How to Mirror Shine Shoes with a Hairdryer | Kirby Allison
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- In this video, Kirby Allison teaches you a way to Mirror Shine Dress Shoes using a common household hair dryer. After the waxes are heated with the hair dryer, you can use a High Shine Chamois to push the waxes into the pores and then buff as normal. The purpose of heating the waxes is to open the pores and soften the waxes so that they are accepted into the leather pores.
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This guy is a damn enabler! I never knew anything about shining shoes, all I did was get some cheap cream and apply it on my shoes till I found out about this channel. Luckily there is a shoe store in my city who also restores shoes. He sells the entire Saphir shoe shine product line. So I got the cream, pate de lux, mirror gloss and reno mat, one large and small brush. I ended up spending almost 70 euros, but if you care about your looks it's def worth it. My cheap wing tipped dress shoes look very nice now with the mirror shine. Shining shoes is becoming an obsession for me, whenever I see some guy wearing business shoes it grabs my attention instantly, checking out if he takes care of them or not. Whenever I wear my shoes often I can't stop looking at the shine and wonder if I could do better. My next step is buying a couple Allen Edmonds shoes. Thank you for introducing me into this new hobby!
BTW Kirby, since this is a gentleman channel I wonder if you're familiar with classic traditional wetshaving? If you do couldn't you do clips about traditional shaving? Single edge razors, double edge razors, different brushes, soaps, aftershaves etc. IMHO it would make this channel much better. If you don't you really should look into it. Since I switched used a double edge razor (DE razor) I never looked back to my Gillette Fusion. I think you would get a lot of support from the traditional wetshaving community.
I love wet shaving... One of the discoveries that changed my life!
I was experimenting with a hairdryer on an old pair of shoes last week, trying to help them mold to the shoe tree to reduce creasing. What I noticed was that the polish, as it warmed, became much shinier, I guess warming the wax must have allowed the surface to level itself. Your video tells me that using a hairdryer is actually a very good idea not just a crazy experiment.
In Bermuda, when I was in the Royal Bermuda Regiment, some of us used to put our boots in the sun in the late morning or afternoon to melt the polish into the pores of the leather of our parade boots.
Did they get a nice tan?????
I use a lighter or candle flame directly on a fresh coat of polish....keep the flame moving over the area you are shining or it could scorch your leather....then take your kiwi cloth with a little dab of polish on it...and tip cloth edge in ice cold water...small circles using medium pressure....until cloudy nice goes...repeat. And, use tooth brush to apply polish in the stitching/grooves. Sometimes even clean nail polish on the grooves on dress shoes/boots. Signed Canadian Army girl.
Have you noticed that nobody responded to your post?
All of me, thanks for loving jazz.
I'm a young jazz guitarist from London I study at university and I truly love your channel.
Thank You for everything
Much obliged
Essentially, you are just polishing a shoe. However, the way you go about it, the dedication and seriousness you bring to it. The phrase, "If it is worth doing something, then it is worth doing well" is being put into practice in front of our very eyes. (I followed your "old school" method to polish my brogues).
im really happy when i watch your videos, the music is so peaceful loveit
Thanks, Win! A nice shoe shine can be really therapeutic!
The music is totally unnecessary, annoying and distracting! It isn't a "music video"!
We were using lighters and parade gloss in the Air Force. It was definitely something that took focus and finesse, lol. Would never try that on my Allen Edmonds though.
I really enjoyed your presentation here! Thank You for putting this together.
I am happy I can give a wonderful spit shine on any shoe, boot etc... thanks to the US Marines Corps!!! I do it old school
SEMPER FIDELIS Nobody can do it better! Thanks for your service!! 🙏
The Hanger Project thank you so much, its been a great honor, privilege and blessing, to have served you all and our blessed nation! Semper FI
kirby, you have mentioned in numerous videos that you helped saphir develop the mirror gloss. i think this would be worth talking about in a separate video, or in your next Q&A. i'm very curious to learn more about how you went about contacting one of the top players in the field to develop this product.
It was actually an idea I shared over dinner with the owner of Avel, Marc Moura, in Angouleme, France, where the factory is based.
Interesting. Works very much like seasoning a cast iron skillet, what with the opening and closing of the pores and building layers.
that was exactly what went through my mind during that portion of the video. Interesting, same concept, different life application.
Hi Kirby! I’m a cadet, and I’m trying to shine my boots. Are there any bad effects to the shoe later in time? Or does the leather end up cracking or anything like that? THANK YOU!
