Shoe Polish on Trim?!?!?

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Anyone ever heard of this?!?!? Talked to a guy tonight asking me about detailing his car and about how long our trim restorer lasts - well this sparked a very odd IMO conversation on shoe polish lol. He said he used shoe polish on his trim and it lasted over a year before fading back. That sounds pretty amazing to me - anyone ever tried this or heard of it?!!?!?
 
Thought you were talking about cleaning shoe polish off interior trim pieces haha. Im constantly getting guys asking me if i can remove shoe polish. I want to say Ive heard of it, haven't and don't think i would. But now i am very interested to see what others have to say.
 
It's a wax with dye, interesting.... I've heard of guys using shoe polish on interior leather for scratches and scuffs, never for plastic trim
 
There is (was) a product that 'we' used (on shoes) that was called "Sole Dressing." This is used on the sole edges, not on the shoe itself.

I know there was, of course, black, and at least a couple of shades of browns.

If you have a shoe repair shop handy, that would be the best place to try.

Now, having written this...I've never tried it...but makes me wonder if maybe it just might work.

Bill
 
I've used sole dressing on shoes (actually combat boots). Now I'm wondering if that's what turdle wax black box is lol.

I've never tried it on trim, it might work, but wonder if it would build up and crack or craze, or if it would damage the trim in some way.
 
B&B Tennessee said:
Anyone ever heard of this?!?!? Talked to a guy tonight asking me about detailing his car and about how long our trim restorer lasts - well this sparked a very odd IMO conversation on shoe polish lol. He said he used shoe polish on his trim and it lasted over a year before fading back. That sounds pretty amazing to me - anyone ever tried this or heard of it?!!?!?
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I use it to redye trim. What uou said is correct. It lasts for well over a year. However you just dontt just any old shoe polish. You have to use leather dye. Its a waterbased dye that works exactly the same as foreverblacks trim restorer. For smaller trim pieces it works great but for larger pieces like bumpers you need to spray it on to get a more uniform look.
 
Lasthope05 said:
I use it to redye trim. What uou said is correct. It lasts for well over a year. However you just dontt just any old shoe polish. You have to use leather dye. Its a waterbased dye that works exactly the same as foreverblacks trim restorer. For smaller trim pieces it works great but for larger pieces like bumpers you need to spray it on to get a more uniform look.
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Can you seal it afterwards with wolgang ETS or similar?
 
ShinyRex said:
Can you seal it afterwards with wolgang ETS or similar?
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Thats exactly what I do. I give it 30 mins to set and fully evaporate before I top with UTTG or ETS.

I am looking at the new solution finish but right now there are no solid durability tests so Im sticking to what works for me.
 
Never heard of Shoe polish on trim. BUT, I worked on this Expedition that was in pretty bad shape and the trim was so faded it was almost white. I tried to do my best and used a ton of Ultima Trim and Tire Gaurd on it. So what does she do? She says "I know an old trick" and proceeds to get a bottle of baby oil and rub it all over. If I knew she was going to do that I wouldn't have wasted all that expensive UTTG
 
Lasthope05 said:
I use it to redye trim. What uou said is correct. It lasts for well over a year. However you just dontt just any old shoe polish. You have to use leather dye. Its a waterbased dye that works exactly the same as foreverblacks trim restorer. For smaller trim pieces it works great but for larger pieces like bumpers you need to spray it on to get a more uniform look.
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Good stuff man! Testing that on my truck this weekend :dblthumb2:
 
Have to laugh, I have used shoe polish on high end speakers before to clean them up. on the speaker cloth and the wood frame boxes..set it and seal it.
 
Having worked in the shoe repair business for a few years, I can say with some certainty that there are a few products that will function as a trim restorer lol.

One of which is Lincoln Leather Dye. Comes in a glass bottle with a dipstick. Guaranteed to stain everything, especially fingers. Test on something expendable.

The problem with some of the dyes is the typical 'Sharpie' hue. Kind of a purpulish glaze on the blacks an mahoganies.

I wouldn't recommend a wax though as they are highly sensitive to environmental conditions including heat and evaporation. It's certainly possible to stain with a product like Lincoln shoe wax but it is a bit messy. If you build up any layering it will degrade. Saturate a coth and apply by hand, with finger.

Note that I am certainly not RECOMMENDING the use of shoe care prodcts, but stranger topics have been floated lol.
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B&B Tennessee said:
Good stuff man! Testing that on my truck this weekend :dblthumb2:
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Don't use it in direct sun or extreme heat as it would flash to fast and on small trim only. You can use it on bigger pieces with a spray gun but at that point its best to use SEM trim/bumper coating.
 
Lasthope05 said:
Don't use it in direct sun or extreme heat as it would flash to fast and on small trim only. You can use it on bigger pieces with a spray gun but at that point its best to use SEM trim/bumper coating.
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Cool - thanx man for the info.... I will play around with it and see if it is worth putting in the bag of secrets :dblthumb2:
 
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