How to Shine Dress Shoes

Nothing undermines a nicely tailored suit like dull, worn-looking footwear. And while you can—and probably do—pay someone else to buff your oxfords to a perfect shine, there’s something to be said for learning how to do it yourself. It’s simply something a stylish guy should know.

What You'll Need:
A cloth or old T-shirt. An “on” brush or another old T-shirt. A toothbrush. Shoe polish. An “off” brush. A chamois, or yet another old T-shirt. Elbow grease (though really, you should polish from the wrist).

NOTE: There are two types of polish, cream and wax. Cream makes the leather supple and wax improves water resistance. Both are fine qualities in a shoe, so it’s best to alternate between the two, using a different one each time you shine.Step 1: Remove the laces and the shoe. Many people do not bother with the laces, but it is important not to polish them, and the language they are starting to look different from the rest of the shoe over time, shining if it is ignored.

Step 2: Put one hand into the shoe, palm down. In your other hand, with a cloth or T-shirt that is barely damp, gently wipe each shoe to remove dirt and grit; if these remain on the shoe’s surface when you shine it, the shoe will scratch.

Step 3: Make sure your shoes are dry. Then apply the paint with a brush "to" whose bristles are about half shorter and more rigid than those of the brush "off" you will use later, or with an old T-shirt (not the scratch with your University logo of it). Whatever time you use, make sure to work the polish in every part of the shoe in short, a circular motion to ensure uniform coverage. You will probably have to go twice on the heel and toes as these areas are required to wear the most.

Use a toothbrush to get into columns, as the sensitive area at the top and bottom of the upper part of the vampire, which, if we take a taxi everywhere, polishing for wrinkles. Once you work in the first shoe polish, put aside for the cream or wax in the sink, and repeat the procedure for the second.

Step 4: Next, remove the polish from the first shoe with a horsehair “off” brush. This is the one time when a T-shirt won’t do, and if you’re going to be shining shoes of different colors it’s worth getting different brushes for each one. Brush the shoe vigorously, with medium pressure. The ideal motion involves rapid movement of the wrist, with most of the arm stationary as the wrist moves the brush over the shoe in quick, short motions. Doing this means that each bit of leather receives more stokes than it would if you were moving from the elbow, which gives longer strokes. It also generates more heat on the surface of the shoe, which helps the polish sink in.

Step 5: After removing the two shoe polish with a brush, wipe with a chamois cloth or old T-shirt, removing most of you missed - with particular attention to the top of the shoe polish that often gathers in front of the his journey following his pants. Every fan of shoes to a shine with the chamois admire your reflection in the big toe of each shoe, and try to do the job.

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