Nah youll be alr
Some of your shoe shine methods kind of remind me of French Polishing (using shellac on furniture). I enjoy your videos, and that is a very sharp suit by the way. Thanks for posting. Question: Have you tried rubbing alcohol as a wax remover/cleaner for surface preparation?
Kirby, I really appreciate the honesty of this video. Your shoes look like mine -- used, nice shape, not perfect, a bit of wear on the soles... Not a showroom style shoe you pulled out just for the video. And thank you truly for the many tips! This really takes time, work, practice, trial and error -- and you convey that in this video very naturally. Is that water dispenser filled with your 3:1 mix of water and isopropyl alcohol? By the way, in addition to placing an order for the mirror gloss on your site (you *totally* sold me), I am also buying a good fabric scissors on Amazon for my shoe shoe kit. I know I will need it for the used/stained t-shirts and dress shirts I will be cutting up for my kit. Thank you for that tip as well. One last thing: If you want a really cool shoe care box, search Amazon for "MINGHU 3-tier transparent stackable compartment box organizer" (a mouthful, I know). I own two and LOVE them. Really makes organizing my care products fun, and since I can see inside, it always beckons me to shine my shoes. You may see my short slide show/video at the Amazon product page. Cheers.
Wow! Great video, Kirby!
You are the shoeshine teacher...
Another question: Have you ever tried putting post-waxed/pre-buffed shoes in the refrigerator or freezer for a bit to harden the polish?
How long usually it takes to a mirror shine????
I am a really lazy person but i want a mirror shine 😌
Kirby you rock!
Is keeping a consistent direction of buffing important? I tend to make a circular counterclockwise motion but sometimes
switch to clockwise instead.
Mr. Allison, will this technique darken a walnut finish more than usual? Thank you, Gabe
You're one of the few people who can say "hack" and still sound classy and cool
Haha. Thanks!
I have a question.
Is the formation of a few creases on the first wear natural?
It is a helpful video.Thank you Mr.Kerby.
Totally natural and largely unavoidable. Storing the shoes with shoe trees will help make a big difference.
Thank you Mr.Kerby
Hi Kirby, I'm new to your channel and have watched a lot of your prior videos, great tutorials and interesting interviews. You've inspired me to again pay attention to my wardrobe and I intend to purchase some used Allen Edmonds and recondition them. Your tutorials on how to doe this to the outer shoe are comprehensive, but is there anything that should or needs to be done to the inside of the shoe when buying used? kind regards Andrew
Really good vid. And, wow!
Thank you sir! I have learned quite a bit from you!
Craig Murley Thanks, Craig!
When applying the mirror gloss could u just use kiwi parade gloss or just polish
The products he is using is a lot higher quality
@@richardmudie4289 And more expensive. Not everyone can afford that so we look for a cheaper alternative.
Jaguars 48
Yes.
@@StyxNyx1 Such as the substitution of Saphir Amiral (NOT ADmiral!) for the more expensive and only slightly different, Mirror Gloss.
Kirby, Thank you for all your You Tube videos. I have learned so many things about Bespoke, its a shame that I dont have the money. However, I wear orthotics and it might be a good idea to have at least a couple of pair. Im in NYC can you recommend someone in the lowest price range available? By the way: In the USAF we did spit polish our Corcoran boots with only cotton balls and wax. Is the leather of well made or bespoke shoes that different where we need clean and polish with other products and methods?
Kirby, I have tried so many times to use water to mirror shine my shoes, and sometimes it works, sometimes it totally messes up the work I've done. Usually I'll have one shoe as mirror and the other as hazy. I can usually get a mirror shine by lightly and vigorously rubbing the wax with a cotton t-shirt, after I've built up several layers of wax. Why is it that I can't get this to work using the water technique? it seems to be the most recommended technique.
Yeah, I can't seem to make the water technique work well either. Every time I do the water, I always end up buffing with a dry cloth.
And what irks me is, he never answers our questions when we need help. He only responds to praise.
I am not Kirby, but since he seems to not be answering your question, I will take a stab at it. There are a number of reasons that a polish can haze, but the most usual culprit is too much water. Watch your shoe closely while you are applying polish. If it starts to streak it means you have too much water and you can fix that by adding a bit more polish. On the other side of that, if your finger (wrapped with a cloth or chamois) starts to drag on the shoe rather than slide smoothly over it, it means that you need more water. Usually water haze will outgas given time, but if you trapped water under several layers of polish, you'll have to strip it down and start over.
Hi Kirby - I have having a hard time applying the mirror gloss (maybe cause its winter here in melb) so its so hard that I'm not even able to get some on the finger tips (i use my fingers to apply wax n polish) - any tips? do i heat up the mirror gloss tin using the hair dryer?
