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Cheers for the detailed response. It's generally been apply polish and then buff off a few minutes later so will try applying and then giving it a day or two before buffing.
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Yea I generally sit down and if I’m polishing them, it’s use a tiny bit of wax, as little as possible and spend a good 20-30 mins working it into the shoe until it is just a pale sheen on top. Then work on the second shoe. By the time the second shoe is finished the first is ready for polishing, and same again for second shoe polishing. But many would say you should apply the polish and leave overnight to totally dry before buffing.
pdlouche
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.