Kiwi Shoe Polish

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[Jacquerie]

Just a reminder to us old Freepers, to those who polished their military boots. Not everything has been corrupted. Kiwi remains.

[humblegunner]

Use with cotton T-shirt scraps only.
Other fabrics not recommended for spitshine.

[the OlLine Rebel]

My dad still has a nice foot stool kit for polishing shoes. He used to do that. I’ll be glad to take that along with the Kiwis and polish some shoes, either mine or my son’s. They don’t seem to exist anymore!

[blam]

"Use with cotton T-shirt scraps only. Other fabrics not recommended for spitshine."

Boy O Boy.

Do I remember that!

[headstamp 2]

Shinola!

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I wasn’t in the military, but I have always liked to polish shoes and boots. I enjoy seeing the fruits of my labor.

[eastforker]

Had a pair of boots worn only for guard duty inspection, made col. orderly 18 times in a row, got exempt from all guard duty by col., then made E-5 a month later and had to pull Sgt. of the guard.

[TADSLOS]

[beelzepug]

Yes Sir! Mirror finish combat boots, numb fingers.

[W.]

I have a new tune of kiwi and a brand new pair of dress boots corcoran’s! Have I mentioned how much I hate this stupid speak to text Lord help me I’d like to throw this thing out the window sometimes!

[yarddog]

In the Summer of 1957, my oldest Brother made a shoe shine kit in Vacation Bible School. He died of a heart attack a few years back.

Not sure how I got it but it is in my storeroom right now. There is at least one tin of Kiwi in it. I haven’t used it in many years so it probably no good but not sure.

[lee martell]

I’m guessing that the proportion of folks who shine their shoes on a regular basis has gone way down over the last 30 years. Society is much more at ease with casual dressing than they were when I grew up.
Polo Shirt, Sweatpants & Sketcher walking shoes at the airport is no longer that shocking. Sometimes even in church.

[beelzepug]

“...had to pull Sgt. of the guard.”

But you got to carry a 1911 instead of an M-14. That was worth something!

[SkyDancer]

But what about those poor birds being made into shoe polish? Aren’t the New Zealanders upset?

[yarddog]

I can remember when there were shoe shine stations on the street.

A Black guy ran the one in my home town. He could literally make the rag pop as he buffed the shine.

[SkyDancer]

Oh wait, maybe they use the fruit instead. My bad.

[eastforker]

Oh I was in Armor, us treadheads all carried 1911’s.

[Zeneta]

I used to put a hellava shine on my boots.

It was a matter of pride.

Then things got very dirty and heavy.

Steal toes were in order.

I beat the crap out of them and they looked like it.

And that became another matter of pride.

[2111USMC]

Barbasol also remains!

[null and void]

A buff is enough!