HOW TO FIX A CRACKED MIRROR SHINE: Allen Edmonds Park Avenue Shoe Shine Tutorial

[@sTaRkZ091]

I have been watching your videos for quite some time now and they inspired me to pick up some of my grandpas old shoes and try and bring them back to life. My grandpa suffers from Dementia and when he saw his old shoes (he calls them his dancers) his face lit up, a smile I haven’t seen in years came across his face, he was over the moon. All thanks to you.

[@strummercash5601]

What a beautiful story! Thank you for sharing.

[@徐士閎-y9b]

I have watched a lot of shoe maintenance videos and read some blogs or books for learning the skills, but THE ELEGANT OXFORD still amazes me, and reveals a lot of detail in the videos. I gonna say this is the best shoe care channel that I had ever seen. I will recommend this channel to anyone who wants to know how to maintain a pair of shoes in my country. Really thanks a lot.

[@meruullah7753]

Nice one Buddy I have learnt a lot, I am ex military 60 years ago and my hobby is cleaning my shoes as though on parade. Love mirror shine and the polish you suggested is great Saphir. Truly grateful. Peace be your companion in life (Pax tibi sit particeps in vita.

[@markoduvall]

Great content! Personally, I stopped using the mirror gloss because the wax content is so high. I have large dogs that don't really ever step on my feet except after I shine my shoes. I can get a good mirror shine with the colored high gloss, just takes a little longer, but it doesn't shatter like the mirror gloss. It does still crack. To fix the cracking, I actually use a hair dryer, gingerly, to melt the wax. I go over the cap a few times, letting it cool in between. Key is, you can't get it too hot, or you will have to strip it down like you did. BTW, I love that you mix colors and share it with us. Saphir isn't cheap, so I don't want to just go out and buy a bunch of colors. I haven't seen any videos that have color mixing, and I've watched a lot of videos. Thanks again!!

[@silvermediastudio]

Kirby Allison lets you buy 5mL samples of Saphir for a few bucks. You can pick up a handful and try them out. I try to spread my business between Kirby and Preston (Elegant Oxford), they both provide so much value in their videos.

[@shashankchauhan7624]

I have no idea why this was in my suggestions and why I watched it, but this was so satisfying 😁

[@thomasbrustad5596]

I would use heat to melt the wax. Spit shine boots for 20 years...U.S. ARMY (ABN)(Ret). Used Kiwi, saddle soap, small brush, cloth diaper and liquid wax. You do a great job putting a shine on a pair of shoes. Enjoy watching your video's.

[@iLoveMalikToo]

Man I love your vids. I've never liked dress shoes growing up, but know I see I'm missing out.

[@TheNotoriousGallery]

Amazing artwork! The layers, the colors and the shine- everything is awesome! Best regards.

[@keithlizio]

Would love to see how you work on a pair of military boots.

[@iLoveMalikToo]

That would be awesome

[@andycraig8382]

As current serving British Military I can confirm that taking Preston’s advice on using Saphir has saved me a hell of a lot of time, before that I just used Kiwi Black (Not Kiwi Mirror Gloss as it tends to “mist” if it gets wet), Kiwi brown (one layer prior to one or two final layers when bulling gives it a better shine in my experience), a Selvyt cloth and a finishing technique of Water Bulling (soaking a cotton ball with water and going over the whole shoe).

[@robertcopeland7223]

Ooh! Could I send my older Corcoran jump boots?

[@panpichitsiripibool]

@@andycraig8382 Sir! That's an interesting technique. I'm serving in the Royal Thai Army and would love to see your video too.

[@grizzily6529]

Hot spoon them then spit&shine them. That what we did.👮‍♂️👍😎

[@tootall5559]

rather than starting over, there is another way, I've used it when away from home and can't do a good polish on the road. a bit of time with a hair dryer and some gloss polish can get them back to a decent look... at least temporarily. The mild (don't go too hot) heat of the hair dryer re-melts the wax base. However, removing and redoing is the best way, they only crack like that when the layers get too thick.

[@arabiastu]

worked for me also , melt the old wipe and redo

[@mzk6550]

My goodness...those shoes look amazing!!! Wow!

[@neilreid9005]

Impressive indeed! What an art you've mastered. I like how you wrapped the cloth around your index finger and the rest of your hand. 11/10 for pro finish here; I'd pay good money for you to take this kind of care of my formal shoes.

[@TheElegantOxford]

Anytime

[@ACoustaDC]

Can you do a vid about maintenance? between the shines.

