Great to see you here Justin, really appreciated you sharing your tips! By the way guys - Justin sells great polish & the conditioning feed he is using; I have been using it to feed my old shoes. I have also had a few pairs of shoes cleaned by Justin & his service is GREAT!
That's cool man, I respect that. Whether you're polishing shoes or whatever, if you have that real passion, it will show and people will notice it in you and whatever you're offering.
As a police officer I used to love bulling my shoes to a very high shine. I used to get lots of compliments from the public and really enjoyed telling them how to do it.Sadly no more!
It's very important to train on it ! my first attempts were horrible ! and now after 8 years of pratice it's fast & easy ! more you glass your shoes less work you have on it with the time ! :)
I can confirm his technique. Same technique to shine my boots in the military. We/I didn't use such high quality products simply because boot shining was nearly a daily process, and would get ridiculously expensive to use the same products he used. We also took a Bic lighter to slightly melt the wax in later stages of the polish. This helps it sink into the pores easier but also to harden the wax after cooling. I don't know how this would work with high end polishes and waxes but it worked fine while using Kiwi and Lincoln, but a word of caution....when I say "slightly", its basically touching it with the flame for a moment and not longer! It definitely takes a feel and practice to get it right just as it does while applying polish/wax with 2 fingers and a tee shirt (best method hands down)!
Right! Very good point! Some people will use a solvent (like the cream polish on the top layer) to do this melt, some people will use a flame, and some people despise both methods and will only use hand pressure and hundreds of layers of wax. Thanks for your service.
You're right David, no doubt, but among the things I wanted to spend an excessive time doing, shining boots was not one of them! In my experience, a flame or heat gun set at low was the fastest way to get the wax down into the leather's pores for a foundation..That's been my experience anyways, also Thank You for your support!
My name is Justin FitzPatrick and I am an artisanal shoe polisher for men's footwear. I apply my craft at Gieves and Hawkes (specifically #1, Saville Row) where-by I have a shine stand; where customer's bring me their shoes... and I polish them by hand. Hell-fire.
thanks for the kind words my friend...i apprenticed in Italy in bespoke shoemaking where I learned to shine...got started simply by taking an open opportunity and then just grew it from there...
Thanks for posting this video, I am working on my technique with shining my shoes... this video helps out soo much!! Got that mirrored look now 😎👞👞appreciate yeah!
Used to skip it all and just divided into the polish and water shining. Wish I came across this back in my RAATC. Still had the best shine out of all the other cadets and even some officers.
justin, where did you take on your apprenticeship? and how did you get started in the shoe polishing scene? ive watched this video like twenty times since it came out! truly and inspiration
If you wear dress shoes. It's a Must to have them clean and polished....a Must. I use to shine shoes as a boy in the 70's downtown San Jose, CA when men wore leather shoes and cared about how they presented themselves to the world. All my shoes look "new" and well taken care of. It is an Art. Angel from The Bay
no, when doing a military type shine, i only use cloth...a brush will ruin the shine...how many coats really just depends on the shoe and it's leather....at least 3-4 stages of wax n' water coats... and buffing in between just depends again on the leather and how well it is taking the polish...on a good leather I don't need to buff between.... hope that this helps
welt brush is for cleaning up the welt and giving color back to the leather...welt brush is good for getting into the pores, especially on the sides of the sole...if your shoe does not really need re-coloring, theoretically you can go straight to the wax....hope that this helps
it is always a good idea to do so, and to leave them in constantly...each of my shoes has it's own shoe trees that is always in it...hope that this helps
Hey Justin I have a question for you, is it a good idea to leave your shoe trees in your shoes while you're not using them? And if so, how long can I leave them in there for? Thanks man, much appreciated.
Nice video. I'm curious about the welt and shine brushes if you have applied a wax polish and brushed it in to the welt / from the shoe presumably there will be some left over wax on the brush of that colour. Do you typically clean these brushes at any stage or keep layering up the waxes?
They should be worn round the house inside the natural creases, folds and floors in the leather are shown. Then one phished should be "showed off". Not breaking them in will cause them to crack which will produce quite the mess.
