How I shine my shoes

[dfmacliam]

I like the heated Kiwi and a liberal amount of polish on the shoe.. I buff it out with a horse hair brush then finish off with water and a panty hose, for that highly shined shoes.. pay attention to the whole shoe.. and finish it off with an edge dressing on the heel and edges..

[IRISH]

big apple shoe on w 33rd. $3... SORTED!

[St. Amish]

It should take about an hour for each shoe.

An hour per shoe? If it took me that long for a shine, I'd never have had any time to do anything else when I was in the Army! With a little practice, you should be able to do the week's worth of boots in half that time.

[Bigkahuna]

" I'll have my man do your kit".

[English Bloke]

Well the Rodneys might be able to afford £4.49 for a Boot Cleaning cloth for their batmen to use. Meanwhile back in the real world the squadies and the erks will continue to use a yellow duster. A I bet the batman used a yellow duster as well!

Nownow Chas. I'm not having a pop! Everyone knows Rodneys can't bull for toffee. As a former err... Army drill instructor with a boot reputation to uphold I can only let the fine members of this forum know what makes for a good set of glass dancin' slippers. I found that yellow dusters left bits of yellow duster all over your boot where-as Sylvia's wonderful polishin' cloth left only... well... shine. I was introduced to them at the Guards Depot when a Grenadier showed me how to bull my boots properly and these cloths last forever, I still have 3 from a previous life. When shiney shoes is your business you won't find a better bulling rag and it really is worth the extra. Honest. Everybody in the Army uses them. I heard once the RAF use Tornado nose cone paint (at £100 a tin). Any truth in that?

[JSFMACLJR]

I like the heated Kiwi and a liberal amount of polish on the shoe.. I buff it out with a horse hair brush then finish off with water and a panty hose, for that highly shined shoes.. pay attention to the whole shoe.. and finish it off with an edge dressing on the heel and edges..

And don't forget the soles!

[berserkbishop]

It takes me about 10 minutes per boot/dress shoe to get an inspection ready shine. I just start out with a couple of good coats of polish, then use parade gloss for my final. I use an old white cotton undershirt to buff the wax. They are great for shining shoes and I seem to wear out a new one each day so I have a surplus. I use water on the final coat most times. I agree with the statement about liquid shines, they are a rip off. No better shine can be attained than one attained with a little elbow grease!

[string]

When you need a bit of extra shine fast the inside of a banana peel does well in a pinch

[Riverkilt]

Heat the Kiwi with caution, have seen it explode or "pop"....and catch fire....

Ron

[Kittel]

I was taught to use an old nappie (cloth diaper). Actually, you buy them new and run them through the wash a few times to get rid of the lint.
I find that they get better with each wash, after each use.

Cheers!
Jake