[@aimannawaz3902]

I find your videos super relaxing 😍😍 Always 💖💖💖

[@AndreaPerza]

This is my favorite shoe model, and I'm impressed with what it does with it, it's beautiful.

[@Game-Bel72]

Good job

[@fafilingdo]

You're a magician period. Those shoes looked like the owner should just get another pair. Now they look brand new.

[@randypoling8315]

Rico-1911 that’s a little extreme.

[@4Gentry4]

I needed this for all the days shinning my jump boots back in the day.....lol

[@mightyquasar4870]

These videos are so satisfying to watch

[@mesutbach2757]

Give credit to this guy right now. Your fan from Vietnam

[@ImHereForYourArtStream]

Great restoration. As always it is very enjoyable to watch you work!

[@peterstang]

Yes! The pair really shine with lustre after treatment. Thanks for the tip.

[@cagdas]

Great job as always :) How much time do you usually give the conditioner and shoe cream to soak in before buffing?

[@TheElegantOxford]

5 min minimum but you can do overnight if you want.

[@marceloclemente7419]

I discovered your Chanel and I subscribe in Instagram too. In my country isn't easy to find good products to polish the shoes. I am inspired to make a good job as you do to make my shoes shining as yours. Greetings from Brazil, best regards.

[@Sonster9K]

Absolutely STUNNING!!!

[@coreyroberts9114]

That mirror shine.. so spectacular

[@kamrulhassan7352]

you are an artist ! never forget that !

[@mihir2607]

not to brag but that shine is brighter than my future

[@GediSpock]

How about now

[@raghedanan3959]

Well how about now 2021

[@Javammad]

Not depending on what is your profession, you must be a pros of your job. Nice work, man.

[@TheElegantOxford]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@alias7888]

This is another great video. How do you deal with creased/cracked leather over the toes and sides of well worn black boots? Any tips much appreciated 👍

[@ZubairAhmad-o2d5k]

Wow... I mean wow.... Today i come to know that shoe polishing is also an art....

[@asadullahkhan.wattsapp8971]

Great 👍 people doing great job Hope once I get one of these volumes shows.

[@mervinsylvie633]

The result look brighter than my futur 🤔 best of luck from MRU 🇲🇺

[@newlyrossetti4803]

Hi. Thank you for sharing your experience on this matter. It's helping me a lot. Until last week this kind of techniques were unknown to me. Many thanks.

[@Profumoditoti]

Freaking beautiful restoration works of art!

[@AngusTuttle]

I often find that nylon pantihose used as a lap brings up a great shine; even on a cracked mirror shine.

[@galactic-visitoretxavarria1674]

WOW!!!!!.What a great job!!!!.I really liked the way,how you polished these shoes,with real Love & passion,till you turned them in a real Master Piece!!Beside that,what a calming & delicious voice you have!!!.I`m pretty sure,you are the kind of person,we must enjoy having a good & interesting conversation with,while for example,we polish our neglected shoes,to go to the most important meeting in our life!!.Thank you so much,by such a cool & amusing video!!!. Greetings from Colombia!!!!. :-) !!!!.

[@brgulker]

Would like to see you work on service boots and/or dress boots.

[@wal33dmas81]

You should make a video about what to do when your your shoes get wet and muddy in the rain

[@CarlosRojasBaritono]

WAL33D MAS X2

[@allen31951]

I agree with the suggestion of a video about how to address wet shoes. My son recently asked me if I can get some water stains out of his AE dress shoes. Not sure what to do.

[@MBisFrenchy]

Definitely

[@ivansantacruz558]

PLEASE

[@tonymaiettasr.7340]

Yes please. Here in the Midwest lots of rain. I don't own any dainite AE shoes. So what to do in the rain? Of course, rubber covers for the snow season. Thanks

[@Lafsimons]

Can you maybe make a video where you show like an essentials care kit?

[@billjustmusicHD]

Lars Friesen that would be awesome!

[@williamcarter1063]

Those are a beautiful shoe, my appetite for this brand and color has been Wetted. Hope to get a pair at age seventh will be my first pair

[@anthonyrodriguez4055]

My friend, you are an artist!!!

[@markvincent5241]

Another beautiful finish Preston. Well done.

[@quietgaming6915]

That was so satisfying .. just subscribed after watching this 🤗 .. now I need to shine my shoes 😄

[@JohnNathanShopper]

Preston, what brand are your shoe trees? They’re clearly well lasted and contribute to the restorations you do. Do you size up with the shoe trees to stretch back the wrinkles in the vamp?

