I was told be one of my officers that he heard using a teaspoon instead of cloth will shine your boots even more. I was just curious as anyone else heard of this?
2007-06-06 06:42:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
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2007-06-06 06:43:02 · update #1
There is a way but you run the risk of looking like a druggy. If you heat the spoon and run it over the polish it melts it more evenly than just holding a lighter to your boot. (heat the inside part of the spoon so the ash build up is on the inside of the curve. then use the outside curve on the boot) However if you spit shine and don't use heat. Don't try it on your inspection boots the first time. It takes a careful hand to use a lighter or heated spoon trick when polishing. If you do it right they look great. If you do it wrong you get dull spots and it flakes off. So if you have never tried the heat trick before get your old ratty work boots or some cheap ones to try it on first.
2007-06-06 06:50:46 · answer #1 · answered by Rek T 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's a new one. When I was in the Corps our boots were made of very rough leather. shining them was a major chore.
Our favorite way was to use the top of a Coke bottle to some the leather down so we could polish. Worked fairly well. Guess anything hard and smooth would work.
2007-06-06 16:34:18 · answer #2 · answered by SgtMoto 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best shine I have gotten has been from using a water based polish like regular kiwi, warm to hot water and cotton balls. I highly recommend cotton balls, it gets a good shine and doesn't take a lot of work. Water based polish won't last as long as an oil based one such as Lincoln Wax though but I don't think it gives as good a shine.
2007-06-06 14:00:09 · answer #3 · answered by Nickoo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make him show you how he does it - with his own boots. Soft cloth, warm water, and polish on top of a good layer of existing polish (what is known as a "spit shine") is the only way I know to get a good, mirror-like shine.
2007-06-06 13:57:06 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, didn't use that in the Navy. But a little water mixed in with the polish as a final polishing buff really brought out the shine.
2007-06-06 13:46:14 · answer #5 · answered by powhound 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have scuffs into the leather it helps to use the back of a spoon to smooth them out by pressing polish firmly and rubbing over the spot.
But one still has to use a cloth or brush to remove the extra polish and buff the leather.
2007-06-06 13:52:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My hubby used to use a lighter... fire it up and heat up the polish after you rub it on your boots. Saliva works too. His Master Cheif used to get so pissed off because my hubby's boots were always so shiny! His MC would step on them like he was putting out a cigarette butt. lol!
2007-06-06 13:51:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a teaspoon of what?
2007-06-06 14:33:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use your own spit, that works
2007-06-06 16:39:39 · answer #9 · answered by Sexy dude 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no but try it
2007-06-06 13:49:54 · answer #10 · answered by little one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