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The tip – Push the shoe trees forward
This is a very simple tip, which may not be obvious to everyone. It’s about making sure that the shoe trees are pushed as far forward as they can go in your shoes. It’s not uncommon for the spring on...
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Shoegazing Podcast – Ep. 26, Anders Sundström, Paul Brunngård, about the...
In this episode we go all in on the nitty gritty of shoe care. We do this together with Anders Sundström, who has developed the new premium shoe care range Paul Brunngård, for the Swedish company with...
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Guide – How to prevent and remove salt stains from shoes
Road salt stains is a pain that many living in colder locations have to battle with. The salt is crude on leather and risk causing sever damage. Here’s a guide going through how to prevent salt stains...
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The tip – Don’t shorten drying times when polishing shoes
For basically all shoe creams and wax polishes there’s recommendations to wait 5-10 minutes after applying before one go over the shoe with a brush. It’s very common though that one don’t have the...
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The tip – Tarrago WASC, perhaps the best shoe cleaner
I’ve tested loads of different shoe cleaners through the years, some have been more or less useless, most are good, but none has been as extremely efficient yet being rather gentle as the Tarrago WASC...
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U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining and Shoe Patina 2023 – Qualification
We now open the qualifications to the finals of the first U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining and Shoe Patina 2023, with the finals taking place at the premiere edition of the New York Super Trunk Show...
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News – The end of Kiwi Shoe Care?
The world’s largest shoe care brand, Kiwi, looks to be discontinued. According to several sources with insight, the multinational corporation SC Johnson will stop producing Kiwi products. Last year the...
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U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining – The finalists
We now have the three finalists who are to battle it out at the first U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining, organised in collaboration with the shoe care brand Saphir and the shoe brand Bridlen. At the...
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Guide – When to repair shoes, when to buy new
A major advantage of welted shoes is that they can be easily resoled, but a worn-out sole is just one of many repairs that can be made to your shoes. Here we look at some of the most common types of...
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Buying tip – Saphir Medaille d’Or’s macadamia-based creams
Two of the newest products in Saphir’s top shoe care range Medaille d’Or range have replaced mink oil with the organic macadamia oil which has similar nourishing properties. It’s one version of the...
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The tip – Always test products on a hidden area
This may be the most basic shoe care tip I’ve ever written, yet there’s so many out there who don’t follow it and therefore sometimes end up in trouble. When one use a new type of shoe care, cleaning...
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