Polishing brogues??

[O'Callaghan]

I've an old pair of brown brogues in the back of my closet somewhere. They were never all that comfortable, as the leather is very stiff, but they are almost indestructible. They seem to be made of very thick leather. I suppose I might try them with a kilt for semi-formal ocassions. I got polish stuck in the holes many times when cleaning them, and could never quite get it all out again with a rag.

[Jack Daw]

Hi all,

I'm an old military guy, and I'm going to be polishing my brogues. HOWEVER:

There are so many holes, tabs and other places for polish to get stuck in and built up in!

So how the heck do I polish these things?? I'll have to remove the lacquer first with some rubbing alcohol, then go to it with an old t-shirt and Kiwi, and plenty of spit (cold water). I don't like the old dauber brush and shine brush setup, I've never been able to get a great polish with them.

But I'm not sure how to spit shine these things without getting the polish in all the holes and such. Let alone polish them to a high gloss like my other dress shoes.

Ideas??

T.

After years of tiringly digging polish out of my fingernails, I gave up the fight and have a shoe shine pro do them. I know - I'm getting lazy.