The worst thing about beautifully polished shoes is someone stepping on your foot or suddenly kicking the curb or step, OUCH. It is still worth it though. I'm going to polish my shoes now while watching Hercule Poirot
Depends in use and quality of your shoes. With a shine like in the video and just driving to work and walking over carpets it can last for months. If like me you walk the streets and every now and then someone step on your shoe in the bus/train then it may last a month or less. Also you should have at least two pairs of shoes to let them rest every now and then. The better the Polish the longer it lasts.
conditionner feeds the leather but with time, the color will fade away. the wax just cover leather, that's why if you do what he's doing on the parts where leather wrinkles, the wax will go away. In fact, wax polish isn't necessary for leather, it's just shinny! the conditionner is a once in a while thing, cream (used with the welt brush here) is necessary to keep color in leather and feed leather every 2-3 times you wear your shoes.
I have had almost all leather take a shine. The step that most people miss, is truly stripping down the quartermaster (first out of the box) chemical shine after it has served its purpose. Think of leather like skin. What the polish is doing, is filling in the pores and cracks of your skin layer by layer until the top part is burnished to a high gloss. If you put a lotion on your hands, and rub it in, but it still leaves a ton on the outside, you rub it off. The same is similar to animal skin. Your skin MUST be hydrated properly to take a good shine. Once it is hydrated, let the shoe dry. Water can damage dead skin. It will cause problems. So take your time. Go slow. First, apply a mink oil conditioner to the skin. Let it soak in for about a day. Next day, take your cream polish (less is more), and lightly run a small even amount all over the shoe. You know you have enough when as you apply it, it looks cloudy, but not goopy or impasto (like thick paint on a canvas). The right amount is a very thin layer all over the shoe that is just enough to be cloudy all over. You will want to press this layer with a firm pressure. If it does not haze, you have either used to much, or you have not spread it thin enough. Make tiny circles all over the shoe with firm pressure until a cloudy haze develops. If at any time, you feel like your cloth is beginning to drag, it doesn't feel like the first time you put it on, it's getting clumpy, or hard to spread, then change your rags location (this will usually happen when the rag is too heavily saturated with cream). After you have one hazy layer all over the shoe, give it about 3 or 4 minutes and move on to the other shoe and repeat the process on that one. At this point, grab your horsehair brush. In even but firm and a very fast motion, brush over all of the shoe until the haze is gone. Repeat the process of applying the cream polish to the shoe. Remember, a little goes a long way, do not apply enough to leave it clumpy, goopy, or so thick that it looks like you painted it on with a paint brush. Remember that your want to press firmly, and run in light circles. Each new layer is depositing polish into the pores and cracks, and even the scratches of the previous layer of polish. The further it is burnished an those pores are filled, the more occlusion and light bounce will occur. Now, once you have a decent oil shine across the body of the shoe by doing the previous steps (rub polish, wait, horsehair brush), let your shoes sit. Longer is better here. You really need to let the solvents in the cream polish cook off. The reason for this, is that the solvent if not evaporated can burnish into the hard wax. When it does, you will be unable to apply the hard wax properly. So give it at least 3 to 4 hours at a minimum. At this point, you will want some good high quality wax polish (kiwi will work, but you must think of it as about as good as a dollar store steak It's food, but only in the worst sense). If all you have is kiwi, then I recommend you get the parade gloss kiwi can. If you can, I recommend Lincoln hard wax. I have had YEARS of experience giving a spit shine in the military, trust me when I say that if you can spring for lincoln, you should. It's in the same price point, but it tons better. Also remember that you only want to mirror shine the toe cap and the heel to start. If you mirror shine other areas, your hard wax will flake, chip, and can even damage the shoe. Nevertheless, once the shoes have dried of the solvents, you will begin by getting some water on your rag. Just a spray or two, or just a dab in the water. You can use a rag, cotton balls, or cotton rounds. Whatever floats your fancy, but I prefer a rag to start and cotton balls to finish. Now take your rag, wet it. It should not be soaking, but wet enough that it feels damp. Run your wet rag into the polish in a tiny circle once to pick up about the same amount of polish as you would with the cream stage. Remember