Friday, July 31, 2009

Are there other purposes for shoe polish?

Can it be used to wax or seal finishes

Are there other purposes for shoe polish?
Original Purpose: Removing scuffs from wingtips.


Aha! Use: Filling in nicks and gouges on wooden chairs and tables. Apply a pea-size dot of wax shoe polish, then use a soft cotton cloth to buff it in, as you would on shoes.


Reward: Like-new chair legs without paying an arm and a leg.








helpful cleaning tip
Reply:Paste polish does a wonderful job of covering scratches etc on all kinds of furniture. Any thing wood, trim, floors, etc.





Liquid shoe polish was the main stay in painting for sale signs, info signs. Prior to WWII most yard signs were made of the insides of card board boxes and Dy in shine shoe polish. A 15 cent bottle would paint a truck load of signs.
Reply:sure, and u can use it to stencil stuff like snow at christmas.


it has many uses, old folks use it at nursing homes to dye their hair.
Reply:Camouflage, or to do one of those 'black face' minstrel skits. Man, those are funny.
Reply:you could use it to fill in small disfigured portions of furniture and such



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