this will require several coats of wax and lots of water. Use a cotton chamois cloth to rub the polish into the shoe, spritzing water using a water dispenser to apply the wax. Use as much water as possible in order to lubricate the chamois cloth so that it glides across the shoe. Make sure to only apply the mirror gloss to the hard countered areas of the shoe such as the toe box and the rear of the shoe.

STEP 3 Finish with the pate De Luxe wax polish
Take the pate De Luxe wax polish and apply a tiny amount of wax polish (using no water), rub onto the toe box and hind quarters of the shoe. Continue this process until you're satisfied with the high shine.

 

[jacobftww]

Real men spit.

 

[GBR]

I prefer to use the mirror hanging on the wall, so much more convenient.