@@TrentonHeath i have found a way to clean and restore the shine after wearing them. just apply peckard leather conditioner, light coat, let it sit a little bit and wipe it off with a cloth. back to the same shine as before wearing them and it only takes 2 minutes.
Trenton, you and your brother have a wonderful attitude and relaxed presentation style. I really do enjoy watching and learning from the experts. Finally, you carry top quality products in your Potter & Sons website and it is very easy to navigate the process. Bottom line is that you have a great site, presentation, and store - keep up the great work. My only problem is that Salt Lake City, UT is a long way from where y’all are from!
A wonderful Job Trenton. Once again, I want to compliment you on the music. It’s just the right sort of music that does not distract from your voice and compliments the material and is at the perfect level that if your not into music backgrounds it’s easy to forget its playing. I wish RU-vid would use your video as an example to other RU-vid channels on how to do it! Lastly, I’m a bit of a watch nerd and love the look of the one you are wearing in this one. Could you share details about it please, it looks like the perfect all round watch suitable for every occasion. All the best from a Brit in Vienna!
Ahhh, the memories. When I was little, it was my job to shine my daddy's shoes on Saturday night before church on Sundays. We didn't have conditioner or cream but you bet I could raise a nice shine with the retail store shoe polish. Thanks for memories and yes, I used one of Daddy's old tee shirts too :))
I have fond memories of my teenage years in the late 1970's, when us girls were in competition with the boys to see who could arrive at school with the shiniest shoes. Girls won! Our secret weapon - old pantyhose, rolled up into a firm ball. You could buff up your shoes to a good shine in no time!
When I served in the Army as an MP (black boot era), we were required to have a "spit" shine on the toes of our boots. We would actually melt black kiwi polish on the boot with a lighter. Probably horrible for the leather but man what a shine. We'd then use a little water on a rag (not spit) with kiwi to bring out that mirror shine. We'd often work on our boots while watching TV - or while in basic just sitting in a circle and talking about life. Thanks for the memory.
This and polishing silver flatware are great activities for when you are watching a football game on television. I like your relaxed and thorough approach to the whole exercise of shoe care. Keep up the good work.
When you shine those shoes again after 2 months, do you remove the old wax or just shine on top of the existing wax. How many shines before you strip all the wax and polish and start a new shine layer. Would be interesting if you talked about that in a video Thanks.
Takes me back to the hours spent on my "Best boots" in the military, one coat of Kiwi, one coat of beeswax, blast with the heat gun, one coat of parade gloss repeat ad infinitum........we called it Bulling
Great video and technique. Absolutely loved how you gave Preston his props in sharing his tip on blue wax on black leather shoes. I’ too learned that from Mr Soto himself and have absolutely loved said results! Class acts all-around, Gents.
I think back in the eighties during Basic we were hounded to have a boot that shined. There were a few characters that could achieve it. Personally I couldn't the best was a Hershey bar shine.
Wish I had seen this when I was in basic training. We had to spit shine our boots every day. And it sure does take hours. All we had was quewie wax. We would light it on fire for one minute. Then put it out and go at our boots. Shiney enough to see up skirts. Man those were great days.
I do not have nor can I afford high end shoes but I do find this channel very very interesting. My question to you is, can you put to much conditioner on your shoes? Great channel and great work.
I can remember sitting at the end of my bunk after lights out in basic training shining my boot toes to a mirror finish. Sitting there with my flashlight propped up on my shoulder, my can of Kiwi with a little water in the lid, polishing them with a cotton ball. Then I hit my first duty station- I worked on airplanes, and at that point my toes looked like I shined them with a Hershey Bar and a brick. I had my first pair of Corofram jungle jump boots custom made in the Philippines for $30, and never polished my old leather Basic Training boots again.
What an incredible job! Those shoes appear to have been very well-kept already, which I'm sure both helped you tremendously and put more pressure on you to go above and beyond.
Hi first of all I'm not in any case a leather shoe expert but i do appreciate quality leather shoes mostly because they last for years if cared for properly. I have a some what dumb question. Whats the difference between leather conditioner and say those KIWI brand shoe polish?
Great tips. My daughter is in the navy Sea cadets here in the UK. We always have trouble 'bulling' her boots to a parade shine previously just using Polish for hours and hours. Went and got similar products you suggested and in half the time got twice the shine! Brilliant. Thank you
When I was in the army I'd apply the wax, heat it with a lighter on the boot, and buff it in with a wet cotton ball. Is there any benefit to heating the wax with these shoes and waxes? I'd assume no because its a much better wax then our old black Kiwi parade gloss.
With my time in the Irish Guards we mostly used a Selvyt cloth (Diamond duster cloth) and Kiwi black shoe polish to bull our Ammo boots and No2 Dress shoes. For the Queens guards and Inspections . Before you use a brand new Selvyt cloth give it a couple of washes in the washing machine .
I have a pair of Crockett & Jones that have seen better days. Are these a shoe commonly seen? Mine are probably from the 1950s and are a very heavy duty shoe.
What do you guys think about the redwing vs Thursday brands in terms of quality? Edit: I live the channel, you give a lot of useful information and tips, I’ve learned a lot from you guys. Thanks!
When i was in the Army, we were taught how to shine our boots like that and better with just a yellow duster and black boot polish. Commonly known as "spit and polish". They come up like glass.
