RangerP
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I decided to buy a lightly used (2-3 times) of AE Park Avenue's on eBay a while back for 60$ or something because although it's a staple for most closets, I simply don't have that many occasions to actually wear a black cap toe. I usually prefer brown shoes.
They came in excellent shape almost no noticeable creases, no scratches, almost no wear on sole. Got to wear them for the fist time over the weekend and didn't damage them at all. Had over shoes on them outside and wore them inside for like 3-4 hours.
Now, I decided to polish them today as I was doing another pair that I was going to wear tomorrow.
What I did:
1 - Horsehair brush just to clean the shoe at first
2 - Applied AE Conditioner Cleaner to the shoe with old t-shirt and let them dry
3 - Applied AE Shoe Polish with the applicator already on the tube and let dry
4 - Brush again just a bit and shine with old t-shirt
When I applied the AE conditioner, it exposed a lot of creases and defects in the leather as it naturally took off some of the polish that was already on the shoe.
Now, I can't seem to be able to cover the imperfections off with the polish.
It is quite clear that the seller of the shoe was WAY better at polishing shoes than I am.
What am I doing wrong here? I've always done this and never had any problems.
I even tried to reapply more polish but it still didn't do the trick. Should I try a paste?
Thanks!
They came in excellent shape almost no noticeable creases, no scratches, almost no wear on sole. Got to wear them for the fist time over the weekend and didn't damage them at all. Had over shoes on them outside and wore them inside for like 3-4 hours.
Now, I decided to polish them today as I was doing another pair that I was going to wear tomorrow.
What I did:
1 - Horsehair brush just to clean the shoe at first
2 - Applied AE Conditioner Cleaner to the shoe with old t-shirt and let them dry
3 - Applied AE Shoe Polish with the applicator already on the tube and let dry
4 - Brush again just a bit and shine with old t-shirt
When I applied the AE conditioner, it exposed a lot of creases and defects in the leather as it naturally took off some of the polish that was already on the shoe.
Now, I can't seem to be able to cover the imperfections off with the polish.
It is quite clear that the seller of the shoe was WAY better at polishing shoes than I am.
What am I doing wrong here? I've always done this and never had any problems.
I even tried to reapply more polish but it still didn't do the trick. Should I try a paste?
Thanks!