Best Shoe Polish?

[PoPPeR]

What type of shoe polish do you, or should you, use, preferably for black shoes (like sketchers dress shoes)? Where and how much?

 

[HappyPuppy]

I can't even remember the last time I owned a pair of shoes that needed to be polished. Sorry. :beer:

 

[Kevin]

Kiwi probably...

 

[MustangSVT]

spit & elbow grease?

 

[yoda291]

spit-shine shoe polish...it's a brand....I just like the name.

 

[HamSupLo]

i use kiwi

 

[rawoutput]

Kiwi is what we use in ROTC

 

[PoPPeR]

Can I buy Kiwi Shoe Polish at like Walgreens or Target?

 

[Kevin]

You should, I think CVS sells it so I'm sure they would too...

 

[Howard]

Anybody got any opinions on conditioning creme?

 

[AndrewR]

I prefer Lincoln over Kiwi. It's difficult to find, however. It gives a better shine with less effort and seems more durable to me. The only downside is that after awhile your shoes can take on a brownish tint when the shine starts wearing off (repolish and it disappears). I have no idea why that is. Kiwi works, but it's harder to establish a base coat with it also (on new shoes).

For a leather conditioner, there's one that comes in a reddish-brown container with a small loop handle at the top -- looks somewhat like a jerrycan. Can't for the life of me remember what brand it is, but it works wonders. I broke-in my jungle boots in half the time with very little pain when I used that stuff. I'll see if I can find the name somewhere.