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August 9, 2017

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New Polish Your Shoes Properly Video

Introducing The Shoe Snob’s video guide on how to Polish Your Shoes Properly.

All products used can be purchased from The Shoe Snob Shop. Any questions please feel free to post in the comments below…

Justin, “The Shoe Snob”

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  • Thank you, this is the best video tutorial for shoe shining that I have seen. Major improvement. Extra points for the comprehensive steps, and for the quality of picture.

    • TheShoeSnob

      Thank you Mark!

  • Razibus

    Thank you very much for this video ! I do agree with markpotato, it is the best video ever for shoe shining.
    I have a question for you since you use a color cream before using wax. I thought it made difficult for the wax to stick on the shoe. Is that correct ?

    • TheShoeSnob

      thank you. As per your question, no not if you allow it to sit into the leather and then brush it out

  • NOCHnoch

    Bravo JFP this is excellent. Do you have any tips for brogueing? I find that the holes (especially on the toe) end up getting clogged with wax.

    • TheShoeSnob

      yes, when putting your fingers down, always place them on the smooth part of the leather and then go over the brogueing…and don’t use too much polish

  • Umberto Sconfienza

    May I ask you were it is possible to buy that leather apron that you wear in the video?

    • TheShoeSnob

      unfortunately it was custom made and I cannot get the info in regards to the man that made it. Apparently he was a very old artisan who did it as a favor….

  • Feryll

    Thanks for the video.
    From then on will you apply only wax the next time you polish the shoes ?

    • TheShoeSnob

      depends really….normally I will always use a bit of mink oil as to not build up too much wax without conditioning…

  • NOCHnoch

    Thanks JFP! This is great stuff.

    Quick question: How do you avoid filling up the toe perfs (brogueing etc) with polish? I always end up having to pick it out with a paperclip and it’s a huge pain.

    • TheShoeSnob

      see a few answer below who also asked the same question…glad that you enjoyed it

  • John

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsx38_s3Mnc

    Hi Justin, can you explain the phenomenon witnessed in this video? How does he manage to SHINE the pair of shoes in such a short period of time?

    • NOCHnoch

      Editing. And the shoe was pretty shiny to begin with.

    • TheShoeSnob

      phenomenon? which one was that? The shoes were already clean and while I really like the video I can’t say that the shoes were not that shiny at the end….

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