Hello Kirby, I've enjoyed watching most of your videos. Hope you still check these for comments, one question, I just had a pair of shoes custom made and the leather is effectively untreated, just black leather, you can see the pores and I'm struggling to get a mirror shine. How would you suggest I proceed?
Hi. Why not also warm the polish before applying?
Hi Kirby,
Great video as usual. Please can you do a video on how to prevent and then how to treat water stained leather.
The most important thing you can do to prevent water stains is to waterproof the leather using the Saphir Super Invulner (www.hangerproject.com/saphir-super-invulner-spray.html).
Water stains are very hard to remove once they've darkened the leather.
Thanks Kirby, I continual reference videos like this in your shoeshine series and find them very helpful.
One question I have is which types of shoes are most appropriate for a mirror shine? I see mostly cap-toes, wingtips, whole-cuts, and the like with mirror shines. What about split toes, loafers with a seam near the toe or other more casual shoes like a braided leather? Would it be faux paux to put a high shine or a mirror shine on these other styles?
1:31 when your hair dryer has a double, but not too similar one :P
kirby, i have a question about the mirror shine. as you may know, thanks to all your informative videos, i have been able to produce several mirror shines on my shoes. however, i have been noticing that when i'm using the neutral medaille d'or wax, i seem unable to go beyond a certain level of shine. i'm wondering if this is could be due to my technique, or due to the limitations of the medaille d'or wax? i can sometimes put an extra 5-10 coats of wax on the toe area on top of the 10 coats i've already produced, but without seeing any substantial higher shine.
I really wish he would've answered your question as it seems I am having the same issue. He never answers ANYone's questions! 😒
@@StyxNyx1
Because
1. He doesn't really care what we think.
2. He cannot answer the question.
3. He's just a salesman for overly high-priced goods.
@@usernamemykel It depends. Perhaps you are applying pressure too hard on the shine. I have reached the same point once, however, I have softened the touch and everything continued to a better shine.
Have fun!
I’d like to try creating a mirror shine on my AE’s black, plaintoe Carlyles for some events. Given its’ texture, is this possible?
Can I do this with Kiwi?
I just bought one pair of Gucci leather slip on sneaker in burgundy can the mirror glass be used on that color leather ? Also Bought a plain black pair of Gucci leather shoes
Wouldn't using a hair dryer damage the leather and make it crack? Also, wouldn't it melt the glue if you have a sole guard?
I have a question. When I attempt to get a mirror shine on my wing tip Oxfords, all the holes in the wing tip change color and get worn. Why is that and how can I fix that. And another question. If I don’t have Reno Mat saphir, can I use rubbing alcohol? Thanks for everything
I'm in njrotc and this is going to help me a lot because it's gonna look like I'm a while marine with the shoes
What is a ""While marine?" Is it like a Sea Cow?
Mr. Allison,
Once you've done the mirror shine, how long should you wait before you perform another shine with the Renovateur to nourish the leather? Must one use the Renomat to strip off the wax first?
Thanks.
SARDiverDave Keep in mind that the mirror shine is just on the heel and rear quarters. You should Condition the rest of the shoe, including and especially the vamp. When the mirror shine needs to be totally restored, strip the hard waxes with the Saphir Reno’Mat and condition that area of the shoe with the Saphir Renovateur.
Why do you leave the laces on? I like to get all the tongue and between the eyelets without getting polish,etc. on the laces.
Hello Sir! I have a quick question. I have a pair of Allen Edmonds Walnut Strands that Mt Soto from The Elegant Oxford sent me and they have became darker over time and I would like to lighten them back. I’m on a budget so I don’t have the money to send them off so i would need to hopefully do it myself but scared I’ll mess them up!?!
فيديو اكثر من رائع شكرا جزيلا استاذ كيربى
Sir very good job
Hi Kirby, thanks for the tutorial.
Could you advise me please on where I can purchase one of the water dispensers you are using?
Thanks
Simon
We sell them at KirbyAllison.com
@@kirbyallison thanks for your reply. I will go take a look.
After stripping old layers with the reno mat, aren't you skipping a few steps by applying wax next? it's like deep cleaning car paint and applying wax after drying. Yes you get a shine because a wax application works well on anything anyway but, it would be much better going through necessary processes like,the saphir renovator, the color cream/paste or whatever it's called then wax and pate delux to buff off the wax.
