Socks for shining shoes

Huh?

VictorC said:

Do socks have to be 100% cotton to polish shoes? Or can any old socks do the trick? After how many polishes would you need to wash the sock to re polish?
Everyone wants to know these answers but im the one to ask.

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I guess I'm slow today. Are you asking when you'd need to wash an old sock so that it could be used again for polishing? If so, I would say never! Why would you want to get polish on other garments? Just throw it away when you think it is no longer doing the job.

Work, work, work . . .

VictorC said:

Oh but i reuse cloths after washing in the sink. But i was even wondering to myself is it neccesary for me to keep washing it out of habit after polishing a couple of times, even though it might not be neccesary.

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All that washing sounds too much like work to me!

Polishing is not applying. Polishing cloths should not get unduly soiled, since the polish should be dry or drying when you use the cloth, especially if you use a good brush first. It seems to me that washing will strip out the nap, which is what gives a good polishing cloth its effectiveness. Rags are reused cloth that you didn't throw away because you have a use for them. When they are no longer useable (too dirty, worn out), just toss 'em. Frugality has limits:icon_smile: