Yes as you say they use great leathers but the construction as well is super solid and refined, just give a look to the stitches how close and precise they are. Then the top thing is how confortable EG are, by new you were them twice and they are ready for beeing carried around all day without any issues. I own one pair since 13 years, resoled 3 times and they still look 1 year old. Great great product!
Mate, I have almost the exact same pair (without the quarter brogue) and I was really stressing about which shoe cream to use - so much so I was planning to go to Edward Green this weekend - but after watching this I just ordered MDO in medium brown. And yes, the patina on the back is stylistic - my EGs have the same. Great video as always.
Happy belated Father’s Day! Could you do a video on how to patina and shine loafers? I have a thorough understanding of most lace-ups, but loafers seem to be harder to imagine the darker spots. Also, could you make a video on putting a patina on a pair of shoes with shoe creams and wax polish only? I would like to see how far cream polishes can go.
I have a small challenge. I will never say you don't do an excellent job polishing shoes. Definitely one of the best I've seen. With that said, I'd like to do you do the same kind of mirror shine on a pair of police duty boots. The leather grain is much more porus and a bit of a challenge. I'd like to see what you can do. I work with and shine Bates Enforcers. They don't have a cap. Really open pores. It would be entertaining to see what you could do.
Great show and great channel. Saying Hello from Puerto Rico. Thank you for sharing with us mortals your wisdom. I myself have learned a lot and my first two mirror shine have been succesful. I watch your channel every day. Keep it up.
Your videos are so informative and instructional . . . thank you! I just used your technique to get a mirror shine on a pair of Allen Edmonds that I have in dark chili and it came out beautifully . . . what a difference! Thank you again and continued good luck on your channel. I just subscribed as I'm just now getting into higher end shoes.
Working over Covid, I managed to spill an unbelievable amount of alcohol hand gel on my brown leather shoes. It was like acid, eating right through the surface of the leather, leaving dark brown stains just like your clients example. Prosecco has the same effect it seems.
I know you do mostly shoes but I think you could get some unbelievable view numbers if you did some iPhone leather case videos of the different brands such as bullstrap andar and apple, trying to do patina, wax and or mirror shines to find the best quality leather between brands and finally get to the bottom of what manufacturer uses the best leather on these cases.
You should give pure polish a try you'll love it and you should get a pair of Grant Stone Oxfords the quality is above that of Allen Edmonds for $100 less the price
I think Grant Stone makes great shoes. Definitely Alden level for less money. I know the owner of Pure Polish. I think Andy makes a good product but I just didn’t think it’s as good for mirror shines after I tried it.
You should recommend cobblers sell sell a derringer with each pair of shoes in case someone steps on your toes deliberately or otherwise. They must pay! 😀
Hey Michael. I never use edge dressing for brown. It’s always opaque and covers the edge with an artificial brown. For black that’s not a problem but for brown I tend to go with brown dye, since it’s transparent and then I just use wax or neutral edge dressing from Allen Edmonds.
Your videos are riveting and your handiwork is sublime! What do you think makes the leather better? Is it the tanning process? Is it the condition of the skin when it arrives at the tannery? Is it the lifestyle of the animal?
Hey Tommy. There are various factors including the grade of tte skin, which usually costs the most from the tannery. Many companies opt to purchase lesser grades with blemishes and such for less. With the higher end brands, you’re getting the absolute best money can buy
I am watching your videos for a while now and I do love how amazing job is done. I finally bought the products you advised (saphir but not all are Medaille d'or). However, I am still afraid to use my bare hands/fingers with chemical products. Any hand care routine to suggest? Thx again and keep doing well!
@@stevenroche9874 I use various products depending on what shoes I’m working on. Sometimes it’s Nappa leather balm, renovator or leather lotion. It’s always Saphir though
@@TheElegantOxford I use all of those MDO products as well. I noticed with Creme Universelle, even after drying overnight, the cream will wash off the shoe with water. I have not had this problem with MDO products. You may want to try this for yourself. I gave my Creme Universelle away, I have no use for it.
