Kiwi 100% Horsehair Polish Applicator (191-100)

First things first. This is a perfectly normal shoe brush and I have no complaints. It is exactly what I expected. Now.....The package that it comes in is probably the most bizarre enigma I can imagine and I am sure it will lead to years of pondering what it all means. When your brush arrives, it will be in a gray plastic bag, neatly taped, with a sticker on it that says (and this is a direct, full, and accurate quote), "KEEP THIS BAG AWAY FROM BABIES, CHILDREN, PETS, and CHEESE. THIS BAG IS NOT A TOY. ! WARNING! DANGER! WARNING !" So.....babies, check; children, that makes sense; pets, sure why not; cheese,.....and my brain just melted. It is so bizarre. I have literally thought about this at least once every waking hour for the past day. It is either the best, most clever, joke ever devised or the cruelest mind game anyone has ever played on us poor unsuspecting consumers. I think as a society, we have to, as the next logical step, put this bag near some cheese in a controlled environment and prepare for something big. This may disrupt the space-time continuum and/or change all life as we know it but as a practical matter is just something we must do in order to advance the human race. Godspeed shoe brush bag. I eagerly await the answers to life's eternal questions.

Works like a shoe polish brush.

Background: bad fall in October, reconstruction foot surgery, PT and orthotics. Unable to afford all new shoes to accommodate the new orthotics. On to eBay. $$ for shoes (Naot) very reasonable but it seems that no one cleans or polishes their shoes any longer. Quickly burn through my shoe shine kit and realize that the last time I purchased brushes and applicators was five years ago. After five years, even with care, it is time to replace the daubers. Would Kiwi still make them? Would they be of the same quality? And if so, would they cost a month's pay to replace? The answers? Yes, Kiwi still makes them and they are as awesome as I remember! WOW! Very low shedding and still affordable. Purchased four: saddle soap, brown polish, black polish and neutral. Will be back for more as I will need a couple more for colors other than basic. Can recommend the following site to guide newbies on the art of taking care of your shoes: [...]. Almost all the products covered by Bryan Kim are available on Amazon. ** Update 18 May** Ordered more (the two pack). The first group (4) were made in China and very nice. Received the other two today, made in Israel. These are slightly thicker. Still a bargain.

Recommend 100% This is pretty old technology. It is a brush, you rub it in shoe polish... and it applies to the shoes. The bristles don't fall out and it works pretty much like all brushes have worked through the ages. The only difference... it doesn't fall apart and lose bristles after a couple of uses like some others I have bought.. if you have your shoes dirty this brush remove all with soft cloth.. Perfect for polish every 5 to 10 wearing occasions Thank you very much this was nice bought

Kiwi shoe care products have been around since 1906, and, true to form, Kiwi's Horsehair Polish Applicator does not disappoint those of us for whom that military look for our shoes is a serious business! This product is another valuable tool in our arsenal in the War on Scuff Marks, Dirt, Mud, Salt, and all other nasty assaults on our pristine foot-gear. The polish applicator does a much better job in administering the polish to your shoes than any rag can. Those soft horsehair bristles really work the polish into the leather. Be sure and don't press too hard as you apply the polish, and you'll still need an old toothbrush to add polish in detail areas. Make circular motions as you work with the applicator. You'll notice that the long wooden handle keeps polish off of your fingertips, too, which is something that old rag fails to do, I would recommend picking up 3 of these polish applicators for your kit--1 for your polish color, another for applying clear polish, and the third for applying saddle soap, The low price point of the Applicator makes buying the number you need an easy decision.

I would say you are nuts but then again I'm writing a review about a polish brush. I started polishing my shoes again. I shined shoes as a kid in a barber shop. I spit shined and brushed and everything. I put on polish with my fingers. At home I had a brush to put on the polish but somewhere in my 69 years I lost it. I got to thinking about it and said to myself, "Self" why don't you go online and order one. So I did and tears of joy, well maybe that is a stretch, I was happy to see it come in three days and while I haven't used it yet I'm looking forward to the smell of the polish moving from the brush onto the leather. You really should get one for yourself. If you are reading this you probably are of an age where you would remember the tactile feel of it gliding and applying. All the best, Not Mark Twain

Five stars. I use it often for my work boots.

I purchased this Horsehair Polish Applicator to apply lincoln wax to my collection of work boots as well as dress shoes. It is difficult to find shoe polishing accessories these days in the local brick and mortar stores and came to Amazon for assistance. First, the brush that is shipped is not quite like the one that appears in the image. The image, at the time I ordered this brush, displayed the stiffer black bristles. The bristles that came on the brush that was shipped were brown and very soft. I had issues applying the wax as the wax caused the bristles to bend easily to the side deforming them. Also, I had issues of bristles coming out of the brush in the wax. If you are applying a small amount of wax, this brush will suit you fine. If you are doing some serious polishing then this brush will not be up to the challenge.

La brosse à cirage est assez petite mais malléable et facile à utiliser. Le crin est de qualité et applique bien le cirage.

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Initially the brush had a tonne of loose hairs coming out all over the place. Eventually they all came out and it is now an effective brush.