jst
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I have begun focusing on taking better care of my shoes, so the other day when I went to polish my black pair, I first tried to clean them very well and applied some HS Trask Buffalo Butter that some shoe salesman had once sold me.
http://www.hstrask.com/product_detai...Cat_ID=21&sp=N
It definitely soaked into the leather and the shoes feel much more supple. BUT after cleaned off the excess conditioner and I applied two coats of polish, I still get a relatively dull look. Here are my specific questions:
1 - should I have waited longer to apply the polish - waited about 10 minutes?
2 - the Kiwi polish was a bit dry and I really had to work it in - would that impact the polish?
3 - did the buffalo butter do something to the leather so it doesn't shine as highly now?
4 - more likely, did I just do a poor job of polishing?
Sorry for the noob-ness of the question, thanks in advance for any help.
http://www.hstrask.com/product_detai...Cat_ID=21&sp=N
It definitely soaked into the leather and the shoes feel much more supple. BUT after cleaned off the excess conditioner and I applied two coats of polish, I still get a relatively dull look. Here are my specific questions:
1 - should I have waited longer to apply the polish - waited about 10 minutes?
2 - the Kiwi polish was a bit dry and I really had to work it in - would that impact the polish?
3 - did the buffalo butter do something to the leather so it doesn't shine as highly now?
4 - more likely, did I just do a poor job of polishing?
Sorry for the noob-ness of the question, thanks in advance for any help.