that we are building up layers and burnishing them into the cracks and pores to create an occlusion. This will take time. To do this correctly, you will need to apply about anywhere up to 10 layers to see your mirror shine. Again, apply the polish to the shoe, this time using a moderate, not firm pressure. As you apply this layer, you want to again use the same technique (small circles, light haze). The more you rub this haze before moving on and letting it dry in the lower layers, the better your shine. Once you have a hazy shine on your toe cap, and you have been running that haze in circles and feel your getting no where, now you are doing it right. Stop for just a moment. Change the position on your rag. Get your rag very damp. If it feels sticky or tacky, your cloth is not damp enough. Just water. VERY LIGHTLY (cannot stress this enough). VERY lightly run your hand over the now hazy burnished toe cap. This water layer will pick up the polish in the high points and move them to fill and burnish the overall layers. The haze will disappear. Once the haze is gone. Go to the next shoe and let that one sit a moment. Remember that you want this polish to burnish on each layer to create the occlusion. This means, that if you put on each layer a ton of wax, it be creating more highs and lows instead of only filling in the lows. So as you go, you start with a little water and more polish, and around your end (layer 8-10), it will be so little polish, that you won't even realize it, and a TON of water. It should be beading off your shoe at this point. As a final basic step, grab a cotton ball. SOAK it in water (COLD). Just press it on the shoe. THEN, with a light pressure, quickly run it over the cap. Let your shoes breathe, and the solvents dry out. They will look GREAT at this point. There is one more advanced technique that some use,, but only do it after you get the hang of building layers. That is, after your shoes have dried (at least an hour) on your final layer of your spit shine, you will add a tiny amount of cream polish. Again, light layer, very light amount. Rub in lots of circles. What this is doing, is the solvent is melting the top layer of the wax polish. This will melt it to a higher shine. The more light pressure tiny circles, and the more haze, the better. Let this dry a few minutes by going to the other shoe. Now grab that cotton ball with COLD water, and just give it that very very very light rub with tons of water. This method will produce the highest shine on nearly all leathers. Good luck, and remember, that your are painting layers with wax, it's as much art as science.
Hey fam, I hope that you and your loved ones are well. I would like to ask you the most important question ever asked: Who is Jesus? Not who is He to you. Rather, who is He really? Jesus is the Son of God, who came to the world as a man. He lived a perfect and sinless life . Even though He was perfect and sinless, on the cross of Calvary God wrathfully punished Him for the sins of the world. 3 days later He rose from death. Now He is seated at the right hand of God, ruling as King over Heaven and Earth. On the judgment day He will judge you, me and every human being that has ever lived. Those who believed in Him will enter eternal joy with Him, but those who did not believe in Jesus will be sent to eternal condemnation. So turn from your sins and believe in the Jesus, that you can be forgiven for all your sins, because of His death and resurrection. Acts 15:11 ”On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are." Ephesians 1:7 ”In Him, we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace" Ephesians 2:8 ”For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,” John 11:25-26: "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?' 1 Corinthians 6:14: "And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power." Romans 6:9: "We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him."
+Mitchell Scott actually the whole shoe got polished, but only the toe got "spit" shined. the reason is if you add all the layers of wax needed for a spit shine on the whole shoe, the areas that fold and crease would crack the wax and make the shoe look bad. but if you see in the begining he put cream polish on the whole shoe, also a thin layer of wax all around for protection and then spit shined the toe
"I can make that person happy for something so simple as shoe shinning."
Such a magnificent work ethic.
thanks for the words of support!! I appreciate that!
You my good sir are a gentleman, we need more people like you on the internet.
I know I am 9 years late but wow this is really an art. Really intriguing to watch!
I really appreciate the pride and care he shows for his profession. Excellent video.
Great to see you here Justin, really appreciated you sharing your tips! By the way guys - Justin sells great polish & the conditioning feed he is using; I have been using it to feed my old shoes. I have also had a few pairs of shoes cleaned by Justin & his service is GREAT!
