Shoe Polish and Leather Care Blog

In this video, Pure Polish Owner Andy breaks down the details on High Shine Wax Shoe Polish. What it's used for, what types of footwear its recommended to be used on, and what it isn't.

Andy also gives a brief demonstration on a pair of Italian leather split-toe derbies, where he adds two layers of High Shine, and achieves a nice reflective shine in short time, to both the toe and heel quarters.

It can feel tragic when you break your beautiful mirror shine on your leather dress shoes. Especially after you spent so long building and perfecting it, all the way up from the base leather. However, there are some shortcuts to fixing it, that take much less time than the initial process that's required for the build-up. 

In this video, Andy demonstrates one of those techniques, using the fresh underlying layer of solvent on a tin of High Shine Paste/Wax Polish. 

Here are some of the top social media posts using Pure Polish Products from the week of June 15-21, 2020.

 

Shell Cordovan is an amazing material. It responds very differently to products than standard calfskin leather. In fact, we often just recommend a damp wipe-down, brushing, and some Neutral Cream Polish, to keep your shell in good shape, most of the time. This allows it to develop a natural patina or fade, and still stay protected.

However, every once in a while, we want to mirror shine our shoes, or add some additional protection. Today was one of those times.

Polishing grain leather is not an easy thing. Caring for the leather care be quite straight forward – keep it conditioned with Conditioner, protected with Cream, and add some scuff protection on the toes and heels with Paste/Wax Polish. But, getting that magic mirror shine or even a nice quality high shine, can sometimes be elusive.

Grain leather has more texture, it's grainy (by definition), and rubbing stiff waxes across grain can be challenging.

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I decided to pair my Allen Edmonds Margate Derbies with some Raleigh Denim Workshop Raw Denim jeans, and Nautica socks with a little orange highlight (it's Fall, after all).

Used: Walnut Cream Polish, High Shine Paste/Wax.

8 minute how-to video going in-depth on routine shoe shine and care for black men's dress shoes, using Pure Polish Black Cream Polish on some vintage Crockett & Jones two-eyelet derbies. Descriptions of why you do each step, what to look for, and what to avoid.