How to Polish Military & Tactical Boots

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  • Опубліковано 13 січ 2025

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  • @ricinphx
    @ricinphx 2 роки тому +83

    I appreciate your video. I used to polish my dad’s boots as part of my chores for my allowance. I lost that knowledge over the last five decades. I was an Army brat. Great refresher course. Thank you. -Rick , Phoenix AZ.

    • @salfisher730
      @salfisher730 Рік тому +2

      I did the same from my mom :)) currently polishing my boots for my PD work for the first time

  • @jubberdunkus1496
    @jubberdunkus1496 Рік тому +18

    Used to get my boots from the surplus store in town at the beginning of the school year and then since I woke up early I added this to my morning routine to pass all the extra time

  • @ah7908
    @ah7908 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for the video! Best ive seen so far. Straightforward and to the point. Very appreciated thank you

  • @michaelu2562
    @michaelu2562 3 роки тому +159

    Emt school making me do this !

    • @BudsCartoon
      @BudsCartoon 2 роки тому +21

      Lol we’re all here for different reasons, but the same.

    • @yourmom705
      @yourmom705 2 роки тому +1

      What school did you go to

    • @GGalvan275
      @GGalvan275 Рік тому +5

      When I went through EMT school we didn't have to polish our boots. The police academy is a different story.

    • @kevinteran5624
      @kevinteran5624 Рік тому +2

      Fdny?

    • @NOTTApro142
      @NOTTApro142 Рік тому +13

      Fire academy is why I'm here

  • @lemon-dk7xc
    @lemon-dk7xc Рік тому +2

    Thank so much dude your a hug help, now my captin won't yell at me for my boots and I'll look squared away for inspection ❤

  • @lilianaishere5275
    @lilianaishere5275 9 місяців тому +4

    My boots are so stubborn 😭 I have tried so many things and I can't get the mirror-y toes

    • @miguelgutierrez3720
      @miguelgutierrez3720 3 місяці тому +2

      It's easy to get a mirror shine so for the most part this video just shoes how to get the boots somewhat "shined" the best way is to use 1 part isopropyl alcohol mixed with three parts water and use a soft cotton cloth keep the part of the cloth you use damp not wet and use a very small amount of polish and rub with medium heavy pressure in small circles and repeat over the same area

    • @lilianaishere5275
      @lilianaishere5275 3 місяці тому

      Thank you​@@miguelgutierrez3720

  • @theonlycarpy
    @theonlycarpy Рік тому +16

    holy shit this hits different the night before remembrance day

  • @MagicMarniss
    @MagicMarniss 11 місяців тому

    So helpful before CO parade. You are a lifesaver.

  • @BudsCartoon
    @BudsCartoon 2 роки тому +12

    Hell yea. I wear and LOVE my Nike SFS. Been hammering my pair for two years and I think they could use a nice cleaning but I just bought four more pairs lol.

    • @CWPSO
      @CWPSO 2 роки тому +3

      Love those boots

  • @renderedfrog
    @renderedfrog Рік тому +4

    i'm watching this vid for my first full uniformed CAP meeting, thanks!

    • @sfsamateur
      @sfsamateur Рік тому +2

      Yea I only realized after becoming a C/SSgt that we r supposed to shine them -_-
      Btw did u use a washcloth instead of the smooth cotton one he uses? If so, how did it go?

    • @VSGCjaye
      @VSGCjaye Рік тому

      Same. Have a conference tomorrow I’m polishing for.

  • @carltrotter7622
    @carltrotter7622 3 роки тому +13

    What happened to Beeswax as a professional base-layer?

  • @Quirkalicious_07
    @Quirkalicious_07 Рік тому +4

    I’m an explorer just became one and I need to know how to shine boots and my dad isn’t here to help me so ig this will have to do
    Hope it works

  • @Gollammeister
    @Gollammeister 7 місяців тому +1

    What’s with the sanding the boot before applying conditioner using a heat gun to help increase absorption of the conditioner into leather

  • @joe16730
    @joe16730 Рік тому +17

    Here from police academy

  • @rickmoyet2374
    @rickmoyet2374 2 роки тому +5

    Nice boots man nice job

  • @EddyKim18
    @EddyKim18 2 роки тому +15

    How often should you be cleaning/polishing tactical boots? Everyday or every week?

    • @yaseenali413
      @yaseenali413 Рік тому +2

      Every other day I reckon

    • @lucastayloryoutube
      @lucastayloryoutube Рік тому +7

      It is best to polish them whenever you plan to wear them. I polish them every night before wearing them.

    • @modnar6865
      @modnar6865 Рік тому

      Whenever they look a bit dirty or not polished

    • @ensignmjs7058
      @ensignmjs7058 Рік тому

      Everytime you want to look pretty.

    • @lemon-dk7xc
      @lemon-dk7xc Рік тому

      Mostly when the shine has dulled

  • @jackn5048
    @jackn5048 5 місяців тому +1

    This is how not to polish your boots unless you want them looking dull and getting yelled at during inspection. You gotta use some serious shimmying with a soft cloth and a crap ton of polish. Use a blow dryer for the heat.

  • @Brooke_idk77
    @Brooke_idk77 2 місяці тому

    Got a remberence service to do for army cadets today, wish me luckk

  • @grucci7068
    @grucci7068 2 роки тому +35

    one of my boots is always shinier than the other 💔

  • @superseboplays9835
    @superseboplays9835 2 роки тому +2

    thanks for the demo

  • @prstoxbeats4734
    @prstoxbeats4734 Рік тому +1

    Thanks.

  • @JawaProductions
    @JawaProductions Рік тому +1

    Helpful. Thanks!

  • @JeffCreates
    @JeffCreates 10 місяців тому

    Are the cotton bud layers aesthetic only or do they serve a purpose?