Hello, I really like to watch your videos and have learned a lot from you. I do have a question: how do you clean the brushes that you use to clean shoes? I imagine that after shining so many shoes there must be some polish left in those brushes
When I use a conditionere and shoe cream for example, after drying, Can I buff with a cotton fabric only? buff with an horse brush? cotton fabric and then horse brush? Thanks!
Hello! I am just wondering how you started the client gives you shoes and you fix them. I am only 15 but after joining the raf air cadets I had to learn how to shine shoes and you were my go to youtuber!! I had watched almost all of your videos and learnt so much that my shoes have become shinier than my flight seargents! I’m only wondering how you started because I have achieved a fantastic mirror shine almost as good as yours and I’m looking to start a little shoe polishing and shoe fixing business myself when I’m older but first I need some practice with it. How would I start what you started? Please answer and thank you for your amazing videos!
Good luck! Do you offer to shine your comrades shoes? I’m not a business expert by any means but I would say shine theirs (for a sensible price of course) and take photos. Make yourself a media presence. I don’t know where you live or what’s allowed but I have heard in London people shine shoes in the street. Maybe that’s a thing you could start? It’s certainly unusual outside of London and you would definitely catch peoples attention
@@ldr7125 Hi, I have now acquired 2 shoes and one of them is a very expensive pair of shoes and I got them sent to me through facebook and I polished them perfectly! I’m just waiting to send them back so I have got my first little purchase of my skills. They paid a good price for them as well so I think I will do this more often :)
Hi Preston, love your videos, very informative. I'd like to understand what the alcohol and water mix does for the shine? What is a good ratio? Looking forward to hearing from you.
Hi Preston. Have watched a tonne of your videos over the last few weeks and finally took the plunge and got some Saphir products. I am in the military and have been using kiwi for years. Should I wash my horsehair brush of the residue before letting it near any Saphir products?
I have heard that Kiwi Shoes polish is 85-95% as good as Saphire, However, Kiwi does have parade Gloss, do you know how to apply Kiwi Parade Gloss to a pair of black capped Oxford's? That looks 99% the same as Saphir's Mirrror Gloss?
Great job as always, although I must say I'm not a fan of the glassy toe look. I'd prefer the finish the rest of the shoe had on the toe.. but they do look great! Question.. when I grew up in the 1960s laces had wax so they never came undone. Is there a way to add/treat wax onto shoe laces? I mean, if there were, I'd do it to every shoe/sneaker/hiking boot/ice skate I have!
Dear Preston Firstly, great channel. I have a doubt. I just bought a pair of Oxfords "brown chocolate". What cream do I need use for them? A neutral or a dark brown cream? Best Luis
Greetings, I have a question. I have a pair of black capped Oxford (pointed toe) and just past the cap, there are what looks like burn/blistering, can they be repaired with polish? They are full Goodyear welted and the heals are nailed!
Preston- have you ever encountered a shoe finish that is very susceptible to water marks. I have a pair of cognac brogued captoes and every small drop of water blanches the finish. I have to reapply shoe cream after every wearing. I’ve polished waxed many times. Any thoughts?
I’m having a bit of trouble achieving the mirror shine with cloth rags. I notice I only get my results with cotton balls. Could it be the material of the cloth that I am using? Love your content!!
When I shine my shoes each time, do I have to clean the shoes with acetone or saddle soap each time? Because if not, wouldn't the wax from the last shine interfere the penetration of conditioner?
Can anyone here tell me how to reach Mr. Soto to see if he can fix/replace the botched factory finish on a personally meaningful pair of Allen Edmonds Fifth Avenues? I've had no luck finding contact info.
@@DEG-3 Yep, I did that. I can't find his email address or other usable contact information on the site. I've filled out the contact form twice, but have received no response.
