Thanks DWFII. I don't know a lot about any of this, but I do remember that there is a difference in the look of a highly shined shoe and a patent leather shoe... Kind of a softer look to the highly shined shoe like the difference between silver and chrome. I like the softer look.

Also, I looked up the history of why Kiwi polish was named after the bird... It had to do with the inventor's wife of course. Never mind.