Looks better than those patent leather shoes
Jay, believe it or not, there are even different quality levels of patent leather. Real patent leather is actually a leather varnish placed on top of real leather. The quality of the underlying leather and type of treatment used makes a huge difference in look of the patent leather. Other cheap "patent leather," is literally just plastic. Take a look at this video:
ruclips.net/video/8dMll7Du-Fc/видео.html
Kirby could you do a pair of first responder boots?
Can I use the product for my leather bag?
Unrelated question here Kirby,
What is the advantage of the larger horsehair shoe brush over the medium size apart from the increased size allowing a larger surface area being covered? Is the brush any different, such a lower horse hair density?
Looking to step up my shoe care game. Pardon the pun 😂
Really no meaningful functional difference. They all work the same. I find that with the smaller brushes I sometimes “miss” and ram the wooden body into the shoe... with a large brush, it’s a little easier to not do this. Larger brushes easier to use, also. But, when used properly, both are the same.
Hi Kirby, I have one question not related to shoe shine, just wondering the lapel width you chose for your bespoke suits?, I am having some made and struggling with that, and do you chose the same width in peak lapels? Thanks a lot
I would defer to your tailor! The lapel width should really balance the silouette. Normally they are slightly wider than half the width of the shoulder. I would strongly caution against the temptation to make them either "narrow" or "wide," which inevitably one grows tired of after a few years.
I was really hoping you would use a pair of your bespoke Cleverley's with that hair dryer of yours.
Kirby, I have just acquired a pair of leather soles shoes and want to know how to best care for them. What do I do? I’ve heard to not moisturize, but to not let them crack? What do I do?
Harrison Wedgeworth Take a look at our Basic Shoeshine Video. We’ve got loads of great content.
Mr Allison, What is the rule for brown shoes with brown pants? Thank you
Do unto others before they do unto you.
Why do you ask a salesman for overly high-priced products questions that should be asked of a haberdasher????
@@usernamemykel i guess you call this fun. Personally most of us are here to learn. Not ridicule.
Tony Sancillo
Well, did he receive a Ph.D in haberdashery from the school of Sy Syms or not?
IOW - why pay attention to a fellow without credentials?
I watched a video of a guy doing this to some army boots with a heat gun. It is very dramatic and you see the wax melt and shine
in seconds.
Do you have any hacks for the KIWI parade gloss
It may take longer but it can be done. The products he uses is better quality. Use the same process.
Hi Kirby, can you use the Renovat on grain leather too? I see the bottle is marked for smooth leather...
Yes, safe on almost anything
Does this work with kiwi polish?
Calling Allan Edmin's "terrible" (ok it's the 'cheapest' high-quality shoe out there) was a bit of a jab, but at least he said that it was difficult to find a pair in poor condition.
Now do a shine like that on a pair for Galls or Bates duty boots!
Kirby, what knot do you use for your tie?
Not totally sure... but going to film a video on it one day.
Patrick Fagan half windsor.
Thanks Steven, my half windsor knot doesn't share the same dimple quality. Clearly operator error!
Actually, it’s called the Old Bertie. We’re going to film a video on it soon. The back blade is a little long, but I love the dimple and the slightly asymmetric shape.
Hangman's noose.
where can i get those pictuures behind you?
DUDE get the lid back on that Reno Mat!!! give me a heart attack
Hi Kirby, I would like to know should we use the remomat first or the saddle soap?
thanks!!!
Use one or the other... but no need really use both at the same time.
The Hanger Project thank you Kirby! love your videos!!
Can you mirror shine light tan cap toe Oxfords?
Shining shoes in a suite with no gloves.. .
Appreciate the video though.
I couldn’t. It would ruin all I had on
What is the difference between Saphir Medaille de hor and Saphir beaute de cuir and which one is better?
The Saphir Beauty Cuir (SBC, as I call it, or their standard blue label), is a good polish. It is definitely better than all of other polishes we used in this video. It contains high-quality waxes and uses natural solvents. However, the difference between the SBC and the MDO is in quality, concentration, and variety of waxes, ingredients.
Saphir Medaille d'Or contains a different and higher concentration of hard and soft waxes, which is why you get an easier, higher shine than in the Beauty Cuir. It also contains a higher concentration and quality of pigments, which produces better recoloring and restoration of the finish.
And there is a "huge difference" in the waxes you are using in the Saphir Pommadier MDO vs. SBC. The Saphir SBC uses almond oil vs the shea butter in the Medaille d’Or. Combined with the unique combination of the other waxes, the Saphir Medaille d'Or is a much better nourishing polish and produces a higher-quality, longer-lasting shine.
