Spring Polishing: How To Cure Shell Cordovan

The luxury Shell-Ray Wand is the only material in our leather wrapped wand series that is susceptible to scruffs and scratches. Unlike calcium-armored stingray or other exotic pachyderms, shell cordovan is not even actually leather. It is made from the connective tissue layer exclusive to equestrian hindquarters, and specially tanned for six months.

As a result, it is not scratchproof, but it does recover from scratches and scruffs, while developing a patina. Suppose you've been using your Shell-Ray wand to hit cups or perform the striking vanish with coins. After a while, there are small scratches on the shaft. Here is how we'll take care of it:

Get a 100% horsehair shoe brush and some Saphir cordovan cream.

These are produced to polish shell cordovan shoes and boots.
Get a tiny amount, about half the size of a pea or soybean, and spread it in a thin line along the shell cordovan portion of the wand.

Massage the thin layer around the rest of the shell cordovan surface. Use the horsehair brush to brush the shell part of the wand in a movement perpendicular to the wand. Brush up and down the wand while turning it, to cover the entire shell cordovan area. 
You should notice the shell cordovan is smoother, with the scratches and scruffs buffed out. The process can be repeated for improved results.