Shoe Help

[BBdude]

I've followed the much longer thread on this forum addressing shoe shining efforts and it was a great help.

I just shined my first pair of shoes (been going to a place to get them shined) and I wasn't too impressed with the result and wondered as to why.

I have a very plain pair of black captoe shoes. I used Lexol cleaner on them first, followed by Lexol leather conditioner, Kiwi neutral wax, brushed off the kiwi, buffed with cloth ... and then added another coat of kiwi with a little bit of water and buffed again. The result was a good shine, but not as shiny as I had thought.

Suggestions?

Also, I have trouble buffing the sides and near the soles of my shoes. What do you guys do to give a good buff to those areas?

 

[ManofKent]

Originally Posted by BBdude

I've followed the much longer thread on this forum addressing shoe shining efforts and it was a great help.

I just shined my first pair of shoes (been going to a place to get them shined) and I wasn't too impressed with the result and wondered as to why.

I have a very plain pair of black captoe shoes. I used Lexol cleaner on them first, followed by Lexol leather conditioner, Kiwi neutral wax, brushed off the kiwi, buffed with cloth ... and then added another coat of kiwi with a little bit of water and buffed again. The result was a good shine, but not as shiny as I had thought.

Suggestions?

Also, I have trouble buffing the sides and near the soles of my shoes. What do you guys do to give a good buff to those areas?

A couple of things to try:

leave the conditioner to dry before adding the polish.

leave the polish to dry a bit more before brushing.

try a different cloth - some work much better others.

 

[koolhistorian]

Originally Posted by BBdude

I've followed the much longer thread on this forum addressing shoe shining efforts and it was a great help.

I just shined my first pair of shoes (been going to a place to get them shined) and I wasn't too impressed with the result and wondered as to why.

I have a very plain pair of black captoe shoes. I used Lexol cleaner on them first, followed by Lexol leather conditioner, Kiwi neutral wax, brushed off the kiwi, buffed with cloth ... and then added another coat of kiwi with a little bit of water and buffed again. The result was a good shine, but not as shiny as I had thought.

Suggestions?

Also, I have trouble buffing the sides and near the soles of my shoes. What do you guys do to give a good buff to those areas?
Try the final buffing with a nylon panty hose (not kidding) rolled in a ball. Just a bit of RHAAA (mist from your breath) and a good buffing, and you will have a near perfect spit shine! For the rest, do what MoK said! Also use colored wax instead of neutral.

 

[Poshak Man]

Why are you using neutral wax on black shoes? Using black wax may give you better results.