That's cool man, I respect that. Whether you're polishing shoes or whatever, if you have that real passion, it will show and people will notice it in you and whatever you're offering.
Not only do I know the City, but watching your style and finesse is outstanding! Keep pressing shining.
Semper Fi
I still remember my dad taking out his shining kit, then shine his police uniform boots. Always had that high gloss shine, don't see that anymore
*****
just see police with dusty military boots, its rare to see one that really takes time to polish the only area of the boot, the toe.
Peter Aremone I don't think shoe polishing is exclusive to conservative or disciplined people.
It is actually.
As a police officer I used to love bulling my shoes to a very high shine. I used to get lots of compliments from the public and really enjoyed telling them how to do it.Sadly no more!
@@minty448 Which one?
Indeed it's almost a forgotten art. Thanks for highlighting this. Shining your shoes is sort of therapeutic.
It's very important to train on it ! my first attempts were horrible ! and now after 8 years of pratice it's fast & easy ! more you glass your shoes less work you have on it with the time ! :)
I can confirm his technique. Same technique to shine my boots in the military. We/I didn't use such high quality products simply because boot shining was nearly a daily process, and would get ridiculously expensive to use the same products he used.
We also took a Bic lighter to slightly melt the wax in later stages of the polish. This helps it sink into the pores easier but also to harden the wax after cooling. I don't know how this would work with high end polishes and waxes but it worked fine while using Kiwi and Lincoln, but a word of caution....when I say "slightly", its basically touching it with the flame for a moment and not longer! It definitely takes a feel and practice to get it right just as it does while applying polish/wax with 2 fingers and a tee shirt (best method hands down)!
Right! Very good point! Some people will use a solvent (like the cream polish on the top layer) to do this melt, some people will use a flame, and some people despise both methods and will only use hand pressure and hundreds of layers of wax.
Thanks for your service.
You're right David, no doubt, but among the things I wanted to spend an excessive time doing, shining boots was not one of them! In my experience, a flame or heat gun set at low was the fastest way to get the wax down into the leather's pores for a foundation..That's been my experience anyways, also Thank You for your support!
My name is Justin FitzPatrick and I am an artisanal shoe polisher for men's footwear.
I apply my craft at Gieves and Hawkes (specifically #1, Saville Row) where-by I have a shine stand; where customer's bring me their shoes... and I polish them by hand.
Hell-fire.
Thanks for kind words and recommendation!
thanks for the kind words my friend...i apprenticed in Italy in bespoke shoemaking where I learned to shine...got started simply by taking an open opportunity and then just grew it from there...
It's still cool to be clean from head to toe!
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Heels to toe :-P
Thanks for posting this video, I am working on my technique with shining my shoes... this video helps out soo much!! Got that mirrored look now 😎👞👞appreciate yeah!
Used to skip it all and just divided into the polish and water shining. Wish I came across this back in my RAATC. Still had the best shine out of all the other cadets and even some officers.
justin, where did you take on your apprenticeship? and how did you get started in the shoe polishing scene? ive watched this video like twenty times since it came out! truly and inspiration
Great, inspiring video. I love to be brought insight of such niche passion.
If you wear dress shoes. It's a Must to have them clean and polished....a Must.
I use to shine shoes as a boy in the 70's downtown San Jose, CA when men wore leather shoes and cared about how they presented themselves to the world. All my shoes look "new" and well taken care of. It is an Art. Angel from The Bay
no, when doing a military type shine, i only use cloth...a brush will ruin the shine...how many coats really just depends on the shoe and it's leather....at least 3-4 stages of wax n' water coats... and buffing in between just depends again on the leather and how well it is taking the polish...on a good leather I don't need to buff between.... hope that this helps
Good job
welt brush is for cleaning up the welt and giving color back to the leather...welt brush is good for getting into the pores, especially on the sides of the sole...if your shoe does not really need re-coloring, theoretically you can go straight to the wax....hope that this helps
We the shoeshiners of the Poetscompagnie in the World Trade Centers and "on call" in the Netherlands are impressed!
