Well Michael you are nothing short of a genius ! I'm from the UK and I'm in the Police Service over here and been wanting to shine my boots to impress my sergeant and inspector on my first day in Feb. I've been trying to shine my Force issued steel toe caps and it just wouldn't work ! Until I found your video ! Thank you very much Michael ! Chris.
My dude I really I appreciate your help I had the same model boots as you but every method I tried wouldn't work and this video you made has really helped out a lot so thank you really much. You made my inspections less hard. Thank you.
Thank you so much Micheal! I have never shined boots before and you made my very first time a success! Yes! I have under armor boots and they look so sweet with my uniform... Oh, and thanks for that hot towel trick. I've been wearing my boots for about 3 weeks now and they look better than when I first got them.
Thinking is really helpful.....using the blow dryer really makes it shin a lot more I really recommend this video to everyone tht wants to polish their boots
Ps You should wear latex gloves when polishing-protects your hands from polish :-) . Love when a cops boots are shined really well. I do see some officers here in Montreal whose boots probably have never been shined since they got them. ..Kirk
Strip the boots with Dawn soap. Let dry. Dye the leather to restore the color. Apply leather cream to moisturize. Then apply THIN coats of wax and a tiny drop of water with panty hose.
They did not have lincoln at the store i went to, the clerk sugested "10 seconds" and that it would do the same thing...ive been going at it for a while and have not seen a diffrence yet. Help?
nice video i basically shine mine the same way with a little spit here and there.. Those boots suck though man.. If you're in LE, def a lot better boots out there!
+Michael Velasquez sorry, that was my little sister.. anyways, thank you sir for everything. ill reffer back to you if i need anymore help or questions.
You’re not making any sense but I appreciate you showing us. I need clarification you said you go back and do the other boot the same way and you said 7 coats for a decent shine….does that mean you are heating it up 7 times with the drier or once with the drier? Then 6 more layers with just polish and no heat? My boots are old danner fort Lewis and I’m having a bitch of a time shining them they are not shining up at all so frustrating. I’m using kiwi parade gloss and I’ve tried the lighter method. The girlfriends hair drier method. I’m doing something wrong.
Im just curious, what’s considered old school? My Dad wen through boot camp in the 80’s and did it this way.. Im not being sarcastic but if you have a faster way can you out a link in here so I can see?
Maybe its the style? I had a pair and loved them!!! But there were the kind without the polished toe, my department changed the policy and and now I have 5.11 so I can polish them
What I like to do with new boots, is wear them for a tour or two to break them in, and get the creases in the leather, before spit shining them. That way, the polish does not crack or flake off in those areas. Nice video.
If you spit on the polish and continue to do circles the boots would gleem but thats the ROYAL IRISH way with out bees wax if my sargent major seen me do that to boots i wouldn't have any arms as he would have beat me with the soggy end if you had kept on doing it with circles it would mirror sine in 15 minutes i had both boots layared and beeswaxed in 1 hour and i was top boot buller i used do do my COs boots if any recruit spent more that an hour on his boots he wold get extra duties Check out grenadier guards boot buling it will cut your time in half . your way the first time you stand at ease the polish will fall off your boots just trying to help i seved 27 years british army anti terrorist Royal Irish
Well Michael you are nothing short of a genius ! I'm from the UK and I'm in the Police Service over here and been wanting to shine my boots to impress my sergeant and inspector on my first day in Feb. I've been trying to shine my Force issued steel toe caps and it just wouldn't work ! Until I found your video ! Thank you very much Michael !
Chris.
Well I'm glad I could help you! I hope that everyone can learn how to shine their booys and look like true professionals.
Thanks for the video man this really helped. I was critiqued on my shoe shining the other day and this was the first video that popped up. 👍🏻
I love police boots. An officer here in Montreal gave me a pair of his old police boots..damn nice !!!!
Kirk
My dude I really I appreciate your help I had the same model boots as you but every method I tried wouldn't work and this video you made has really helped out a lot so thank you really much. You made my inspections less hard. Thank you.
Tried this today. Process really works great! Thank you for the video! Hair dryer does make a difference.
