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YorkNeil said:
A bit drastic but sounds effective...
Shoe Polishing assistance required.
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A bit drastic but sounds effective...
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Everyone seems to have their own method of polishing shoes/boots and there seem to be many methods that work well.
I've never heard of dubbin but we used to use something called G wax in the fire brigade for waterproofing which sounds similar.
After I'd applied the G wax to my boots, I would rub it in with a brush and then polish as normal although I remember it taking much longer than usual. I suspect the polishing might have rendered the G wax useless but we were issued both and expected to shine our boots, so that we did.
I'd also always use plain kiwi over parade gloss. Re-apply as soon as the cloth stops feeling smooth over the leather and after applying a LOT of layers of polish, buff vigourously with plenty of spit and never tap water.
I've never heard of dubbin but we used to use something called G wax in the fire brigade for waterproofing which sounds similar.
After I'd applied the G wax to my boots, I would rub it in with a brush and then polish as normal although I remember it taking much longer than usual. I suspect the polishing might have rendered the G wax useless but we were issued both and expected to shine our boots, so that we did.
I'd also always use plain kiwi over parade gloss. Re-apply as soon as the cloth stops feeling smooth over the leather and after applying a LOT of layers of polish, buff vigourously with plenty of spit and never tap water.
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Leave them outside your room at night and let the batman do it!
I'll get ma coat!
I'll get ma coat!