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Are you leaving them long enough for the moisture in the cream/polish to have evaporated? You should polish with the brush when it has sat for some time to dry, and the shoes shouldn’t have been worn that day or your foot sweat will still be in the leather too.
It’s all about having the absolute minimum polish that has been brushed and buffed hard and then lighter and lighter. Anything matted is usually too damp or too much polish.
Cream will give a shine but not a high polish, and if you put polish on top of cream you should wait a few days for above reasons.
Don’t apply anything else, leave them a few days and then go to town with a good brush. Then finish with a strip of old tshirt.
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I've been using Timpson's cobblers cream to revive some (brown) boots but I need to give them a bit more of a shine now. I don't want them super glossy but last time I polished them (kiwi polish I think) they ended up more matte than anything. Went with my usual technique of brushing it on, buffing with another brush and then a final buff with a rag but didn't seem to have great results.
Any suggestions on polish or technique?