The wax could visibly crack actually, like when you bump the toe against something. Mirror shining the whole shoe would cause cracks across the vamp where the shoe flexes, but if you shine just the toes, it will be fine for wear.
hello i love your videos. i have a pair of crockett and jones handgrades that i got a month ago and they have the captoe exactly like that however, i am experiencing flexing on the captoe, is that normal?? i got the shoes from the original shop brand new and it was my 2nd pair as i was in love with the 1st pair however, i can only mirror shine the point of the captoe because the rest is flexing what do i do?? quite disappointed as i paid nearly 700 pounds for the shoe and i can't mirror shine the captoe because it flexes
Preston, do you ever have issues with toes wiggling cracking your mirror shines? Are my shoes too small, the toe box not stiff enough or is this normal? It's a pair of Cobbler Union adelaides
When I get a couple layers on the toe, I tend to go back and forth between ice and just tapping the mirror shine from Saphir, but it always eventually devolves from what looks like heading towards a mirror shine to it sort of just getting cloudy again. I pause and wait 24 hours to try again and can usually get it going again but always hit that wall eventually. Is that normal?
I've had this problem before, could never get it shiny enough. I think it could be due to the leather quality, too loose / porous, as was my case, or it could be incorrect technique. Either way, keep trying different techniques and see what works.
It would be nice to have the time to do this type of shoe shine every day so i can have them like this at work every day. But i guess she shine does not last very much.
It would definitely work but the last does have a high instep so the last still might not fit. Try to find a carmina retailer near you to try some lasts on.
Good evening. I have emailed you, but no response. Would love to purchase items from you for spit shining. and would love for you to dye a pair of Brand New Stacy Adams Indigo blue shoes for me.. they look black to me. I have 3 other pair of Stacy Adams Indigo shoes and they all look blue, but this pair looks black to me
Pappy fathers day Preston'.. would like you to dye and mirror shine my shoes, and purchase products from you. how can I get in contact with you? I have sent a email, and message you on you tube.
a democrat candidate for congress has this finances collected Name Party Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Date Val Demings Democratic Party $30,773,246 $18,317, xx $13,227,501 As of March 31, 2022 13 millions cash on hand. I wonder how a retired police officer get this amount of money or isa billionaire helping, to much promises and once in office, if I see you I don't remember you
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I bet your shoe game is off the charts. How about a display of your collection?
Very nice background music adds to your relaxing voice tone. A pleasure to watch your videos.
Thanks for rekindling my desire to buy, shine and maintain quality shoes.
this is one of the most relaxing videos i've seen on youtube.
Classic oxfords there. They got just the right amount of love.
Happy Father’s Day Preston! You’re work and teaching style are excellent. Thank you my friend.
Thank you Brian! Good to see you here!
I have waged two of your videos, and I’m amazed at the fact that you are a shoe artist. Beautiful job!
This was so relaxing to watch
A pure passion is such a beautiful thing! God Bless my friend!
Yes as you say they use great leathers but the construction as well is super solid and refined, just give a look to the stitches how close and precise they are. Then the top thing is how confortable EG are, by new you were them twice and they are ready for beeing carried around all day without any issues.
I own one pair since 13 years, resoled 3 times and they still look 1 year old.
Great great product!
Once again You did it. That shine...is perfect. I´ve tried and tried, not even close. But still some satisfaction walking with shiny shoes.
Mate, I have almost the exact same pair (without the quarter brogue) and I was really stressing about which shoe cream to use - so much so I was planning to go to Edward Green this weekend - but after watching this I just ordered MDO in medium brown. And yes, the patina on the back is stylistic - my EGs have the same. Great video as always.
Absolutely fantastic! Thank you for all your tips and wonderful videos! Regards from Argentina
Happy belated Father’s Day! Could you do a video on how to patina and shine loafers? I have a thorough understanding of most lace-ups, but loafers seem to be harder to imagine the darker spots.
Also, could you make a video on putting a patina on a pair of shoes with shoe creams and wax polish only? I would like to see how far cream polishes can go.
I have a small challenge. I will never say you don't do an excellent job polishing shoes. Definitely one of the best I've seen. With that said, I'd like to do you do the same kind of mirror shine on a pair of police duty boots. The leather grain is much more porus and a bit of a challenge. I'd like to see what you can do.
I work with and shine Bates Enforcers. They don't have a cap. Really open pores. It would be entertaining to see what you could do.
Perfect! Now I'll try this with my Converse Chuck 70s.
Great show and great channel. Saying Hello from Puerto Rico. Thank you for sharing with us mortals your wisdom. I myself have learned a lot and my first two mirror shine have been succesful. I watch your channel every day. Keep it up.
