I have an older pair of black dress shoes that are in serious need of some TLC. Is there any special shoe polish that is generally recommended? I also recently bought a pair of the Stafford wingtip boots. I saw the Dappered post on the black shoe polish for the Staffords and thought about trying this with the polish as well. For anyone who tried this, did you put anything on the boots before you polished them?
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@heister I do not have anything! I believe this might be a smart investment. The week I got the boots I walked about 30 blocks in the snow (uphill both ways) and the tops started to break in and crease. Unfortunately because of the moisture, a sort of air bubble formed on one of the shoes. Could the saddle soap help improve something like this? Or are inexpensive shoes inexpensive for reasons like this?
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Originally posted by RMac View PostI have an older pair of black dress shoes that are in serious need of some TLC. Is there any special shoe polish that is generally recommended? I also recently bought a pair of the Stafford wingtip boots. I saw the Dappered post on the black shoe polish for the Staffords and thought about trying this with the polish as well. For anyone who tried this, did you put anything on the boots before you polished them?
Which leads me to what Joe did with his Staffords. I don't know the nicest way to say this, but in my opinion, he didn't do such great job with them. Don't use a dauber, use an old t-shirt. With a dauber, unless you really know what you're doing, you'll end up using entirely too much polish/cream, which is exactly what seems to have happened with Joe. On each application you should barely be able to see the polish. Then buff. Repeat this process many times on the areas you want to darken and you'll get a much more natural effect than Joe did.
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I've actually started looking at other Wingtips (Like the McAllisters, man those are sharp) and all of them seem to have that shiny, super smooth toe. I thought it was just because the boots were cheap, but I guess that just comes with the territory. I think I will just polish my black dress shoes and leave the Stafford boots alone for now. Thanks for your help though!
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Originally posted by heister View PostIf you do not have any shoe care products currently, and would like to get some high quality products at a great price (respective to the products retail) check out the polished box on bespokepost, i know some guys on here have a thread linking to their referral link. The kit is nice and has everything one would need to get started. Only thing in addition I would recommend is a good quality saddle soap, great for working the wrinkles out as well as to use between polishes. Lastly invest in some cedar shoe trees to help your shoes keep their shape and they also keep bugs out of your shoes.
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Originally posted by RMac View PostI've actually started looking at other Wingtips (Like the McAllisters, man those are sharp) and all of them seem to have that shiny, super smooth toe. I thought it was just because the boots were cheap, but I guess that just comes with the territory. I think I will just polish my black dress shoes and leave the Stafford boots alone for now. Thanks for your help though!
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Originally posted by RMac View PostI've actually started looking at other Wingtips (Like the McAllisters, man those are sharp) and all of them seem to have that shiny, super smooth toe. I thought it was just because the boots were cheap, but I guess that just comes with the territory. I think I will just polish my black dress shoes and leave the Stafford boots alone for now. Thanks for your help though!
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