Recommendation for Shoe Polish (Leather & Patent)

[Luis]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Polish patent leather shoes? Why? I don't think I could get them any shiner even if I wanted to.

As for the basic leather shoes, I have always just used kiwi paste wax and a rag.

saw a couple of products that were for patent leather.. and they were neutral/transparent color

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Luis

saw a couple of products that were for patent leather.. and they were neutral/transparent color

That may be, but do you find that your patent leather shoes stop being shiny?

Perhaps try a little warm water and a soft cloth. Maybe some windex? Maybe even some nail polish remover? I've actually used the nail polish remover on some patent leather shoes many years ago to remove scuff marks...and it worked great. They were not referee shoes, however, and they may have been a different material.....so try it in a non-visible spot first (or on an older pair).

[Luis]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

That may be, but do you find that your patent leather shoes stop being shiny?

Perhaps try a little warm water and a soft cloth. Maybe some windex? Maybe even some nail polish remover? I've actually used the nail polish remover on some patent leather shoes many years ago to remove scuff marks...and it worked great. They were not referee shoes, however, and they may have been a different material.....so try it in a non-visible spot first (or on an older pair).

thanks for your advice, i'll give it a try once my patent ones got scratched

[BillyMac]

Honig's Whistle Stop - A24 - 'LACK POLISH' PATENT LEATHER POLISH

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Honig's Whistle Stop - A24 - 'LACK POLISH' PATENT LEATHER POLISH

This is what I used to use for baseball for leather shoes. Get it regularly from Honigs, though it's kinda hidden on their website. Don't use it now for basketball due to durable shine of patent leather. I do currently use this for my work boots for which "spit shine" is a prerequesite for continued employment. Low effort/high gloss shine.

A27 - TARRAGO SELF-SHINE SHOE CREAM
Price $7.50

The 'Patent Leather' Zigs aren't real leather anyway, they are a synthetic patent material.

I too looked for a while to see what products would clean patent leather until I realized my Zigs were not real leather...

[BEAREF]

I use Armor All wipes on my Zigs...it works great.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by AremRed

The 'Patent Leather' Zigs aren't real leather anyway, they are a synthetic patent material.

This is true for many other modern "patent leather" products as well.

[Mregor]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

That may be, but do you find that your patent leather shoes stop being shiny?

Perhaps try a little warm water and a soft cloth. Maybe some windex? Maybe even some nail polish remover? I've actually used the nail polish remover on some patent leather shoes many years ago to remove scuff marks...and it worked great. They were not referee shoes, however, and they may have been a different material.....so try it in a non-visible spot first (or on an older pair).

^^^^^Windex. I wore them for 20 years while in the military and all you need is windex. Once you scuff them though, they are done as you can't fix the scuffs.

[CountTheBasket]

I use Pledge on my Patent Leather ReZigs...works perfectly.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by CountTheBasket

I use Pledge on my Patent Leather ReZigs...works perfectly.

... and they smell lemony fresh.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

... and they smell lemony fresh.

Oh, you use Pledge on the inside of your shoes, BMac.
Here I had it wrong all these years.
Bet you haven't had a case of toenail fungus in a while, though.