What are your boot shining "SECRETS"???

[Petro6golf]

If you have a Nordstroms near by, they have a great shoe shine place that costs about $5 to get your boots shined.

[pretend315]

Avoid Leather Luster! It cracks, and is a major pain to re-finish. As mentioned above, be aware of what your RTO's/staff consider cheating. Lincoln polish, water, old t-shirt, heat gun/lighter works wonders. Got me through!

[Adam Henry]

Here you go...

http://youtu.be/OcWu8mrjRFs

[lawman18]

All you need is regular black Kiwi, not parade gloss. Use the insided of an old undershirt, white, greeen, brown, color doesn' matter. Put two fingers (2 only) inside and wrap up using only one layer of the shirt. Put a little water in the lid of the polish and get to it using small, circular motions. Use mimimal water. After you get a decent coat on there switch from water to your breath and use less polish. Change the position of your fingers often. A lighter is only necessary on colder days or if the polish is harder or older. If you want to get crazy you can use floor polishing wax in the same manner afterwards or even Mop & Glow but it's not real good for the wax or the leather and you'll have to eventually strip the whole thing and do it again.

I concur! I like to use hot water so it softens the wax. Kiwi has these Shine Wipes that work great for "just before inspection", wipe them on and let them dry. I also use pledge furniture polish for the same thing.

[lawman18]

I use a candy bar

And steel wool!

[gawker]

If you're attending an academy and don't want to waste your precious evenings shining your shoes. But a pair of Gloss parade shoes. Windex and a sponge keeps them nice and shiny.

[___M|9||___]

if no one has referred to you a polish called kangaroo from korea. . . GET IT! you might be able to find it on fleabay but that stuff works GREAT! Used it while in the military and it kicks kiwis little birdie BUTT.

[Notorious]

Banana peel. Gives it a nice glossy shine.