Shoe Polish

Jakk55 · Post by **Jakk55** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:05 pm

Has any one tried shoe polish to change the color of thier whips, and/or, give it a high sheen?
I know Pecard's seems to be the favorite method but was curious about alternatives.

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:40 pm

Yes I did

and it worked very well for me. The jrzjoe whip I had was a redish brown and I used black shoe polish to weather it and darken it up. It looks very Indy now.

Boggstandard · Post by **Boggstandard** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:25 pm

I've experimented with shoe polish, but I've never been happy with the results. The polish actually seemed to dry-out the whip's leather.

I have a friend that swears by Properts creamy boot polish for "colorizing" his whips, but I have not tried it.

I believe Pecards makes a leather treatment that has a coloring agent in it. I have never used that variety, so I cannot attest to its effectiveness.

racerx · Post by **racerx** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:18 pm

I have on occasion used shoe polish on the knots of my whips; it keeps them tight and with a light brushing puts a little sheen to them.

Also I've used the liquid shoe polish in black on a cowhide snake whip, it worked ok.

But for overall polishing, I stick to using pecards or the like, putting extra on the fall naturally.

I'd be interested to know the results of trying the colored pecards though, sound like a good thing to have for scuff marks and such.

Might have to pick some up.

Cheers.

Jim J.