Thanks Matthew that means alot I want to help people with this hard thing to do with some easy steps
I needed to polish my boots for my Explorer meeting tomorrow. I just received my Uniforms and boots. They look so much better now! Thank you!
I'm an explorer too!
massimo bassi same
I'm graduating to be an explorer in two weeks
Marisol Gonzalez oh shit I'm an explorer too, what post are you from?
I'm from post #2471.... I've now been with the post for almost a year. Just got back from the Explorer Academy in my State.
Thank you so much Micheal! I have never shined boots before and you made my very first time a success! Yes! I have under armor boots and they look so sweet with my uniform... Oh, and thanks for that hot towel trick. I've been wearing my boots for about 3 weeks now and they look better than when I first got them.
Thinking is really helpful.....using the blow dryer really makes it shin a lot more
I really recommend this video to everyone tht wants to polish their boots
Thanks man hope this helped you out :)
Michael Velasquez good video,hello from México city
Awesome, love this video! Really helpful.
Thanks man! Academy start is Monday o.O you're saving a life🙏 Dropped you a sub👍
Try using saddle soap or dubbin to remove the stress lines. I find it works great to moisturize and remove stress lines
Wow that's a nice shine haven't shined mines in a while and I'm a Lt. for my explorer program 😂😅 haha thanks for the vid Ima try the blow drier 😁
Excellent work!
Ps You should wear latex gloves when polishing-protects your hands from polish :-) . Love when a cops boots are shined really well. I do see some officers here in Montreal whose boots probably have never been shined since they got them.
..Kirk
Strip the boots with Dawn soap. Let dry. Dye the leather to restore the color. Apply leather cream to moisturize. Then apply THIN coats of wax and a tiny drop of water with panty hose.
Got the same boots for my civil air class and you saved me days of work
((Da Punk)) Young Marines are better still i respect you.
;-)
XXDa_PunkXX but is young marines total forces??
Great video 👍
To cool it down you could use the hairdryer on cold setting
good pointers i like it. However, i have a pair of magnums that is pathogen proof how would a hot wet wash cloth work on them ?
his stutter is cute lol
They did not have lincoln at the store i went to, the clerk sugested "10 seconds" and that it would do the same thing...ive been going at it for a while and have not seen a diffrence yet. Help?
so i can use a blowdryer insteaf of a lighter?
Sweet I'm in explorers too! I also have the same boots
Nice!What brand are these boots?
Where did u get your boots or what kind is it
hello,
small question, no need to use water with cotton at the end ?
I'm going to try this on my bates, but with the angeles wax polish I have. Hopefully this works on mine.
Are yours minor Bates or master Bates?
I've followed what you said and it doesn't give my black boots a shine. My boots is genuine leather so idk if that's the reason or something 😅😅
what kind of boots are those?
Excellent ! Thank you I really want to represent my dept well. This has helped me. This is my first time shining boots.
You didn’t shine boots in the academy?
What boots are those?
Did U say reedley PD?
nice video i basically shine mine the same way with a little spit here and there.. Those boots suck though man.. If you're in LE, def a lot better boots out there!
TheJustina102085 true not the best boots. But I had a pair that lasted 2 years I was impressed.
Where can i get a brush like that i have the same boots/polish for my young marines but i dont have a brush all i have is a rag.
Xxflaminxburrito15xX Walmart or any drugstore.
Xxflaminxburrito15xX walmart
T-shirt like a good latin man (i'm from mexico and i do the same XD)
Haha nice!
Need to conduct a cost/benefits/risk analysis into the activity of two hours making your shoes shiny.
Those boots look like Napoleon Dynamite's boots.
Explorers wya ??!
Have the exact same boots in the UK Army
+jamj59 what boots are they
+theduckster1804 Milcom cadet
+jamj59 thanks
Nice boot.. try bulling them.
if you polish your boots every day will you have to do 7 to 8 coats each time?
+AdamPlaysPiano I never do. After the seven, I do one coat about once a week.
so for new boots, you would have to repeat the process over and over to get a decent shine right?
exactly
+Michael Velasquez i use mink oil, and when i apply it at first, my boot gets all moisture already, and when i blowdry it, liquid drips down.
