Show Off Your Shine!

[rd27 Member Find all posts View Profile Close rd27]

Man you military guys sure know how to shine a shoe!

When I was active duty, we learned how to spit shine in bootcamp. When we graduated and arrived in our A schools, we learned to shine our black dress shoes with fire. You'd get them to be so shiny, they would become mirror-like. Granted, we were using brands like Kiwi, I'm not sure I'd try fire shining with products like Saphir.

[armedferret Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close armedferret]

When I was active duty, we learned how to spit shine in bootcamp. When we graduated and arrived in our A schools, we learned to shine our black dress shoes with fire. You'd get them to be so shiny, they would become mirror-like. Granted, we were using brands like Kiwi, I'm not sure I'd try fire shining with products like Saphir.

Works exactly the same. Wax and solvents is wax and solvents. You're melting the wax so it fills in the low areas faster than just applying/buffing/applying/buffing.

[mebejoseph Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close mebejoseph]

When I was active duty, we learned how to spit shine in bootcamp. When we graduated and arrived in our A schools, we learned to shine our black dress shoes with fire. You'd get them to be so shiny, they would become mirror-like. Granted, we were using brands like Kiwi, I'm not sure I'd try fire shining with products like Saphir.

Works exactly the same. Wax and solvents is wax and solvents. You're melting the wax so it fills in the low areas faster than just applying/buffing/applying/buffing.

You guys are making me miss the time I was spending shining shoes.

So busy with this new business now.

[ianr Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close ianr]

JC Penney Stafford Logans

Conditioned, roughly polished entire shoe, wore until that cracked, brushed it out, applied some mirror gloss to the toes and heels, tried to get the mirror gloss out with a skewer...

Not too much effort, but am happy to bring back these cheap shoes that I wasn't wearing anymore from having abused them. Also before pic of them looking sad and dry.

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JC Penney Stafford Logans

Conditioned, roughly polished entire shoe, wore until that cracked, brushed it out, applied some mirror gloss to the toes and heels, tried to get the mirror gloss out with a skewer...

Not too much effort, but am happy to bring back these cheap shoes that I wasn't wearing anymore from having abused them. Also before pic of them looking sad and dry.

Great job on an inexpensive shoe! Good enough to wear for many occasions.

[Loafer28 Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close Loafer28]

Wife and kids are stuck out of town so I had a few hours on my hands. Waterproofed all my suede and shined the cordovan and calf.

Looking at my collection, I realize that I have a show problem!


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[Shade Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close Shade]

The only shoe problem I see, is that you need more shoe trees.

[mebejoseph Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close mebejoseph]

Wife and kids are stuck out of town so I had a few hours on my hands. Waterproofed all my suede and shined the cordovan and calf.

Looking at my collection, I realize that I have a show problem!


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Great job!

But you're reminding me that I'm way far behind on my shining my shoes.

[armedferret Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close armedferret]

Is this still a thing? Have a swanky thang at an Embassy coming up.


IMG_20191005_210956_643 by Professor Horseyhead, on Flickr

[mebejoseph Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close mebejoseph]

These look great!

I shined up a couple of pairs of shoes yesterday, but after starting my own business I haven't had time to do any mirror shines, so I don't post them anymore.

Is this still a thing? Have a swanky thang at an Embassy coming up.


IMG_20191005_210956_643 by Professor Horseyhead, on Flickr

[armedferret Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close armedferret]

These are going to need a lot more coats of wax in the next few weeks to build em up.....but a decent start at least.


ChiliToes by Professor Horseyhead, on Flickr

[DocDave Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close DocDave]

Man [MENTION=15101]armedferret[/MENTION] you're putting me to shame. If I had my shoes looking like that I'd be calling it a day.

[armedferret Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close armedferret]

Man [MENTION=15101]armedferret[/MENTION] you're putting me to shame. If I had my shoes looking like that I'd be calling it a day.

Obliged, but you can clearly see orange peel on the right shoe (which is on the left in the photo).

[DocDave Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close DocDave]

Plus you have all that military training to show off/put to good use

[armedferret Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close armedferret]

Plus you have all that military training to show off/put to good use

Brother I haven't touched polish for military boots in......damn.....12 years or so now? Oy.