Lower quantity of beeswax in the Medaille d’Or vs. vegetable saxes, which produce better nourishing. MDO contains carnuba wax (I'm spelling this incorrectly), which is a harder wax that produces a higher shine.
Tons of differences... is the Saphir Beauty Cuir good? Yes. Is it better than the Saphir Medaille d'Or? No.
This is what you should do to your old shoes before putting it on eBay, and make $30 more out of it😂
Am I the only one to notice the hairdryer color change at 2:24? LOL.
Can you do this technique with the Saphir Creme Surfine? or just wax. Thanks K
Well the product does need a pretty high content of wax for this to work.
Try the Pate de Luxe or even better; the Mirror Shine...
If you don’t have the liquid what can you use to prepare the shoes?
Blender.
Sir I want to know that how often should I polish my leather shoes.
Depends how extensive the polish is. If you do a full shine/polish, you just need to buff it up and give it some shoe creme once a week. The full polish maybe once every 3-6 months.
What is decapant?
Won't this spoil the shoe?
Leather is durable, the only issue I could see is drying. If conditioned properly shouldn't be a problem. I have been in weather so hot that it melted the wax right off. Shoes were fine though.
Final step: a cold martini.
i can get that shine with dollar store polish
Kirby, what size?
Ben Foust These were huge. Something like a size 12 or 13.
The Hanger Project Damn, too big for me! Was going to offer to buy them. Thanks for the reply.
Ben Foust You can find way nicer. The left shoe had the cap stepped on, which created a terrible flat spot. They’re not worth the $25 I paid for them! 😂
Dear Kirby, doesn't Allen Edmond off a re-stretching with their sole replacement? Would that fix the toe cap also? Just out of curiosity.
One should always wear a suit when polishing ones shoes, especially on the butlers day orf.
the hairdryer changes color at the start.
How is technology facilitating last construction?
What do you mean? I don't understand the question.
The Hanger Project could a 3d data image be created of the feet then that data file could be used by a robot to create the lasts?
How long do they leave the tin open?
Weeks...
Looks like you have to use the whole tin. Dont like the method
I have just realised how simple American people are; a brush is a dobber and a cloth is a shammy.
It's not that American people are simple, it's that KIRBY says dauber (the correct spelling) for a brush polish applicator, and refuses to acknowledge that a so-called "shammy", which is lazy for Chamois, is goat skin, not common cloth. He gets all dressed up to sound foolish.
I use a lighter instead of a hairdryer is this wrong?
Honestly this all-Saphir care regimen.. Are these shoe polishers all over youtube paid off by Saphir?
Reno'Mat price in UK £10 for 100ml. Methyl alcohol -superior job done, £10 for 3 litres.
Saphir Renovateur £13.95 for 75 ml. Renapur Leather Balsam £10 for 125ml -better and lasts several times longer weight for weight.
Saphir Pommadier Creme £12 for 75ml. Woly Shoe Paste from Germany, same stuff (except *doesn't* use paraffin) £5.12 for 50ml.
Some of the actual polishes by Saphir are reasonable and do a good job.
Mirror Gloss is so so, great product, but £20 a tin for something we'll only use on our toecaps? That's a personal choice I guess.
Overall, stop hawking Saphir and please, stop being such a blatant fanboy.
BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Fanboy" = salesman.
If they want shiny leather shoes, Why they don't buy patent leather shoes?
Total nonsense. Talk to properly trained individuals. Artificial and electrical heat is a major NO NO on high end leather. Cowhide especially and exotics both.
What do you expect from a fellow whose job it is to sell excessively high-priced goods?
@@usernamemykel very much true. World loosing sight of much
Kirby,
An interesting video but you need a much better script and a good editor. Although repeating aspects of the process can aid a learner in absorbing the material, I think too much of your dialogue overlapped or was repeated more than was necessary.
Did you say “barrage” when you meant to say “mirage”? “Soften” with the “t” pronounced?
With a good script you would avoid so many of your regional accent peculiarities. Colloquial isms distract from your message as they become an unintended take away-a distraction-for some viewers.
Video/television tutorials can be more effective if they are explicit but shorter than real time. You obviously condensed this demo but it could use tighter editing. As a viewer this lengthy detailed analysis can become tedious as I can jump ahead logically based on the information that you have already supplied. Good information given succinctly is what you’re after. Repeats and dialogue glitches mar a good performance.
Accurate critique RJ.
MUST you have playing that totally unnecessary and annoying "lounge piano" music???
After all, don't you want your voice to be clearly heard/understood as you engage in this tutorial?