How To Shine Shoes
I’m sure every WIFE wants to send their darling husband off to work in style. So what better time then now to learn how to shine your husband’s shoes. I’m sure He’ll be delighted the next time he goes to lace up a pair and is surprised by how they sparkle. There are a lot of opinions when it comes to the best way to shine a shoe and everyone has their own unique twist. The process below is a simple one that many military bases use. – THE WIFE.
Step 1: Find an old towel or newspaper to spread over the area you will be working on. Shoe polish has an uncanny ability to get smeared everywhere even when you’re being extremely careful…and it’s really hard to get out of carpet.
Step 2: Clean the dust and dirt off your boots with a horsehair shine brush or damp rag. If you must get your boots a little wet to clean them off, allow them time to dry before applying the polish.
Step 3: Cover the entire shoe with a generous amount of polish, using your shoe polish brush, Be sure to match the color of the polish to your shoe as closely as possible. Make sure you get down in the seams of the shoe and attempt to cover evenly with polish. Allow 15 minutes for the polish to dry.
Step 4: Brush the entire shoe vigorously using the horsehair shine brush. The point of this is to basically brush off all the excess polish, leaving only a small film on the outside of the shoe.
Step 5: Once you feel comfortable that the entire shoe has been covered and brushed it is time to buff to a gleaming shine with a clean cotton cloth, such as an old sweat sock or T-shirt. – The Art of Manliness
Building a Shoe Shine Kit:
The items you need:
- tin of wax polish
- horsehair shine brush
- shoe polish brush (applicator)
- shine cloth
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My Mother and my Grandmother always told me NEVER to clean a man’s shoes – that job; like taking out the trash, is reserved for him or the help or the shoeshine man. Why? because the shoes you shine are the same shoes d he can austensibly kick you out of the house on your arse. It’s merely ole wives tale/superstition but why mess with tradition.
I like your blog it is interesting; and it is refreshing to see someone as young as yourself, take pride in your appearance and in the pursuit of the “correct” or best way to do things, to live, etc. but word to the wise – use spell check just to doublecheck it mars the aura of perfection that you have cleverly cultivated. Keep up the great work.
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