Hello all:
I recently purchased some Saphir polish products, and this afternoon I decided to give them a whirl.
My test shoes were a pair of Allen Edmonds Fifth Avenues I've had for about a decade; they'd been somewhat neglected and sitting in the back of my closet for a couple of years. Previously, they'd only been polished with Kiwi products.
What I've done so far -- Strip polish from entire shoes with Saphir Renomat. Two applications of Medaille D'or cream polish on entire surface. One coat of Medaille D'or wax polish across entire surface. I've then been using the Mirror Gloss and Medaille D'or wax on the toe caps in an attempt to build up a mirror shine.
However, while it was not particularly obvious prior to starting the mirror shine on the toe caps, there is a irregular patch on the right toe cap that does not appear to be taking any of the polish -- it becomes progressively more obvious as the area around it becomes shinier and shinier. I'll attempt to attach a picture below:
Any ideas on what might be causing this issue? This appears to be the only spot with this issue; but as Murphy would have it, it happens to be in the most obvious spot possible. I don't recall any issues like this in the past, but it has been a couple of years.
Was I too gentle with the Renomat? Too aggressive? Is this perhaps a consequence of salt/water damage from years past? (Courtesy Canadian winters...) How would you recommend I proceed to rectify the issue?
Thanks!
I recently purchased some Saphir polish products, and this afternoon I decided to give them a whirl.
My test shoes were a pair of Allen Edmonds Fifth Avenues I've had for about a decade; they'd been somewhat neglected and sitting in the back of my closet for a couple of years. Previously, they'd only been polished with Kiwi products.
What I've done so far -- Strip polish from entire shoes with Saphir Renomat. Two applications of Medaille D'or cream polish on entire surface. One coat of Medaille D'or wax polish across entire surface. I've then been using the Mirror Gloss and Medaille D'or wax on the toe caps in an attempt to build up a mirror shine.
However, while it was not particularly obvious prior to starting the mirror shine on the toe caps, there is a irregular patch on the right toe cap that does not appear to be taking any of the polish -- it becomes progressively more obvious as the area around it becomes shinier and shinier. I'll attempt to attach a picture below:
Any ideas on what might be causing this issue? This appears to be the only spot with this issue; but as Murphy would have it, it happens to be in the most obvious spot possible. I don't recall any issues like this in the past, but it has been a couple of years.
Was I too gentle with the Renomat? Too aggressive? Is this perhaps a consequence of salt/water damage from years past? (Courtesy Canadian winters...) How would you recommend I proceed to rectify the issue?
Thanks!