+Sebastian Silvar hmmmm not sure what to tell you, its just trail and error. experiment and see what happens! I've never used Mink Oil before
+Sebastian Silvar ....yes?.. lol
+Michael Velasquez sorry, that was my little sister.. anyways, thank you sir for everything. ill reffer back to you if i need anymore help or questions.
You’re not making any sense but I appreciate you showing us. I need clarification you said you go back and do the other boot the same way and you said 7 coats for a decent shine….does that mean you are heating it up 7 times with the drier or once with the drier? Then 6 more layers with just polish and no heat? My boots are old danner fort Lewis and I’m having a bitch of a time shining them they are not shining up at all so frustrating. I’m using kiwi parade gloss and I’ve tried the lighter method. The girlfriends hair drier method. I’m doing something wrong.
Good video, are these magnum boots?
i was wondering that aswell
No, cheap KombatUK - £20 from amazon
Which boots are theses? Meaning, what are they called?
Deveron Ferguson I pretty sure these are Bates
I have the same boots the polish doesn't hold because it's not real leather
If I only have kiwi should I avoid the stress lines?
Honestly I would, but try it and see what happenes.
Honestly I would, but try it and see what happenes.
+GRIMvids I use kiwi and it works just fine.
What type of boots are those they look nice
Bryan Hernandez RG Tactical Boots
Maybe you found out by now, but they make blow dryers that blow hot and cold air so you don’t have to pass out from blowing your boots dry yourself!
Lol
We have the same boots and blow drier 😂😂⚫🔵⚫
How long does the shine last?
55 and a half years.
I stripped my boots, one hour later I’m still trying to get them to shine. Does it really take that long?
x426x It depends but ya it’s gonna take a while either way
Anyone know where to get these boots?
Christus Rex theyre Danner’s
Hodgetwins Highlights are life. Thanks
anyone go to reseda hs?
What boots are these???
There Response Gear, their ok boots, but not really the best
what country is this?
'Merica
did you say con rag???
airforce262able probably
Which explorer program
Thank you but it takes so Long. I rather do it old school
Im just curious, what’s considered old school? My Dad wen through boot camp in the 80’s and did it this way.. Im not being sarcastic but if you have a faster way can you out a link in here so I can see?
Liquid kiwi with the sponge tip
shaving cream any good for brand new boots?
Victor Solis Is that a serious question? 😂😂😂
Victor Solis Ive heard that before but im not 100% sure
What do you mean by 7 or 8 coats?
Scoping lord frost It means do what he did in this video seven or eight times over.
Take that lighter and remove those"Irish pennants" from the lacing stitches).
I'll try this on my under armor boots. But I'll be honest, I wouldn't buy under armor for police work boots ever again. Cheap pieces of crap.
Dave Michael I recommend 511 or bates
Maybe its the style? I had a pair and loved them!!! But there were the kind without the polished toe, my department changed the policy and and now I have 5.11 so I can polish them
@@petehorrorwood 5.11 are ok...just ok. The Magnum boots have lasted me a long time.
What I like to do with new boots, is wear them for a tour or two to break them in, and get the creases in the leather, before spit shining them. That way, the polish does not crack or flake off in those areas. Nice video.
Ya I get you. Thansk man
If you spit on the polish and continue to do circles the boots would gleem but thats the ROYAL IRISH way with out bees wax if my sargent major seen me do that to boots i wouldn't have any arms as he would have beat me with the soggy end if you had kept on doing it with circles it would mirror sine in 15 minutes i had both boots layared and beeswaxed in 1 hour and i was top boot buller i used do do my COs boots if any recruit spent more that an hour on his boots he wold get extra duties
Check out grenadier guards boot buling it will cut your time in half . your way the first time you stand at ease the polish will fall off your boots just trying to help i seved 27 years british army anti terrorist Royal Irish
Another what NOT to do to your boots. Just dumping wax on them doesn't moisturize the leather at all.
Those boots are fake leather I had them before
Michael Perez ya they are I didn't know that when I made the video
Applies heat to animal skin - expects no problems - do the same to your skin, and you'll feel (and probably see) the effect.