Saphir Amiral Black Gloss, 50 ml

Great polish. My son polishes his boots for Army Cadets and had many comments on how shiny this polish gets them. Mirror finish.

50ml tin of Saphir (World's leading) French shoe/boot polish; black. Unlike another well known shoe polish manufacturer, who uses a thin, small propelling 'wing nut' affair, to open their tins (often breaking off), Saphir simply (& effectively) screw open or close. As expected, a top quality, easy to apply polish, drying dull, buffing to a brilliant shine. The more layers, the greater and greater, lasting shine. Each time after the initial polish, becomes easier and easier to maintain the shine. These will pass muster on any soldier's boots. Only 4 out of 5 stars for value, because it is priced too dear for most budgets in comparison with the competition. However, in terms of performance/results, it's a winner. The closet rival that I have used, is a Parade Gloss but the Saphir is easier to apply and quicker at getting hoped for results. The polish smell is not as strong as some rivals, probably because of the higher quality ingredients used. See the photographs; one pair of boots is a work in progress & works on jackets, etc. too. Definitely a polished performer!

This coupled with the pate de lux shines boots like nothing on earth. Fantastic boot gloss for bulling boots.

Goes on very easily & shines up quickly.

A good polish

Helped me get my shoes really shiny recommend to anyone in the cadet forces

The product is amazing. But I'd expect nothing less after the research I've done. Delivery by Evri was a total joke. Not the sellers fault the company couldn't apologise enough and have said it's dropping evri. I will be buying some more saphir products in future.

Excellent product but like with most finishes it's following the correct procedure, application and using good cloths to get the desired results. To get mirror shine build thin layers, using your fingers to spread the wax. I found the wax to be fairly hard but it soons softens up with friction/heat from your fingers. The more layers you build the more time you will need to spend buffing to get a gloss shine. The more layers the more you fill in the natural leater grain to get that mirror finish. I used a dab of ice cold water and a 100% cotton 2 Ply rag/chamois, lint free to buff. To ensure no water spots I occasionally just tapped the Shapir using mild pressure until I could hear and feel the wax was buffing off and the shine started to appear. When using a cloth make sure it leaves no fibres and it is tightly bound around your fingers with no creases otherwise you risk adding micro scratches which will ruin the mirror shine. After the build layer, I used a 25% IPA to water solution at room temp and occasionally breath to then enhance the shine. This is not building layers but to enhance the Gloss.

Excelente calidad del producto

I’ve always been a fan of Kiwi Parade Gloss. Since they quit making it I’ve never found a good substitute, until now. The paste is definitely harder than Kiwi, but it applies well and buffs to a nice shine. I only spent about an hour building a base coat so I’ll be interested to see how it holds up. Other than being a little pricey, I have no complaints.

黒革靴磨きにはぜひこれを！ 光り方が違う！

Ce sont les meilleurs cirage et crème pour chaussures

Die Saphir Gloss ist mit Abstand die hochwertigste Schuhcreme, die ich je verwendet habe. In Kombination mit der normalen Saphir-Creme erzielt man ein edles, tiefes Finish mit tollem Glanz. Lässt sich gut verarbeiten, zieht schön ein und bringt jeden Lederschuh auf Hochglanzniveau. Für alle, die ihre Schuhe wirklich pflegen wollen – absolut empfehlenswert!