I haven't shined shoes in a long time, but when I did, it was just with a little tin of polish and an old rag (towel or old tshirt). What I did was just to rub the polish on well, wait a little while, then buff it back off with a clean cloth. If you need a high shine polish on top of that, you can get a shine-polish sponge. Or, in a pinch, use vaseline or similar product (got nasty tasting clear lipbalm?). I used to set them up sort of assembly line, so by the time I finished putting polish on the last pair, the first were ready to buff.
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Date: 2008-10-22 09:22 pm (UTC)I haven't shined shoes in a long time, but when I did, it was just with a little tin of polish and an old rag (towel or old tshirt). What I did was just to rub the polish on well, wait a little while, then buff it back off with a clean cloth. If you need a high shine polish on top of that, you can get a shine-polish sponge. Or, in a pinch, use vaseline or similar product (got nasty tasting clear lipbalm?). I used to set them up sort of assembly line, so by the time I finished putting polish on the last pair, the first were ready to buff.