  • @peyoyinski
    @peyoyinski Рік тому +1

    Spit shine that boot boi!

  • @BorregoJoseLuis
    @BorregoJoseLuis 2 роки тому +2

    Did you swap them for a new pair of boots somewhere in the middle of the video 😅

  • @wildbill1185
    @wildbill1185 2 роки тому +3

    Is the same way to polish deu boots? I've been searching everything on how to polish...

  • @sidewalkslm
    @sidewalkslm Рік тому +1

    Thanks

  • @BudsCartoon
    @BudsCartoon 2 роки тому +5

    I don’t think I really know what ASMR stuff is but I’m pretty sure that brush is it.

  • @prasannagunarathna3475
    @prasannagunarathna3475 Рік тому +1

    Is this a round toe box boots ?

  • @prasannagunarathna3475
    @prasannagunarathna3475 6 місяців тому

    Which brand of boots is this pls ?

  • @hope4ourfallen
    @hope4ourfallen 3 місяці тому

    Back in the 90s there used to be a black dye we used, when we would strip and repolish our boots after field exercises. Came in a glass bottle, and was just a dye to blacken the leather (BEFORE) we put the kiwi on.(NOT the quick shine stuff that dudes would use instead of kiwi)
    Does anyone know what that liquid was? Or if it can ve substituted with RIT dye or alcohol ink? It was just black leather boot dye, but i have no clue what the actual chemicals were.
    I wanted to restore an old pair but cant find the dye we used back then..Scared to destroy my old pair if, use the wrong stuff before shining em.

  • @zakhelejohn
    @zakhelejohn Рік тому +1

    Where

  • @aleksandra553
    @aleksandra553 10 місяців тому

    What boot is that, please?

  • @WastelandDrifter101
    @WastelandDrifter101 Рік тому +1

    GPSTC made me do this lol

  • @almobdi3623
    @almobdi3623 2 роки тому +2

    what is the name of that military boots please!

    • @cameronmccray5963
      @cameronmccray5963 Рік тому +2

      I doubt you still need the answer to this but they are "Rocky TMC postal approved duty boots".

    • @almobdi3623
      @almobdi3623 Рік тому +1

      @@cameronmccray5963 i still need the answer tho thanks man

    • @cameronmccray5963
      @cameronmccray5963 Рік тому

      @@almobdi3623 I'm glad I could help.

  • @alphasheepdog9683
    @alphasheepdog9683 Рік тому +1

    Invest in a cheap heat gun. You’re welcome.
    This is very basic, using heat will speed up the process.

  • @LittleTiredBean
    @LittleTiredBean 6 місяців тому

    Using this for Civil Air Patrol

  • @lazlo-o-matic2691
    @lazlo-o-matic2691 2 дні тому

    This is a pretty good tutorial but you missed some "critical" points.
    1. Boots must always be polished using saliva. Water is NEVER to be used !!!
    2. When polishing boots you must, and I mean must, be wearing a tank top, "wife-beater" style shirt. NO Exceptions!
    Other than that, great video.
    Peace
    Laz

  • @TaylorShawn
    @TaylorShawn 8 місяців тому

    Detention deputy school making me do this

  • @augustferdinand6462
    @augustferdinand6462 2 роки тому +2

    I didn't see no lighter in this video

  • @MuhamadAzizi-wn5qt
    @MuhamadAzizi-wn5qt 3 роки тому +3

    Nice boots , can u help me to buy this ? From malaysia

  • @davidrosenlund7533
    @davidrosenlund7533 4 місяці тому

    Congrats, you now have dirt in your buffing brush. Save yourself hours of work. remove laces, clean boots, apply several coats of polish(try Lincoln stain), take a hand held torch(not a lighter) and melt the wax into the boots, add another coat of polish, torch and buff. All done in less than 30min.

  • @Gollammeister
    @Gollammeister 7 місяців тому

    Just remember too thick a layer and watch your polish crack when u walk in em

  • @stewpadasso297
    @stewpadasso297 5 місяців тому

    No ripped up skivee shirt, Copenhagen spit and cigarette lighter? Wtf over?

  • @wuiicy4084
    @wuiicy4084 3 місяці тому

    Mf accidentally shined his boots brushing off the dirt

  • @Abou47Pandas
    @Abou47Pandas 2 роки тому +13

    Terrible. Where is the lighter, the toothbrush, where is the mirror finish on the toe. smh.

    • @isaaccoey520
      @isaaccoey520 2 роки тому +47

      Hey man. How about you make your own tutorial instead of bashing this one.
      You obviously know what you’re talking about.

    • @Kameron2335
      @Kameron2335 2 роки тому +7

      Ya don’t need a lighter

    • @roxanne937
      @roxanne937 2 роки тому +4

      If you know how to shine your boots, you don’t need a lighter, you dont need a toothbrush. You can do it with wax, cloth and water/spit and get a great shine. We all have out method of shining. Just because yours works for you, doesnt meant ours doesn’t work for us.

    • @junballs6576
      @junballs6576 2 роки тому +1

      Times has changed. Many different & effective techniques out there to save time & get the same or better results. The again, a simple polish shine outlast an mirror shine on a "daily" tactical/patrol boots.

    • @skepchica
      @skepchica Рік тому +1

      ​@@isaaccoey520I was today years old when I saw someone get checked and sincerely complimented at the ssme time. Nice. ❤

  • @SeanZheng-l8u
    @SeanZheng-l8u Місяць тому

    theres no difference lmao

  • @UnlikeMitchell
    @UnlikeMitchell 7 місяців тому

    Unhealthy addiction to shining my boots since I joined the prison service

  • @dakotagilleland6549
    @dakotagilleland6549 6 місяців тому

    What boots are these??