Well i can see from your videos that i have never owned a quality pair of shoes...maybe one day i will. I wish i had seen this video 30 years ago...it might have saved me few hundred push-ups. lol
WOOWW REALLY GREAT SHINE Looks like a Patent leather in the cap toe!!! How would you protect that mirror shine after used or how often it has to be done to keep it???? Please make a video about this!!! Would be Interesting!!
Yep...navy wax, thin coat, makes black blacker. Also, very cold (ice cube) water for the mirror coats works very well. Love the mirror finish on cap toe oxfords.
Fantastic job of cleaning and polishing beautiful shoes. I always learn a lot from your videos, even though I've been polishing shoes more years than you have been alive. Best RU-vid channel.
Reminds me of my days in the US Army when we had to shine our boots..I hear its no longer the case....I believe in doing 2 x things everyday before i start my day..thats dress my bed and shine my shoes
You would have done well in the Army. My old brigade commander, who was a major stickler on shined boots and shoes, would have been impressed. Those shoes look beautiful.
Huh, in the Army we just called this a "spit shine". Amazingly enough, the Army didn't teach us how to do that insane lacing job though, lol. In any event, I love watching your videos (mainly the repair videos).
will you do a video on taking care of ladies leather hand bags.. I'm a Dooney and Burke girl and I want them to stay nice.. I bought Apple leather care... but either my application is off.. or I need another product. thanks.
If you use a good conditioner like saphir you wont need to condition it that often maybe once a month. If you use cream and wax and use your shoes multiple times a week youll probably want to conditon them and will need to care for them more because the wax will crack and not look as good.
God Is In The Details Completely depends upon how often you wear them. You definitely can’t hurt the leather by applying a good conditioner often. If you’re wearing them once a week, then applying it once a month would work.
This is a dumb question: If my shoe already has wax on it, can I use conditioner and shoe cream next time I do quick maintenance? I assume I should strip the wax first, but I know you don't recommend stripping the wax and cream with solution and soap every time. Also I use a vinegar water solution? Sounds good?
Hi, Terry! Not a dumb question at all. If you have a deep shine such as this one (layers and layers of built up wax), conditioners and creams aren’t going to penetrate it. As we always say, you should ONLY have a built up shine on the toes and perhaps the heels; therefore, the remainder of your shoe should still be conditioned regularly. Maybe a couple of times a year, strip off the built up wax on your toes/heels, condition the leather and then build the shine back up. As for the rest of the shoe, condition and use cream regularly in order to keep those flex points hydrated. As for the water/vinegar solution, if it’s doing a good job on your shoes, keep it up. Water/vinegar do a great job removing salt stains as well.
I've never been in the military, but, I can give my duty boots the "wet look" using a can of kiwi or Lincoln. I don't use parade gloss either. Much easier to get a shine on those kinds of shoes than what I deal with.
I would definitly put on the shoelace to show the end product, in order to create a beautiful picture in the end, and to demonstrate to the viewers a significant transformation. Oh , and guys don't forget to keep the camera focused on for several seconds on your end product, the process is for sure captivating but its all about the end product , that's what stays in the mind of your audience.
William Handy thank you very much for watching our videos. We prefer to us Saphire creams on our heel blocks and around soles. It’s great for the leather. Unless you have fading or scratches, the neutral will be fine on all of your shoes.
I miss Patton leather boots in the military, it was an escape to put a mirror gloss on the toe and heel caps.. Kiwi black, water, and cotton balls for hours on my inspection boots, it had a zen like feel
👍Very nice. 😍 Thanks.💞 🤔I was just thinking that cobblers must hace really good immune systems because they touch so many dirty shoes. The bottoms if shoes touch some pretty nasty surfaces (the ground, bathroom floors etc). I wonder if cobblers have one of those (blue light) disinfectant machines to place shoes before working on them. 🤔
Shining your shoes is not vain or vanity, when your best foot goes forward you will see heaven upon the earth! and heaven is being reflected into all that see.
Great video. I currently only use shoe creme for basic polish and leather conditioner from Saphir. Should I be using saddle soap as well? Or is this for those that are using wax?
Taking Preston’s advice, I mirror shined my black Park Aves last night using Saphir navy blue cream and Saphir navy blue wax. They came out great! The one thing is that gives me OCD is the transition from the mirror shined cap toe to the not so shiny vamp. I know you shouldn’t put too much wax on the vamp, though. Maybe add more cream?
BlaZe iT hm no real rule I would say. I mostly brush them off after wear and when it “feels” right, I shine them. Depends also where I have been with them.. I don’t condition them with soap that often, only when they got really dirty and it has been some time since I saddle soaped them. But I want to hear what others do also. Maybe I don’t do it that often and it’s wrong..
Just on a side note, it's Paaht duh lux, not paahtay di lux. And also 'Medi dor', not muhdal dior. I can't stop watching these video's, you guys are awesome. I learned so much. Hats off and thanks for sharing your craft and trade!
Wax and water, red for a deeper shine on black shoes, never ever use parade gloss. never use brushes, cotton pads or sylvet cloth. Layer it up and occasionally fireshine (Ex-UK Army)
Careful, ladies in dresses, for men in shiney shoe tips! Wolves will whistle and howl. Hahaha just messin about. Well done, sir, on keeping gentlemen looking sharp!
Fifty years ago shined by shoes and boots in the Navy. In those days none of the fancy stuff of today Lincoln was shoe wax of choice. I always used my fingers to put on wax it seemed to work better than a rag until you wanted the shine to show. We also used a lot more water during the shine. Never got tagged for a poor shine. Great show guys, very good craftsman ship
