Remove black polish from brown shoes

[djc]

Petard.

[djc]

If the shoes have been previously polished with a wax polish, the stain will probably wear off soon enough.

[geoff]

Well, having chopped down a pillar with one on sunday, I'll stick with the old and trusted

But ... the way this NG is going, it could well be a feather duster

[geoff]

And, let me guess, ... doesn't really make a very good job of cleaning shoes

[millie]

Or How do you remove black shoe polish tat your mother in law used on your brown shoes.

[Rob Morley]

I've successfully stripped finish from good quality leather boots using white spirit and very fine wire-wool. If you're gentle you should be able to remove the black without taking off a significant amount of the original brown. Or apply lots of clear shoe polish with a stiff brush then wipe it off with a cloth - this will take a few goes but definitely won't damage the original finish.

[The Other John]

The OP has probably bought a new pair of shoes in the intervening 6+ years!

[Rob Morley]

But it was effectively a new question that happened to be tagged onto an old post, so forgivable I think. :-)