[@TheElegantOxford]

They are unbranded and I found them at a thrift shop but yes, they are the key in making a shoe look great. eBay is a great place to find them.

[@bobbymiller1414]

Thank you for this video I am a Shoemaker I never seen this stuff before thank you for the tip make my shoes look like gloss

[@martinlavoie4002]

Wow really nice shine and what a revitalization

[@maurogarcia6512]

Beautiful results from a seriously bad 'mirror shine' cracking. Thank you for a great presentation.

[@MrKhornes]

Great video as well as effect on the shoes. That mirror glass looks fantastic and so deep. Thank you for this tutorial.

[@GS-st9ns]

Absolutely these are head-turners great job

[@koratcortes]

Very impressive 👍🏼 thank you for sharing your experience on how to fix cracked polish my shoes.

[@TheElegantOxford]

It’s my pleasure

[@forrestbouyer2225]

They look AWESOME!!

[@Hawisher13]

Great video. Quick question: at first you say you will use isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) and then throughout the video you say you're using acetone. Which did you use in this video?

[@kamalrabbani]

Just a suggestion: Also put owners after reactions too. That might be very interesting because your work speaks orgasmic. ❤️

[@TheElegantOxford]

I wish I could but most of my clients mail their shoes to me

[@kevinthomas2906]

Holy shit. Well down and this was satisfying to watch.

[@danielwhyte9160]

Would like to see how u take care of shoes that are not to be shined

[@fitnessymas9605]

Excellent job!👍 people always tell me that my shoes 👞 are always shining. I’m going to buy sapphire

[@joaquin-jacknava2696]

Good looking pair of shoes after you used the conditioner the shoe had a great shine, is it just me or does it seem like some shoes get a better shine than others.

[@m3stevie]

Joaquin -Jack Nava it’s true! The calf skin makes a big difference

[@joaquin-jacknava2696]

marshall stevenson thank you sir for the response.

[@CarlosRojasBaritono]

Please, video of Fixing a wrinkle at the top of the shoes!! It’s possible?

[@randypoling8315]

Carlos Rojas don’t wear them. There fixed!

[@gumardiwan407]

رائع جدا ... عمل جميل .. كأنما حذاء جديد صنع قبل قليل ... نشكرك على هذه المعلومات .

[@allys911]

love your videos!! would love to see more thrift shop restoring and what steps to take when restoring them!

[@ddemarais1]

Looks awesome, great video and glad I found your channel.

[@MrFahadaziz1980]

Thats some great polishing skills.

[@timothyjackson9373]

Great job Preston!

[@rockeysingh8841]

Excellent as usual. Thanks again.

[@vishwanaths6266]

Beautiful shoes... You won't believe, I am looking for such pair since an year in Myntra but no luck. Could you suggest some link to order one such please?

[@UsernamesForDummies]

Oh, what a beautiful job! You are a magician, indeed.

[@Adsuh86]

Preston, when do you use acetone vs alcohol to remove the old wax or varnish?

[@globalcitizen5310]

Great video. Can you please name the sound track playing behind? I’m looking for it for sometime now. Don’t know the name. Thanks in advance.

[@nicpok1]

Have you ever tried using adhesive tape to remove wax? It happened accidentally to me and it really does a great job at simply picking up the cracked wax. I wouldn't recommend using any tapes with strong adhesives of course.

[@andrewwilliams2353]

I accidentally discovered a way of repairing mirror shine many years ago. I was wearing black toe capped oxfords in which you could see your face to shave. I visited some friends on a very cold day and sat near to their open coal fire. The wax melted in the heat and the toecaps became dull. So now, if a toecap needs a repaired finish I hold a small hair drier to them until the wax softens, scrub them up a bit with a harder shoe brush until you can see the pores in the leather and hey presto, shine them up again. A pleasant side effect of this is that the warm wax goes into the leather on the vamp part and helps keep that supple and protected too.

[@seabassmastermatt80]

Would I need to do this to my shoes with wax on them but no mirror shine? In order to start again with creme etc. Loving the vids - inspired to go next level for business. 👍🏼

[@mayestrol1]

Unbelievable 💥 awesome work man 👌

[@chieftd9340]

Do you ever use a nude or clear wax as a last mirror shone layer? Would it add any depth in the shine beyond what colored wax does? Nice video as always. Cheers

[@keovoh]

I love your vids and I’m an air cadet so my shoes have to be on point and ever since I’ve watched your videos I’ve been able to make my shoes shinier than my snco sgt! I’m just wondering what type of rubbing alcohol you use for your shoes.. can you use any or one specific type?