Your work is absolutely amazing!
Your videos are so informative and instructional . . . thank you! I just used your technique to get a mirror shine on a pair of Allen Edmonds that I have in dark chili and it came out beautifully . . . what a difference! Thank you again and continued good luck on your channel. I just subscribed as I'm just now getting into higher end shoes.
Working over Covid, I managed to spill an unbelievable amount of alcohol hand gel on my brown leather shoes. It was like acid, eating right through the surface of the leather, leaving dark brown stains just like your clients example.
Prosecco has the same effect it seems.
Amazing job making them fresh again!
Pretty spectacular shine!🌟
Glad to see you using the Creme Universelle. Great product
Excellent work you are second to none.
Dude your incredible
Haha it's my most recent model. I havent used saphir on my owns in years... only EG products
Priceless information!
excited for the next video
I know you do mostly shoes but I think you could get some unbelievable view numbers if you did some iPhone leather case videos of the different brands such as bullstrap andar and apple, trying to do patina, wax and or mirror shines to find the best quality leather between brands and finally get to the bottom of what manufacturer uses the best leather on these cases.
You should give pure polish a try you'll love it and you should get a pair of Grant Stone Oxfords the quality is above that of Allen Edmonds for $100 less the price
I think Grant Stone makes great shoes. Definitely Alden level for less money.
I know the owner of Pure Polish. I think Andy makes a good product but I just didn’t think it’s as good for mirror shines after I tried it.
Wooow impressionnant 😳
You should recommend cobblers sell sell a derringer with each pair of shoes in case someone steps on your toes deliberately or otherwise.
They must pay! 😀
Preston, do you not use edge dressing anymore, such as Fiebings? I’m wondering why you went the dye route for these. Incredible work as always.
Hey Michael. I never use edge dressing for brown. It’s always opaque and covers the edge with an artificial brown.
For black that’s not a problem but for brown I tend to go with brown dye, since it’s transparent and then I just use wax or neutral edge dressing from Allen Edmonds.
Your videos are riveting and your handiwork is sublime!
What do you think makes the leather better?
Is it the tanning process? Is it the condition of the skin when it arrives at the tannery?
Is it the lifestyle of the animal?
Hey Tommy. There are various factors including the grade of tte skin, which usually costs the most from the tannery.
Many companies opt to purchase lesser grades with blemishes and such for less.
With the higher end brands, you’re getting the absolute best money can buy
Ok, I have to ask WHY you chose the Crème Universelle over the Renovateur. Just to use it or was there some reason behind it?
I am watching your videos for a while now and I do love how amazing job is done. I finally bought the products you advised (saphir but not all are Medaille d'or). However, I am still afraid to use my bare hands/fingers with chemical products. Any hand care routine to suggest? Thx again and keep doing well!
Nice job 👏 👍 👌
"Renovateur Junior" is Saphir's Médaille d'Or Lotion, a superior product to Creme Universelle. You should definitely be using it on expensive shoes.
I’d say MDO Leather Lotion is Renovator’s younger brother while CU is the son 😂
@@TheElegantOxford Do you use MDO lotion on customer's shoes ?
@@stevenroche9874 I use various products depending on what shoes I’m working on. Sometimes it’s Nappa leather balm, renovator or leather lotion.
It’s always Saphir though
@@TheElegantOxford I use all of those MDO products as well. I noticed with Creme Universelle, even after drying overnight, the cream will wash off the shoe with water. I have not had this problem with MDO products. You may want to try this for yourself. I gave my Creme Universelle away, I have no use for it.
Hello, I really like to watch your videos and have learned a lot from you. I do have a question: how do you clean the brushes that you use to clean shoes? I imagine that after shining so many shoes there must be some polish left in those brushes
I use saddle soap and just rub against my palm, and I think it works pretty well.
When I use a conditionere and shoe cream for example, after drying, Can I buff with a cotton fabric only? buff with an horse brush? cotton fabric and then horse brush? Thanks!
Allen Edmonds made the Sullivan boot (discontinued) styled after the Galway. You can sometimes find a pair on eBay.
