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JasonC8301 · 12-28-08, 10:48

I also sense an Accumulator post coming, lol.

I use plain old Kiwi and an applicator brush (Kiwi polish applicator) let it dry, then come back and brush it off with a Kiwi shoe brush (the brush and applicator are horsehair I believe.) This is the routine I follow for my black Danner Acadia combat boots. I could spit shine these but don't due to them being field boots. I make sure to get into the area between the leather and the soles. The name for that gap evades me right now but its the small details that sets a well taken care of shoe apart from just a so so one.

What type of shoes did you received? A picture can help because some shoes look out of place with a shine on them.

bert31 - Send me your shoes and I'll spit shine them for you. On casual shoes/boots I follow the basic method (apply polish, let dry, brush off, maybe come back around with a polish cloth), on dress shoes with smooth leather, I spit shine them. The end result is a shiny pair of shoes, almost to the point of looking like patent leather.

A whole thread on spit shining in this forum,
How do you polish leather boots to a mirror shine?

Shoe polishing from an earlier thread, good reads

Shoe Polishing - recommendations, process, tips, tricks???

I second bert31 and the shoe trees! I don't use the JM ones but have Alden's that my Allen Edmond shoes rest on. My Cole Haan shoes have cheap bed, bath, and beyond ones. I can't comment on the JM shoe trees but the Aldens are nice and are much better built than the BB&B ones. Well the Aldens were like $30, and the BB&B ones were $10. I would say it all depends on the shoes. From now on basically all my shoe purchases will be Allen Edmonds/Alden/Santoni/Ferragamo rested on Alden trees. The Cole Haan shoes I have are decent (not their handcrafted in Italy line but the ones made in India for Macys) but I can tell a difference between those and the nicer shoes I have.

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JasonC8301 P-I-M-P JasonC8301 is offline Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 2,413 Contact:	Re: How to care for new leather shoes? I also sense an Accumulator post coming, lol. I use plain old Kiwi and an applicator brush (Kiwi polish applicator) let it dry, then come back and brush it off with a Kiwi shoe brush (the brush and applicator are horsehair I believe.) This is the routine I follow for my black Danner Acadia combat boots. I could spit shine these but don't due to them being field boots. I make sure to get into the area between the leather and the soles. The name for that gap evades me right now but its the small details that sets a well taken care of shoe apart from just a so so one. What type of shoes did you received? A picture can help because some shoes look out of place with a shine on them. bert31 - Send me your shoes and I'll spit shine them for you. On casual shoes/boots I follow the basic method (apply polish, let dry, brush off, maybe come back around with a polish cloth), on dress shoes with smooth leather, I spit shine them. The end result is a shiny pair of shoes, almost to the point of looking like patent leather. A whole thread on spit shining in this forum, How do you polish leather boots to a mirror shine? Shoe polishing from an earlier thread, good reads Shoe Polishing - recommendations, process, tips, tricks??? I second bert31 and the shoe trees! I don't use the JM ones but have Alden's that my Allen Edmond shoes rest on. My Cole Haan shoes have cheap bed, bath, and beyond ones. I can't comment on the JM shoe trees but the Aldens are nice and are much better built than the BB&B ones. Well the Aldens were like $30, and the BB&B ones were $10. I would say it all depends on the shoes. From now on basically all my shoe purchases will be Allen Edmonds/Alden/Santoni/Ferragamo rested on Alden trees. The Cole Haan shoes I have are decent (not their handcrafted in Italy line but the ones made in India for Macys) but I can tell a difference between those and the nicer shoes I have. __________________ I have been had it, lol...