Shoes

[ACE]

oh didntnotice the hat.

[Krupinski]

If I were from Pittsburgh I'd be outraged.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UePtoxDhJSw&ob=av2e

[Agent360]

When spit polishing use cold water, and I mean cold, and a soft cloth. Just a dab of cold water on your cloth with a small swipe of polish, and polish in small circles one small area at a time. After a few applications over a few days they will start to come up. You can get them to look like glass if you are patient and persistent.

They already look like they are getting a good base shine and will start really coming up soon.

Its an art.

cheers,
RTR

This is correct.

I would add that if you do not have a good thick base of polish you need to apply several layers using the application brush then the buff brush.

You can not spit shine boots that do not have a nice base on them.

You have to build it up.

RTR is right..use very cold water....small circles.....work the polish...pressure is important.

[Penguin]

I did a quick Google search and found this, "How to Polish your Shoes like an Absolute Psycho":

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-polish-your-shoes-like-an-absolute-psycho/#step1

This guy used a 600 Watt (I don't know if that is much or little) drill with a polishing wheel glued onto an adapter as a miniature power-buffer to shine his shoes.  I don't know much about this kind of thing, but is this a good idea?

-Penguin

[Maverick]

Short answer is no. You can burn the polish on the shoes that way pretty easily. Shoe wax is not as hard as automotive wax and does not tolerate the same kind of polishing forces or heat.