The right way to polish men's leather shoes
Do you know how important shoes are to us? Although it is so small but its effects are not small at all. It helps to protect your feet and make your style. People can spend a large amount of money to buy yourself a pair of high-end men's shoes so they always focus on preserving and renewing their new leather shoes.
When using shoes for a while, your leather shoes are often stained, dusty, and discolored. So, you need to learn how to polish shoes to equip yourself with skills including cleaning and renewing shoes often.
1. For rough skin, slippery skin, glossy skin
The first step is to prepare yourself the following tools:
- A clean cloth or an old T-shirt
- A brush (can use toothbrush)
- Shoe polish is cream or wax (same color with shoe color)
- A very soft cloth
- Grease
Note: There are two different types of shoe polish: cream and wax form
- Cream polish will make the leather softer and smoother, avoiding creasing on the shoe.
- Diluted wax polish can help keep your shoes from getting wet, reduce the chance of damage due to environmental factors. You should use both types of shoe polish so that your shoes are best protected.
How to polish the shoe
Remember to unplug the shoe before shoeing. This will help you easily polish your shoes without missing any details. Also, you should pay more attention to the tip of the shoe, because this is a common spot and is overlooked when you polish.
Let the shoes dry, then use the canvas brush on the shoe. For best results, use brushes with a short and bristle brush. You also need to make sure that the brush is clean, so as not to scratch the shoes. Regularly polish to the shoe, especially in places where cracks focus on such as shoe toe. After the polishing is done, put the shoe aside and continue with the other shoe.
After you have finished shoeing, use another brush that has a softer coat to clean your shoes and remove excess shoe polish. If possible, you should prepare different brushes for different shoes to avoid discoloration due to different shoe polish (because each shoe color requires a different color of shoe polish). Your brushing should also be thorough with moderate and decisive speed. Using the force of the wrist to control the brush creates heat that will make your shoes look shiny.
Attention:
- For all shiny leather shoes, do not expose it to direct sunlight and high temperatures.
- You can use a drying machine at low temperature until the shoes are nearly dry and let them dry by themselves.
When your shoes get wet, rinse them and put some pieces of papers in your shoes so they can absorb moisture and keep them in shape.
Please follow the instructions on how to make leather shoes will help your shoes new and shiny.
Good luck !!