It's one of those things i really should take more time and care in.
my pleasure!
it is always a good idea to do so, and to leave them in constantly...each of my shoes has it's own shoe trees that is always in it...hope that this helps
Very informative thanks very much,Justin.
Exquisite video. Well done.
Love the way you set up the polishing video. Best I've seen yet. Keep up the videos Mr. Porter! By the way, were you using european branded polishes?
This is Art.!!!
Elegant shoes
Brilliant.
Important tips!
Love this video
Can you make a video on how to shine boots
Hey Justin I have a question for you, is it a good idea to leave your shoe trees in your shoes while you're not using them? And if so, how long can I leave them in there for? Thanks man, much appreciated.
thanks, my friends said my shoes were an embarrassment, now they're prepared to pay me to polish their shoes for them!!!
Great video. what leather conditioner are you using please.
Beautiful !
Nice video. I'm curious about the welt and shine brushes if you have applied a wax polish and brushed it in to the welt / from the shoe presumably there will be some left over wax on the brush of that colour. Do you typically clean these brushes at any stage or keep layering up the waxes?
thank you!
What exactly is the welt brush for? Why do you not go straight from conditioner to the wax polish on the cloth?
Nice work👍 unfortunately people are buying less and less high quality shoes.
Mr. Porter,
Would you recommend shining a new pair of shoes before wearing them, or should they be broken first?
Kindly, Travis
betaomega04 I would break them in first or the Polish could crack then they would have to be stripped.
i must disagree. by shining them first, you are in fact providing the newly bought shoes with a fresh, protective layer of polish.
They should be worn round the house inside the natural creases, folds and floors in the leather are shown. Then one phished should be "showed off". Not breaking them in will cause them to crack which will produce quite the mess.
betaomega04 u
Shine first
depends on the leather....stiff briefcase bags, maybe...soft ones no....but I am no bag expert so it's hard for me to give you any definitive answer
What products do you recommend? it's my first time to buy shoe care kit! Thank you for the video.
Saphir, always use Saphir.
@MrPorter, can you do a video for cleaning suede shoes??!!
Hi Justin, will the product 'Chelsea Leather Food' work well for the conditioning stage, instead of leather cream?
do you brush or buff with a cloth at the end? How many coats of wax do tou typically do, and do you buff between?
Master nicer than factory
Amazing what's names of product you use for it?
Pull out that shine box
foarte util!
Does any brand of wax shoe works? or a special brand is needed ?
Are there certain brands of polish you prefer?
does it work with leather bag ?
Hi, Justin, What is the brand of the aprom that you use or where can I find one?
When this video started for a second I thought my phone alarm was going off.
The worst thing about beautifully polished shoes is someone stepping on your foot or suddenly kicking the curb or step, OUCH. It is still worth it though. I'm going to polish my shoes now while watching Hercule Poirot
what are the 4 brands of shoe products you use in video ?
thanks..
He uses his own brand of product. You can find them at his website. Just Google shoe snob, and it'll lead you right to it.
justin
what brand shoe polish, conditioner, wax manes yu use thanks
How often should one condition and shine dress shoes?
Depends in use and quality of your shoes. With a shine like in the video and just driving to work and walking over carpets it can last for months. If like me you walk the streets and every now and then someone step on your shoe in the bus/train then it may last a month or less. Also you should have at least two pairs of shoes to let them rest every now and then. The better the Polish the longer it lasts.
Spit and polish essentially.
2021 any watching
I'm not entirely convinced this guy isn't a serial killer.
this guy got so big so quickly!
How do I wrap a cloth around my fingers like that. Can't seem to find a guide anywhere.
There is no science to it. Put a cloth around your index finger and middle finger and wrap it around your hand and wrist until it is snug.
Jimmy Cappels Keeping it in place without any creases in the cloth is what I'm after.
Dennis Mortensen i will make a video to have a number 1 level of shine in 15minutes a pair, faster than brift H
Dennis Mortensen Maby you found it already but here m.th-cam.com/video/5JJDLejkYkI/w-d-xo.html It’s the same guy from the video
I'm a blue collar trucker....why am I watching this? LoL
I hate the term Artisan... it is thrown about for anything.
