Show Off Your Shine!

[Jmeyers]

Looking forward to your post!

The park aves haven’t made it out yet.

Last night I BATTLED with my brown fifth street boots while watching episode 8- last Jedi with my wife.

Man- it really did not go as planned. So much to say I will not be posting and pictures. It was a mess.

[Shade]

The park aves haven’t made it out yet.

Last night I BATTLED with my brown fifth street boots while watching episode 8- last Jedi with my wife.

Man- it really did not go as planned. So much to say I will not be posting and pictures. It was a mess.

Sorry, that you had to watch that movie.

[Jmeyers]

Sorry, that you had to watch that movie.

Just throwing your namesake I see.


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[mebejoseph]

Thank you.
Saphir mirror gloss and a lot of practice is the key.

Adding another throwback today, EG Berkeleys in dark oak:

Wow. I have the Sphir mirror gloss products and still haven't gotten the knack for a shine like that.

[kbaskim]

I apply the mirror gloss in thin layers using my finger, the body heat will help making the wax soft. then I buff it off with a fine soft cotton cloth in small circular motions using just a drop of water. You should not feel any resistance from the wax, if you do just add a second drop of water.

[mebejoseph]

I apply the mirror gloss in thin layers using my finger, the body heat will help making the wax soft. then I buff it off with a fine soft cotton cloth in small circular motions using just a drop of water. You should not feel any resistance from the wax, if you do just add a second drop of water.

Okay, I'm try it that way. Thanks

[ianr]

Kudos to everyone showing a job well done, especially the obvious hard work on some of these.

I don't spend 5 hours doing this. I would like a perfect shine, but I don't have the patience.

Here are some pictures of some shoes I had written off because I got tired of the style but then wanted to wear again. From dull with zero shine, what they looked like wet after 45 minutes, and what they looked like dry outside a few hours later. I only did the caps and have yet to work on anything else.

My technique is a cotton cloth around fingers, spray water mist over cloth, little bit of polish, switch shoes, repeat until I get tired of it. After it is all dried, I use an old pair of nylons to lightly buff out any remaining fog.

I respect anyone that goes through the additional effort to create the full wax layer.

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[mebejoseph]

[MENTION=14805]ianr[/MENTION] Very nice, thanks for sharing.

One thing I've read/learned is that for that mirror gloss, you just want it on the toes/caps--if you put it other places where the shoe bends with your foot and such, it looks discolored when it starts to crack. So, I think you've got the right approach.

[ianr]

[MENTION=14805]ianr[/MENTION] Very nice, thanks for sharing.

One thing I've read/learned is that for that mirror gloss, you just want it on the toes/caps--if you put it other places where the shoe bends with your foot and such, it looks discolored when it starts to crack. So, I think you've got the right approach.

I also do the heels. I would only caution that the heels need a bit to dry as the back of trousers can brush this area... After a dry cleaning bill, I only use "clear" wax polish on the heels.

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[armedferret]

Resurrecting the thread with a resurrection of my AE Sturgis, of sorts. A year's worth of muddy range days, some very good fortune in the form of a highly successful hunting season, and some rather not-so-great fortune in the form of cleaning up the mess left behind by a tree that fell and trashed my deck, killed my beloved grill, broke a kitchen window, killed some siding, and borked my roof. Twas a royal mess. Pine too, so sap worse than Clark W. Griswold got when he unleashed the Griswold family Christmas tree.

Anywho. Should be pretty obvious which is the before and which is the after. :P


Sturgis Before by Armed Ferret, on Flickr


Sturgis After by Armed Ferret, on Flickr

[mebejoseph]

Wow! Great job. And they show a lot of great character, even after the clean-up.

I've been too busy at work and such the last couple of months, so I my shoe-shine time has been limited to maintenance, rather than putting on great shines. And that's why I haven't posted any photos on here for a while.

[DocDave]

Wow. Nice looking boot!

[armedferret]

Wow. Nice looking boot!

Yep. Shame they decided to start selling tattooed boots instead. :\

Caleres would probably run AE better if they took one of those monkeys that gets amorous around footballs my old First Sergeant compared us to, and put IT in charge....

[mebejoseph]

Resurrecting the thread with a resurrection of my AE Sturgis, of sorts. A year's worth of muddy range days, some very good fortune in the form of a highly successful hunting season, and some rather not-so-great fortune in the form of cleaning up the mess left behind by a tree that fell and trashed my deck, killed my beloved grill, broke a kitchen window, killed some siding, and borked my roof. Twas a royal mess. Pine too, so sap worse than Clark W. Griswold got when he unleashed the Griswold family Christmas tree.

Wow. Nice looking boot!

Yep. Shame they decided to start selling tattooed boots instead. :\

Caleres would probably run AE better if they took one of those monkeys that gets amorous around footballs my old First Sergeant compared us to, and put IT in charge....

Apparently AE discontinued that model, eh?

I've got no complaint with AE if they want to sell ugly shoes in addition to great shoes. Too bad they discontinued the Sturgis--it is a good looking boot, I agree.

[armedferret]

Apparently AE discontinued that model, eh?

I've got no complaint with AE if they want to sell ugly shoes in addition to great shoes. Too bad they discontinued the Sturgis--it is a good looking boot, I agree.

They've been discontinuing great models left and right (Shaker Heights, Normandy). They also did away with a LOT of sizing options. Take shell Strands for instance. You can get my size, 9.5, in AA, A, C, D, and a boatload of E widths. But they got rid of B widths for some reason. So now I will never be able to own shell strands.

They've also been moving more and more shoes to being produced in Dominican Republic, instead of Wisconsin. They've even introduced cemented shoes "imported" (little to no detail on where they're made) for the same price as their GYW Port Washington lines. Absolutely ridiculous.

Make no mistake, if Caleres keeps going this direction, they're going to destroy AE the way they did so with several other previous heritage American-made brands. I hope it doesn't happen.