Proper leather shoes

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nick_h.

Can anyone do a mirror shine (aka glaçage) to this standard? I can't. This is by someone who works in a Geneva shoe shop.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BgjQG95gITT/

I've been watching youtube experts. They all have different methods. Some use a cloth, others use fingertips. Some use ice water, others use warm water. There's even a guy who uses water with rubbing alcohol in it. But he's American, so there's nothing he can teach the English about shoes.

One day I would like to try the molten beeswax method used by Guards regiments.

How it's done: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10158910936410615

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TGR in reply to @nick_h.

It’s done with practice, patience, the correct polish and cloths. It’s not overly easy to begin with but, as with everything, practice makes perfect. It also helps to have decent leather to begin with.

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nick_h. in reply to @TGR

I was good at it in the air cadets, when I used a cloth. But now I can't make a cloth work. Must try harder.

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