That’s is true! Completely forgot about them
Hello! I am just wondering how you started the client gives you shoes and you fix them. I am only 15 but after joining the raf air cadets I had to learn how to shine shoes and you were my go to youtuber!! I had watched almost all of your videos and learnt so much that my shoes have become shinier than my flight seargents! I’m only wondering how you started because I have achieved a fantastic mirror shine almost as good as yours and I’m looking to start a little shoe polishing and shoe fixing business myself when I’m older but first I need some practice with it. How would I start what you started? Please answer and thank you for your amazing videos!
Good luck! Do you offer to shine your comrades shoes? I’m not a business expert by any means but I would say shine theirs (for a sensible price of course) and take photos. Make yourself a media presence. I don’t know where you live or what’s allowed but I have heard in London people shine shoes in the street. Maybe that’s a thing you could start? It’s certainly unusual outside of London and you would definitely catch peoples attention
@@ldr7125 Hi, I have now acquired 2 shoes and one of them is a very expensive pair of shoes and I got them sent to me through facebook and I polished them perfectly! I’m just waiting to send them back so I have got my first little purchase of my skills. They paid a good price for them as well so I think I will do this more often :)
Hi Preston, love your videos, very informative. I'd like to understand what the alcohol and water mix does for the shine? What is a good ratio? Looking forward to hearing from you.
50:50! It evens out the small clumping of wax and leaves a smoother surface.
Hey Preston hope you post a new video soon
Hi Preston. Have watched a tonne of your videos over the last few weeks and finally took the plunge and got some Saphir products. I am in the military and have been using kiwi for years. Should I wash my horsehair brush of the residue before letting it near any Saphir products?
Hey David. Don’t worry you should be fine unless your brush is caked on.
If so, use vinegar and baking soda
I have heard that Kiwi Shoes polish is 85-95% as good as Saphire, However, Kiwi does have parade Gloss, do you know how to apply Kiwi Parade Gloss to a pair of black capped Oxford's? That looks 99% the same as Saphir's Mirrror Gloss?
Great job as always, although I must say I'm not a fan of the glassy toe look. I'd prefer the finish the rest of the shoe had on the toe.. but they do look great!
Question.. when I grew up in the 1960s laces had wax so they never came undone. Is there a way to add/treat wax onto shoe laces? I mean, if there were, I'd do it to every shoe/sneaker/hiking boot/ice skate I have!
Dear Preston
Firstly, great channel. I have a doubt. I just bought a pair of Oxfords "brown chocolate". What cream do I need use for them? A neutral or a dark brown cream?
Best
Luis
👞Get both! You'll use and need them down the road if your oxfords are quality👞
Greetings, I have a question. I have a pair of black capped Oxford (pointed toe) and just past the cap, there are what looks like burn/blistering, can they be repaired with polish? They are full Goodyear welted and the heals are nailed!
Es realmente asombroso 🤩
How do you get rid of a foggy mirror shine
Use your breath on the last cupple of layers works for me
Perhaps the coating is uneven or is oversaturated with water.
Hair dryer
I have a pair of Goodyear Welted leder-cuero shoes, the heals are nailed. Are they good quality and what would the retail price?
Preston- have you ever encountered a shoe finish that is very susceptible to water marks. I have a pair of cognac brogued captoes and every small drop of water blanches the finish. I have to reapply shoe cream after every wearing. I’ve polished waxed many times. Any thoughts?
Hi Preston. What is the best way to contact you for dye/patina services?
I’m having a bit of trouble achieving the mirror shine with cloth rags. I notice I only get my results with cotton balls. Could it be the material of the cloth that I am using? Love your content!!
Not sure but if cotton balls work for you, use them for sure.
When I shine my shoes each time, do I have to clean the shoes with acetone or saddle soap each time? Because if not, wouldn't the wax from the last shine interfere the penetration of conditioner?
It’s not necessary. Use a heat gun and melt the wax down once every 3-4 months to a year and recondition.
The area will be completely fine.
Can anyone here tell me how to reach Mr. Soto to see if he can fix/replace the botched factory finish on a personally meaningful pair of Allen Edmonds Fifth Avenues? I've had no luck finding contact info.
