How to Polish a Shoe:
1. Wipe your shoes down with a damp cloth to remove superficial dirt and stains.
2. Wet the welt brush and scrub out the entire welt strip.
3. If the shoes need it, apple
sole-edge-dressing - carefully. If you get it in the uppers, it will stain them
permanently. Let edge dressing dry before going any further.
4. Apply polish, using a circular
rubbing motion. You don't need to slather it on. You don't to be gentle. And
the more you rub, the better. Let the polish dry. It should take about five
minutes.
5. Buff the entire shoe with a
polishing brush. For extra gleam, hold the shoe between your knees and buff the
toe vigorously with a lint - free cloth.
How to Whiten Your Shoes:
Leather sneaker:
For scuff marks, try swabbing with nail-polish remover and then wiping clean. If the whole shoe starts yellowing or darkening, spray with a 50/50 mixture of water and lemon juice and let sit in the sun for a full day.
Canvas sneaker:
The 50/50 mixture of water and lemon juice works for canvas, too, but for more serious stains, mix a tablespoon of baking soda with a touch of water and rub the sticky paste onto the offending spots. Wipe dry. Or try a whitening polish like Hollywood Sani-White.
Leather shoe:
For lighter scuff marks, lightly rub a pencil eraser against the area. Still dirty? Hollywood Sani-White and similar polishes work, too. But if the shoes were never white to begin with, try slapping on a fresh coat of matte white latex paint.
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