Getting leather boots shiny....

[FinkleyGladiator]

I'm having some serious problems getting my boots shiny . They are beautiful Cavallo ones (not sure of the model...I got them from a friend) and I cant seem to get them to look good! I put some leather (handbag ) cream on left them for a few days and then put parade gloss on. When it came to buffing they didnt go shiny so I left them for a few days and buffed again and they still didnt go shiny.

I know theyre not going to look like patent but I have a feeling that I'm doing something wrong!!

Thanks in advance for your help!! x

 

[teapot]

Polish, spit and a lighter is how you get boots really shiny

Oh and elbow grease. The polish will dry out if you leave it for days, you need to rub it straight in with some spit and buff it like hell, talking minutes not seconds here. And just repeat. Getting the first shine is the difficult bit.

 

[FinkleyGladiator]

Brilliant thanks , I'll give it a go

 

[k9h]

It could be the cream you put on from stopping them from being shiny.
Otherwise as Teapot says, spit polish & elbow grease!
Also do not use a brush till you are about to buff then finish oof with soft cloth.
Best way to get polish on is spit in tin stick finger in then onto the boot!

 

[poacher82]

Mr Sheen furniture polish! Not sure how good it is for the leather to use Mr Sheen (though never seen any ill effects on my boots), so after riding I wipe dirt off then rub in urad stuff to condition.

 

[Prince33Sp4rkle]

yikes, you should only use conditioner/any form of cream on the creases at the ankle to stop them cracking, as if you use it on the rest of the boot it will stop them shining up.

so, i would wip them down well with warm water to get all the cream off, then just re-apply cream to the creases, then parade gloss the rest, buff, add another layer, buff etc until they shine up.

or just buy patent, if you are a lazy diva like me lol!!!!!

 

[toomanyhorses26]

A pair of tights bunched up give my boots a really good shine - they are de niros.

 

[MegaBeast]

I've got the same problem with my cavallos. But really is down to laziness. I once watched an army guy polish his boots, bloomin' 'eck it took him a long time but boy did they gleam when he was done. Literally spit and polish and work on them an inch at a time.

 

[stevieg]

A guy who used to be in the Household Cavalry showed us how he did his boots and it is just literally spit & polish!! Oh and loads of elbow grease.

My daughter does hers like this now & they always look really good

 

[Festive_Felicitations]

Another vote for spit, polish and elbow grease.
I use Hydrophane to keep the leather supple and stop it drying out/cracking also doesn't stop them from polishing up nicely.

Has worked really well with my riding boots (the short, ankle ones what ever they are called) so far and they are into their 8th yr of hard use (riding, mucking out, working stock yards, mustering on foot rain, hail, or shine )

 

[Lolo]

Yep- if you get a cloth and then put a layer of boot polish on, then dip the cloth gently in water and massage it off. Takes absolutely years, but it makes even the cheapest, nastiest leather shine amazingly! Otherwise, for quick fixes do a quick brush over with the polish then ut on the instant boot shine stuff... but that makes them slippy and yuck