Why Nobody Uses Shoe Polish Graffiti Mops (And Why You Should!)

It's incredibly rare to see shoe polish mops in action in the graffiti world today. Almost no graffiti taggers and graffiti artists use them regularly. Here's a tagging test to show why that is AND WHY you should try them out!

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - How Shoe Polish Mops Got Popular!
0:55 - 2 Reasons NO ONE Uses Shoe Polish Mops!🙁.
2:23 - Making a CUSTOM Shoe Polish Mop Formula!🩸!
3:12 - Juicing the Nib! (Satisfying)
4:03 - TAGS! 1st BIG Benefit of Shoe Polish Mops!🫡.
5:25 - TAGS! Why The SPONGE Nib Is Actually Good!✍️.
7:02 - How They Get Even Messier...
8:47 - The Most Important Reason To Use Shoe Polish Mops!🥇
9:34 - Buff Test?!

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In Germany, there is a discount store called "Action". A mob costs about 80¢.
"Shoe like Schuhcreme" 0, 72€

[SonoranAstro]

honestly these mops started it all for me, i used to write with just the shoe polish 😂 and then it got me into making my own markers and ink. probably why i got leukemia 15 years later, fucking around with all that benzene 😭😂 worth every second of that tho, felt like a mad scientist.

[yungtymek]

i put cloth or any material on my nib and tighten the bottom part and its really durable then

[snakeman]

soo satisfying! i hecking love those mops! Great video thanks for the hit-up! <3

[newbietubie]

Nice work man. Kinda bummed about the buff test being behind the paywall BUT I definitely respect the hustle. YT certainly isn't paying it's authentic creators nearly enough. Seems like the bulk of it goes to that compilation garbage of viral clips. Ughh. Also, your editing and music were on point in this one! Very nice!

[allisterjones]

i like them cause they're free, but its such a headache having to refill it pretty often, and it can be too thick.

You should trim the nib at the edge at angle when its fresh to prevent it scraping on the sides and making a mess. The nib tears fairly easily, so covering the sponge with fabric and securing it with a rubber band/hair tie makes it last longer and lets you use it on something like concrete.

[glohbk]

Bruhhh u nailed that mixture 🔥 I've tried twice n the chrome overpowered especially when fully dry

[Joe_Damageo]

The angled head ones are a bit rarer but most ideal. Stocking over the top with a twist tie to secure and u good to go

[Rlflfofofoekekekrk]

When I was younger and always broke I used to rack dozens of those shoepolish mops.

I had no money to buy good paint, so I just tagged with the shoepolish.
Yes, it was buffed relatively easy, but some tags that weren’t buffed lastet quite a long time dispite only being written with shoe polish instead of ink

[bcullen]

Definitely still very popular especially in NYC

[whomegaluul]

its quite popular to put a thin piece of cloth like nylon over the nib to make it last longer. wekman often does it in his videos

[ImSoOld]

Since previously commenting about your beard, I wound up trying one of these. I’ve been running an acetone thinned silver rusto fence paint in it and you were not kidding, this thing is messy af in the best way. As I’m making my tag it throws paint all around and drips like crazy, which I personally am a fan of. It’s become one of my go to paint mops for dumpsters, bus stops, and large electrical boxes. It’s def a specific aesthetic and presumably not for everyone but I can’t help having a blast every time I use it. RIP to my boots though.

[dersven]

Love your Videos! The way you talk and the content. Keep up the good work.

[motombocolombo]

Fun fact:
18/20mm felt nibs from bingodabber style squeezers also fit pretty good into the hole of a shoe polish mop and vice versa. So you can chose between a sponge nib or a felt nib for rougher surfaces or thinner lines

[Stu_DLNGR]

My man SCIZ!!! What it do!?
I still use em. 0:26 definitely a childhood wracking product. As an adult I order online bc I have a job. But as a kid, and still to this week, I Garvey these up for single trip missions. Nice edits! 💪🎨💣🔥

[N]

Yes I am the 1% the thumbnail produced a limbic response in me which compelled me to click on the video

[ekvwyun]

I remember the shoe polish mops.we also used Bingo dotters in the 90s

[bluesodahehe]

In sweden the show polish mop only cost 25kr or $2 and 5 cents😂😂

[grimispotato]

DANG SON OLD SCHOOL MOB MOPPING !
Shoe mops where invented in the late 80's to early 90's we would raid Payless for those mops, and we would use chalkboard eraser as the nibs ?
Yeah that was us and a Graf shop called lunatix ? And they made the first production line mops that were called outlines ? And they made the tester cans.

[Greenday_guitars_official]

My fav and only mop that I’m using rn cause I lost my credit card