August 31, 2012

Shine Your Shoes in 3 Steps

Shining your shoes is an extremely easy way to dress up your suit going into a business meeting, or make a great first impression out on a date.

Items you will need:
- shoeshine and polish brush
- buffing cloths
- shoehorn
- brown or black polish
- all purpose leather cleaner and conditioner

Give Them a Quick Shine:

1. Clean your shoes so that they are free of any dirt and dust that may be on them.  This will help to ensure that you have the best substrate to work with.  Dry them with a cloth, but ensure not to scratch them at all.

2. Spread on polish as if you were waxing a car.  Make sure that it goes on evenly and gets worked into all the cracks and crevices of the shoe.  Let it sit for about 15 - 20 minutes before using a shoe shine brush to wipe it off. 

3. Use the buffing cloths to give your shoes the shine that they really need.  Small, quick, circular strokes seem to do really well.

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