Office Leather Shoes Care

mr1974

Seakay wrote: »

Kiwi Parade Gloss is great for a high shine. You put the polish on with a (very slightly) damp cloth and then use a brush to take off and a duster for final polish. They will gleam!

Thanks - however I think the "Dark Tan" variety I have is for Dark Brown leather, rather than my boot's black leather.
I see online there is a "BLACK/NOIR" variety, but that is not what I have.

So that I understand the tools of the trade better:
Cloth -> Any cotton piece of cloth, even recyce from old cotton t-shirts / towels.
Brush -> what type exactly? There are soo many.
Duster -> Microfibre duster?

Thanks
MR

mr1974

mr1974 wrote: »

Thanks - however I think the "Dark Tan" variety I have is for Dark Brown leather, rather than my boot's black leather.
I see online there is a "BLACK/NOIR" variety, but that is not what I have.

Thanks
MR

In the end I bought 2 of these for £1 in Poundland.

Upon double checking online, I could now find any image matching the one I bought.

It makes me think that perhaps these Poundland tins are fake.

Any thought?
MR

mattyoung1990

mr1974 wrote: »

Thanks - however I think the "Dark Tan" variety I have is for Dark Brown leather, rather than my boot's black leather.
I see online there is a "BLACK/NOIR" variety, but that is not what I have.

That's how I understand it. The tan variety is for brown shoes, so even if it's dark tan I probably wouldn't use it on my black shoes.

mr1974

mattyoung1990 wrote: »

That's how I understand it. The tan variety is for brown shoes, so even if it's dark tan I probably wouldn't use it on my black shoes.

OK so now I have a pair of medium quality, black leather Jones the Bootmakers boots, covered with the wrong Kiwi tin...

Grr....

While I try and work out how to recover them (shoe-shop visit?) I got myself a pair of new Clarks, my favorites.
I want to make sure I start on the right here - do I need to do *anything* to the shoes before a first wear? I put some wooden stretcher in them and am keeping them with paper in the box while I don't use them.

Any "cream" application needed?

Thanks
MR

Austin_Allegro

mr1974 wrote: »

OK so now I have a pair of medium quality, black leather Jones the Bootmakers boots, covered with the wrong Kiwi tin...

Grr....

While I try and work out how to recover them (shoe-shop visit?) I got myself a pair of new Clarks, my favorites.
I want to make sure I start on the right here - do I need to do *anything* to the shoes before a first wear? I put some wooden stretcher in them and am keeping them with paper in the box while I don't use them.

Any "cream" application needed?

Thanks
MR

No you don't need to do anything. Be aware though that a pair of good shoes sometimes need to be 'broken in' a few times before they become comfortable, so don't wear them for a very long walk just yet. I find wearing two pairs of socks helps stop any chafing you might get.

BitterAndTwisted

Black leather shoes or boots cleaned with dark brown polish probably won't make any difference unless you use it long-term. Just keep with the black polish from now on and if they get soaking-wet stuff them with newspaper until they've dried out completely. Then re-polish. The worst mistake is to wear them every day

With a bit of care they could last you for decades.


As for the newest ones, you could use a bit of leather stretcher solution if they're tight. I understand if they chafe putting some petrolium jelly on your foot where they rub can help until your feet get used to them.

mr1974

mr1974 wrote: »

Thanks - however I think the "Dark Tan" variety I have is for Dark Brown leather, rather than my boot's black leather.
I see online there is a "BLACK/NOIR" variety, but that is not what I have.

So that I understand the tools of the trade better:
Cloth -> Any cotton piece of cloth, even recyce from old cotton t-shirts / towels.
Brush -> what type exactly? There are soo many.
Duster -> Microfibre duster?

Thanks
MR

I found an excellent tutorial here that seems to answer all my questions above, and more.
MR

meritaten

a tip my old nan taught me - rub the shoes all over with a coating of shoe polish - leave overnight. next morning buff with a pair of old cotton knickers - or an old T-shirt, you will get a high gloss for the minimum of effort as most of the polish will have soaked into the leather giving them extra protection against the wet too.

Floss

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