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Old 11-26-07, 10:58   #12 (permalink)
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Re: Shoe Polishing - recommendations, process, tips, tricks???

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DJ_JonnyV- One of the great things about better shoes is that you *can* do rebuilds

bert31- On the differences between pastes and creams, different techniques probably explain a lot. I learned what I do by watching the guys do my shoes every Friday at the local shine parlor back in the day and they were using the same Kiwi paste. After a zillion tries at doing what they did, I finally got it right
Hmmm, the next time I am in Stuebenville, I may ask if I can swing by for a demonstration.

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You and I seem to have a lot in common on this stuff...I wear Hickey and Oxxford, no Italian stuff for me either. And I too prefer my AE shoes over all my others and yeah, I saw that on their website about carnauba!

Very, very good quality suits there. If I still had a job which required wear suits daily, I would probably splurge for a Hickey Freeman or an Oxxford or possibly even a Baker (another great quality suit). But since I only where a suit 8-10 times a year, I stick with my old Hartz Schaffner Marx's.