Homemade shoe polish?

Question

I need to polish my black leather shoes for a party tonight but am unable to get to the store. Are there any easy home recipes for polish? Would a light dab of olive oil on a cloth and then buffing it with another cloth work, or would that be too messy/ineffective?

Answer 1

Here are some options for you:


"Things you will need

Soft cloth or rag
olive oil

Either apply olive oil to your leather or to your cloth and rub to a shine. This is a simple, easy and natural way of making a shoe polish. Try on a small area before doing the whole thing. This way you will see the end results, without doing the whole shoe." Source:
http://www.sonssa.com/homemade_shoe_polish.htm

"Shoe Polish
Cold Pressed Nut Oil, Olive Oil, Walnut Oil, or Beeswax. Apply oil to leather product and buff with a chamois loth to a shine.

Lemon Juice. Lemon juice is good polish for black or tan leather shoes. Follow by buffing with a soft cloth.

Vinegar. Remove water stains on leather by rubbing with a cloth dipped in a vinegar and water solution.

Petroleum Jelly. A dab of petroleum jelly rubbed into patent leather gives a glistening shine and prevents cracking in the winter.

Vinegar. To shine patent leather, moisten a soft cloth with white vinegar and wipe clean all patent leather articles. The color of the leather may be slightly changed.

Art-Gum Eraser and Sandpaper or Emery Board. Dirt marks on suede can be rubbed out with an art-gum eraser. Then buff lightly with sandpaper or an emery board. " Source:
http://www.renovators.com/knowledge_base/how_to/Homemade_Cleaners,55,0,0,9.html#Shoe%20Polish

Answer 2

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RE:
Homemade shoe polish?
I need to polish my black leather shoes for a party tonight but am unable to get to the store. Are there any easy home recipes for polish? Would a light dab of olive oil on a cloth and then buffing it with another cloth work, or would that be too messy/ineffective?

Answer 6

Well this is a seven year old topic.. However I have been surfing the sites on this. I see Olive oil as a main ingredient in almost all of what is out there. Unlike what Charles says I do not think it is something you are going to somehow squeeze from your leather shoes to then reuse as a cooking agent.. So I have to disagree with you Charles, also as Bees Wax is the second most used in the recipes out there I would have to go against Paraffin as a top choice. Paraffin is a harder wax then Bee's Wax.

Even so and despite Charles opinion here I am a absolute cheapskate. So my own method (even after surfing for better methods) is that I go out buy some bacon. Then after enjoying a hearty meal with bacon. I use the grease (save it in a wide mouth jar if you want or a tin.) Then dag a bit up and work it into my shoes. I then buff them up with a clean non greasy cloth.

Only warning here is if you plan on getting chased by any neighborhood dogs just watch out for your feet. I have been doing this for a long time and there is no smell (I can detect) and works good enough for me.. Price adds up to 0.00$ as I like to have bacon anyways every so often. I have to do my shoes ever two weeks (these are work boots) as they get scuffed up easy. However it still retains the waterproofing quality longer.

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Answer 8

Do not use olive oil or any other cooking oil. They are for eating not polishing. They will become rancid. Car wax, parrafin wax ( candles ) beeswax. All good. Parrafin would be my choice. In fact it is what I put on my boots when I buy them.

Answer 9

try furniture polish if you have it , our a little bit of car wax. buffed out of coarse

Answer 10

cooking oil will instantly dull your shoes dont do it.