//An artisan youtuber
Well he IS an artisan.
your name is spankchinaski lol you would get annoyed by that wouldnt you lol go listen to icp kid
How about “the art of taking a dump” video please
conditionner feeds the leather but with time, the color will fade away. the wax just cover leather, that's why if you do what he's doing on the parts where leather wrinkles, the wax will go away. In fact, wax polish isn't necessary for leather, it's just shinny! the conditionner is a once in a while thing, cream (used with the welt brush here) is necessary to keep color in leather and feed leather every 2-3 times you wear your shoes.
"Fed its nutrients"
*whip noise*
And what does a lovely service like this run on average? :-)
Can't seem to get that mirror shine. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Different leather quality gives different shine.
I have had almost all leather take a shine. The step that most people miss, is truly stripping down the quartermaster (first out of the box) chemical shine after it has served its purpose.
Think of leather like skin. What the polish is doing, is filling in the pores and cracks of your skin layer by layer until the top part is burnished to a high gloss. If you put a lotion on your hands, and rub it in, but it still leaves a ton on the outside, you rub it off. The same is similar to animal skin. Your skin MUST be hydrated properly to take a good shine.
Once it is hydrated, let the shoe dry. Water can damage dead skin. It will cause problems. So take your time. Go slow.
First, apply a mink oil conditioner to the skin. Let it soak in for about a day. Next day, take your cream polish (less is more), and lightly run a small even amount all over the shoe. You know you have enough when as you apply it, it looks cloudy, but not goopy or impasto (like thick paint on a canvas). The right amount is a very thin layer all over the shoe that is just enough to be cloudy all over. You will want to press this layer with a firm pressure. If it does not haze, you have either used to much, or you have not spread it thin enough. Make tiny circles all over the shoe with firm pressure until a cloudy haze develops. If at any time, you feel like your cloth is beginning to drag, it doesn't feel like the first time you put it on, it's getting clumpy, or hard to spread, then change your rags location (this will usually happen when the rag is too heavily saturated with cream).
After you have one hazy layer all over the shoe, give it about 3 or 4 minutes and move on to the other shoe and repeat the process on that one.
At this point, grab your horsehair brush. In even but firm and a very fast motion, brush over all of the shoe until the haze is gone. Repeat the process of applying the cream polish to the shoe. Remember, a little goes a long way, do not apply enough to leave it clumpy, goopy, or so thick that it looks like you painted it on with a paint brush.
Remember that your want to press firmly, and run in light circles. Each new layer is depositing polish into the pores and cracks, and even the scratches of the previous layer of polish. The further it is burnished an those pores are filled, the more occlusion and light bounce will occur.
Now, once you have a decent oil shine across the body of the shoe by doing the previous steps (rub polish, wait, horsehair brush), let your shoes sit. Longer is better here. You really need to let the solvents in the cream polish cook off. The reason for this, is that the solvent if not evaporated can burnish into the hard wax. When it does, you will be unable to apply the hard wax properly. So give it at least 3 to 4 hours at a minimum.
At this point, you will want some good high quality wax polish (kiwi will work, but you must think of it as about as good as a dollar store steak It's food, but only in the worst sense). If all you have is kiwi, then I recommend you get the parade gloss kiwi can. If you can, I recommend Lincoln hard wax. I have had YEARS of experience giving a spit shine in the military, trust me when I say that if you can spring for lincoln, you should. It's in the same price point, but it tons better. Also remember that you only want to mirror shine the toe cap and the heel to start. If you mirror shine other areas, your hard wax will flake, chip, and can even damage the shoe.
Nevertheless, once the shoes have dried of the solvents, you will begin by getting some water on your rag. Just a spray or two, or just a dab in the water. You can use a rag, cotton balls, or cotton rounds. Whatever floats your fancy, but I prefer a rag to start and cotton balls to finish. Now take your rag, wet it. It should not be soaking, but wet enough that it feels damp. Run your wet rag into the polish in a tiny circle once to pick up about the same amount of polish as you would with the cream stage. Remember that we are building up layers and burnishing them into the cracks and pores to create an occlusion. This will take time. To do this correctly, you will need to apply about anywhere up to 10 layers to see your mirror shine.
