1-Minute Shoeshine | Shoe Polish Scuffs & Scratches FAST | Shine Dress Shoes In One Minute
Are your dress shoes looking dull and scuffed? Do you want to get them looking like new again,
but you don't have time for a full shine? In today's video, we're going to show you
how to quickly and effectively shine your shoes in less than one minute. While it's preferable to take 20 minutes to
fully clean, condition, and polish your leather shoes, the one-minute shine is perfect for
when life is hectic and you only have 60 seconds to polish your footwear. Quick polishes are the 70% solution, they
are supplement to the foundational deep polishes and they serve two purposes. Number one, they provide a top layer shine
to give a well put together appearance quickly and it adds a thin protective layer over the
leather so that your footwear investment can better hold up to water, dirt, and salt damage.
I personally recommend that you don't do more
than five quick polishes to everyone detailed polish. As to how to conduct the proper deep cleaning
and shoe shine, click on this video here where I go into a lot more information on how to
fully clean, condition, and polish your leather footwear. For the quick shoeshine, you're going to need
a horsehair brush. You'll also need a wax polish or shoe cream
that matches your shoe color. You'll also need a soft rug, an old t-shirt
works great here. Start off by covering your work area with
a newspaper or old rug. You want to keep the time required for the
cleanup to a minimum. Next, insert shoe trees into your dress shoes
to help your leather shoes keep their shape during the polish. Now, take a cleaning brush and wet rug and
briefly clean both shoes.
You must remove any dirt or grime before you
get started polishing. Failure to do so can damage the leather. Next, take your soft rug and wrap it tightly
around two fingers. This is going to enable you to effectively
apply the polish. Start by lightly rubbing the cloth in the
wax polish and then apply it to your dress shoes working in small circular motions. After you are finished with the first shoe,
let the polish dry while you work on the second shoe. You are now going to take your horsehair brush
and buff the shoes starting with the first shoe using quick strokes with light pressure
to remove the polish and reveal the shine.
Repeat the process for the second shoe and
you are finished. Pro tip, if you're shining brogue shoes and
get some polish trapped in the holes, use a toothpick to easily clean out the polish. Armed with this quick shoe shining method, you
will have your shoes looking sharp and professional even when you're short on time. For more details on how to quickly shine your
dress shoes, check out the detailed support article at RealMenRealStyle.com.
