tell me about shoe shining!

adelphe
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:35:41 +0000

Don’t use the Kiwi sponge. It’s just bad.

My favorite way of getting a good shine involved a hair dryer. Put on a good layer or two of kiwi parade gloss polish with a sponge applicator, then point the blow dryer at it for just a few seconds, until it starts looking a bit melty, then shine with an old cotton shirt soaked in COLD water. Repeat once or twice, and your shoes will be perfect. Make sure you don’t hold the blowdryer on them too long, though, or you might scorch the polish into the leather, which leaves random dull spots.
I usually dip an old toothbrush in the polish and rub around the crevices and the edges of the shoes, so they look cleaner. Easier than edge dressing.

Building up a good base layer is important to keeping your shoes and boots clean and shiny. Some of the funniest bonding moments I’ve had have been at “boot shining parties” I had with my sister nULLs.