Again, apply the polish to the shoe, this time using a moderate, not firm pressure. As you apply this layer, you want to again use the same technique (small circles, light haze). The more you rub this haze before moving on and letting it dry in the lower layers, the better your shine. Once you have a hazy shine on your toe cap, and you have been running that haze in circles and feel your getting no where, now you are doing it right. Stop for just a moment. Change the position on your rag. Get your rag very damp. If it feels sticky or tacky, your cloth is not damp enough. Just water. VERY LIGHTLY (cannot stress this enough). VERY lightly run your hand over the now hazy burnished toe cap. This water layer will pick up the polish in the high points and move them to fill and burnish the overall layers. The haze will disappear. Once the haze is gone. Go to the next shoe and let that one sit a moment.
Remember that you want this polish to burnish on each layer to create the occlusion. This means, that if you put on each layer a ton of wax, it be creating more highs and lows instead of only filling in the lows. So as you go, you start with a little water and more polish, and around your end (layer 8-10), it will be so little polish, that you won't even realize it, and a TON of water. It should be beading off your shoe at this point.
As a final basic step, grab a cotton ball. SOAK it in water (COLD). Just press it on the shoe. THEN, with a light pressure, quickly run it over the cap.
Let your shoes breathe, and the solvents dry out.
They will look GREAT at this point. There is one more advanced technique that some use,, but only do it after you get the hang of building layers. That is, after your shoes have dried (at least an hour) on your final layer of your spit shine, you will add a tiny amount of cream polish. Again, light layer, very light amount. Rub in lots of circles. What this is doing, is the solvent is melting the top layer of the wax polish. This will melt it to a higher shine. The more light pressure tiny circles, and the more haze, the better. Let this dry a few minutes by going to the other shoe. Now grab that cotton ball with COLD water, and just give it that very very very light rub with tons of water.
This method will produce the highest shine on nearly all leathers.
Good luck, and remember, that your are painting layers with wax, it's as much art as science.
Go home and get your shinebox
Hey fam, I hope that you and your loved ones are well. I would like to ask you the most important question ever asked:
Who is Jesus? Not who is He to you. Rather, who is He really?
Jesus is the Son of God, who came to the world as a man. He lived a perfect and sinless life . Even though He was perfect and sinless, on the cross of Calvary God wrathfully punished Him for the sins of the world. 3 days later He rose from death. Now He is seated at the right hand of God, ruling as King over Heaven and Earth.
On the judgment day He will judge you, me and every human being that has ever lived. Those who believed in Him will enter eternal joy with Him, but those who did not believe in Jesus will be sent to eternal condemnation.
So turn from your sins and believe in the Jesus, that you can be forgiven for all your sins, because of His death and resurrection.
Acts 15:11
”On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are."
Ephesians 1:7
”In Him, we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace"
Ephesians 2:8
”For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
John 11:25-26: "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?'
1 Corinthians 6:14: "And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power."
Romans 6:9: "We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him."
There is some / even few confusion here. Products which you using, stage which one is first etc... and gloss shine etc.
Uff I get stressed by that awful conga playing in the intro
Glorified shoeboy.
lol
your audio is replaying it's fucking annoying sorry
he looks sad af
A total waste of time
I'm pretty annoyed by how only the front end of the shoe gets polished. thus doesn't seem to be thorough enough.
+Mitchell Scott actually the whole shoe got polished, but only the toe got "spit" shined. the reason is if you add all the layers of wax needed for a spit shine on the whole shoe, the areas that fold and crease would crack the wax and make the shoe look bad. but if you see in the begining he put cream polish on the whole shoe, also a thin layer of wax all around for protection and then spit shined the toe
people tends to get angry of what they don't understand
Lol wtf dude you totally copied another girls TH-cam video word for word
Link?
Apply vaseline on shoes :)
my pleasure!