Posted on Aug 22, 2016
How many of you used to shine or still shine your boots?
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How many of the Rally Point members used to shine their boots? How many of you still do? Please post your pictures below along with any stories you may have!
The single pair of boots on the wooden desk were an FCC's boots. I shined them when he went home after jokingly saying, "Martin, I expect my boots to look like yours by tomorrow!" He showed them off like a Christmas present on Monday!
P.S The above pictures are mine.
The single pair of boots on the wooden desk were an FCC's boots. I shined them when he went home after jokingly saying, "Martin, I expect my boots to look like yours by tomorrow!" He showed them off like a Christmas present on Monday!
P.S The above pictures are mine.
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77 years old - used to shine first my brown boots then black boots and still shine my black boots we wear unbloused while standing in the snow in a cemetery serving with the USAF Honor Guard as a bugler. I can still do a pretty good spit shine..
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I had an inspection were I was wearing my Creighton shirt and spit shined shoes the other Marines were wearing their boot camp issues shirts and corfams shoes. The inspector walked right by me!!!
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The last times that I remember spit shinning boots were NCO academy Ft. Hood 1968 and guard mount sergeant Ft. Polk La.I have to admit I do still spit shine my dress shoes that I wear with suits for weddings and such funny how the old vets will pick up on it right away led to some great reminiscing of the old days.
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Used to. Now it's just clean and black. The shine (on the left boot) doesn't last more than a few seconds on a motorcycle without a heel shifter...
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LTJG (Join to see) Those 2 Buckle boots had 'rough-out' bottoms. I managed to spit shine them for hand-carrying to guard mount. The shine started cracking with the first step. Never-the-less they always earned supernumerary for me.
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Shined a many a pair, still have one pair in the closet. As an engineer we had a special formula that we used, once the boot was shined to wipe over the toe and heal to make the shine hold up even after washing wet cement off them.
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SSG (Join to see)
AT Leanordwood some guys would buy some type of shine stuff at the shoe shine shoe, but it would build up over time and crack, we used our concoction just on the heel and toe, it was good for about a week, then strip with alchol and reshine then apply. Really stood up to the grime and stuff.
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I used too - but I don't wear anything "shineable" anymore (all suede shoes/boots).
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1LT Peter Duston
Heck! Now I "spit shine" my low quarters with Windex for Honor Guard and sole dressing for the soles and heels.
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LTJG (Join to see)
They still do that in bootcamp. However, I prefer hot water now I have my own place! ;)
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