DIY: How to Polish Your Shoes
So we have done the laundry (DIY: How to Do the Laundry), ironed your shirt (DIY: How to Iron a Shirt ), now let's put the finishing touches on you for that interview or date-- polish your shoes.
Why bother?
- Employers look at your shoes- ever notice people look down when they talk to you?
- Women pay attention to shoes
- Shoes are an investment-- take care of them
Assuming you are convinced, here's what to do:
- Get a basic kit $10-20 with polish, applicators, brush, and shamy cloth
- Brush the shoes off
- Wipe them down with a damp rag
- Apply the polish
- Let sit for a few minutes
- Brush off the polish
- Buff with brush
- Buff with shamy cloth
- Put shoe cedar shoe trees (to help keep shape and absorb moisture) in shoes
Total time about five minutes per pair (once or twice per month)-- saves about $5 per pair of shoes. I extend the job by brushing the shoes after each wear and touching up with an express shine pad.
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Men who have been in the military will know how to do this. I polished my own shoes as a kid since it was part of the culture where I grew up. But then I went into the Air Force and learned how to get a mirror shine.
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