On 15 Aug 2000, 11:49, Shashi Chopra wrote:
> I read somewhere that to get that extra shine, polish first with a tea
> decoction and then with a shoe polish.I don't want to spoil my shoes by
> experimenting with this tip unless I an sure it works. Is there a site
> which gives such handy tips and have been tried and tested.More than
> that, If it works, I am interested in knowing why it works? There must
> be a chemical reaction between caffeine in tea and chemicals in shoe
> polish, it is possible that the chemical reaction may be resulting in
> extra shine. Where can I find this information? Shashi Chopra
How to Shine Shoes
http://www.ehow.com/eHow/eHow/0,1053,31,00.html
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I have no doubt that your tea method is just a variation of the classic
"spit shine" method. See the following page for an explanation of this
method, albeit no spit is used - you use water or your case you could
use tea. I would thin the tea, though, as it tends to be acidic. I
think the whole object here is to thin the wax paste with some liquid
and probably any liquid would do, so long as it does not damage the
leather.
http://www.emale.co.nz/Look_Better/Man_on_the_Street/
man_on_the_street.html
Note: The above URL is actually one continuous line and should be
entered into your browser's address box as one line.
Scroll down to the section entitled: "Spit and Polish"
Alan
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