[@gufeze3975]

You always seems to work with high end shoes... Is it the same process for a regular shoes?

[@christiaaanC7]

Yes, it is

[@markp.9707]

Agree with Christian.

[@brookeggleston9314]

As long as it's leather (not bookbinders!), it will work!

[@dward5497]

been watching your videos and the progression of the channel for some time now. (Started watching with the video about shining a new pair of shoes) Question, will the quality of leather effect the outcome of a mirror shine? I have quality products, but not he best shoes. Nice looking, but under $100 dollars. I have not been able to get a mirror shine on the toe. it seems that some of the wax will not in-tangle itself in the pores of the leather.

[@erickmartinez5203]

Aprendo mucho con tus vídeos

[@michaelmacleod4713]

Beautiful work sir!

[@equitecengineeringtechnolo7762]

Oh boy that’s out of the world. Too good to believe. Thanks for sharing.

[@bobf354]

some serious skills on display

[@TheElegantOxford]

Thanks bob

[@sophieacapella]

Wow, what a stunning transformation! 👌😎

[@Ariangabriel]

Very nice video! Could you tell me the name of the song? It’s a very nice one ...

[@ibrahimalmotawa967]

Really awesome work.

[@TheTferrer]

Great work and very impressed. Where do you purchase the Zaphir products? Thanks

[@TheElegantOxford]

Thanks a lot! I buy my Saphir products from Selekt Supply or The Hanger Project.

[@benjibucks4811]

@@TheElegantOxford wow, I'm fortunate to live in europe, saphir is half the price here then that of the hangar projects!

[@TheTferrer]

@@TheElegantOxford Thank you - will definitely their product line. Again, awesome job with all the shoe videos.

[@jangzeng]

Hi Preston, I did mirror shine a pair of my shoes for the first time. I used a brand new pair of Oxford. I got a spot on one of the shoes which looked "white" and "rancid". This spot remained for two weeks now. Is this a familiar problem like the one in your video? Thus, I should use acetone to get rid of it and do the mirror shine again?

[@TheBR070588]

I know this is an old video but I like it. Personally, I always use cajuput oil to remove the old wax on my shoes.

[@rudrabarathan2737]

Can you please tell us, weather use mirror shine layers before Wax polish or layers of wax polish then finally apply mirror Gloss. Appreciate your reply.

[@viggokalman7256]

I seriously was going to comment that I wanted this video yesterday 😂

[@mewatichaudhary1113]

Provide link for polish and material that you use during this.

[@prajooty]

How many thinking about own shoes while watching this...

[@handlesarecringe957]

What's your opinion on Bick 4 instead of Saphir Renovateur?

[@bhalindersingh6104]

Very nice to see .well done.

[@jessecaalba8527]

Why am I into this I wear five dollar Walmart shoes

[@2008MrsKim]

With his techniques, you can make them look like $10 shoes.

[@遊び自然-v7h]

2008MrsKim just only 10dolloar!?!?!?!?lol

[@reevesmirondo]

@@2008MrsKim all those Saphir shoe products that he has used cost around 40 dollars. @jesseca should just buy a 40 dollars worth of pair of shoes rather than buying shoe products of the same cost to maintain a five dollar walmart shoes.

[@Game-Bel72]

Good job

[@pradeepsundaram6381]

...because KZbin knows what you like better than your boyfriend. It was in your recommendations was it not?

[@m.j.m.4476]

Hi, Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I've been improving my shoe cream and wax. I don't have shoes more expensive than £100. I've been trying to do the mirror shine. Looks more shiny but it's not that great. Do I need really expensive shoes in order to get a mirror shine? Or do I just have to improve my technique? Thanks!

[@zzzzxxxx341]

I wore dress shoes with a pair of jeans or chino pants.. Gorgeous shoes!!!😎😎😎

[@landinj33]

Thanks for the great video

[@princeomkarp]

I have a similar problem with one of my burgundy colour steve madden high boots. I applied a local burgundy colour shoe cream and post that when i used, i started getting cracks all over. Now it looks aweful. Can you please guide me how to take off that last used cream and restore original colour?

[@abdulrahmanshaikh9935]

i got gum stuck once on my lovely pair of new Dark brown Monkstraps had to look up multiple things to understand how to remove it from the leather.

[@dismasjoseph7313]

Really good demonstration!! 👍

[@t9pf5771]

Fantastic job