Show Off Your Shine!

[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]

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]

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]

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.

[mebejoseph]

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]

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]

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

[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]

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


IMG_20191005_210956_643 by Professor Horseyhead, on Flickr

[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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[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.