@@DEG-3 Yep, I did that. I can't find his email address or other usable contact information on the site. I've filled out the contact form twice, but have received no response.
Please excuse my ignorance, but why isn't the rest of the shoe mirror shined?
Hi Preston, have you ever use Saphir MDO Mirror Gloss Wax? Or just using the basic MDO soft wax until now?
Do you recommend mirror shines for everyday wear? Or would I likely see the wax crack throughout the week?
The wax does not visibly crack.
The wax could visibly crack actually, like when you bump the toe against something. Mirror shining the whole shoe would cause cracks across the vamp where the shoe flexes, but if you shine just the toes, it will be fine for wear.
"let out a baby yell"
What is the benefit of using the yellow wax?
hello i love your videos.
i have a pair of crockett and jones handgrades that i got a month ago and they have the captoe exactly like that however, i am experiencing flexing on the captoe, is that normal??
i got the shoes from the original shop brand new and it was my 2nd pair as i was in love with the 1st pair however, i can only mirror shine the point of the captoe because the rest is flexing what do i do??
quite disappointed as i paid nearly 700 pounds for the shoe and i can't mirror shine the captoe because it flexes
Preston, do you ever have issues with toes wiggling cracking your mirror shines? Are my shoes too small, the toe box not stiff enough or is this normal? It's a pair of Cobbler Union adelaides
👞Doesn't sound good my friend. Mirrorshines aren't supposed to Crack with a toe wiggle. Change the shoe size👞
What grit did you use to sand down the toe?
Hi. What do you think about Herring shoe cream? Is it on par with Saphir?
How do you polish white leather shoes shine. And tips maintain clean it.
Try Tarrago, they're a sub-brand owned by Saphir.
When I get a couple layers on the toe, I tend to go back and forth between ice and just tapping the mirror shine from Saphir, but it always eventually devolves from what looks like heading towards a mirror shine to it sort of just getting cloudy again. I pause and wait 24 hours to try again and can usually get it going again but always hit that wall eventually. Is that normal?
I've had this problem before, could never get it shiny enough. I think it could be due to the leather quality, too loose / porous, as was my case, or it could be incorrect technique. Either way, keep trying different techniques and see what works.
It would be nice to have the time to do this type of shoe shine every day so i can have them like this at work every day. But i guess she shine does not last very much.
CRUNCHBAR ON THE MICROPHONE
Do you have a good way of getting that solvent/wax smell off your hands other than water and soap?
Baking soda abs vinegar works great as well. The baking soda acts like a rub that really cleans it off.
It could be red wine???
How many days does that shine lasts
I have EE in US. Are the carmina EEE comfortable?
It would definitely work but the last does have a high instep so the last still might not fit.
Try to find a carmina retailer near you to try some lasts on.
@@TheElegantOxford thank you. Sadly the closest carmina shoe store is in San Diego and that’s quite a drive for a fitting.
Kindly Tel me the complete name of shoe wax
Good evening. I have emailed you, but no response. Would love to purchase items from you for spit shining. and would love for you to dye a pair of Brand New Stacy Adams Indigo blue shoes for me.. they look black to me. I have 3 other pair of Stacy Adams Indigo shoes and they all look blue, but this pair looks black to me
Pappy fathers day Preston'.. would like you to dye and mirror shine my shoes, and purchase products from you. how can I get in contact with you? I have sent a email, and message you on you tube.
Subtitles in many languages, please. I AM italian. Thanks
I sent you an email and have not yet gotten a reply. I would like you to restore my shoes. Thanks
what the fuck are those spam comments?
Haha that’s TH-cam for you. The last video I did, I had spam bots talking to each other in a fake conversation about a scam. It was funny
i thought fathers day passed
Mirror shine is pretentious.
a democrat candidate for congress has this finances collected
Name Party Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Date
Val Demings Democratic Party $30,773,246 $18,317, xx $13,227,501 As of March 31, 2022 13 millions cash on hand. I wonder how a retired police officer get this amount of money or isa billionaire helping, to much promises and once in office, if I see you I don't remember you