Most if not all use black polish and apply in small circles. I have had family buy me different black polishes, I found the top quality polishes such as Kiwi black do a great job, whereas the cheap alternatives must have other chemicals that don't allow the polish to shine up and some times leave horrible marks on the shoe.
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| Black kiwi |
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| Cheap brand |
I've heard fellow cadets and service personnel use other products along side the normal black.
I've heard cadets use Blue or brown polish in the past. Mostly blue as it gives the shoe a deeper shine, probably give a hint of blue as well. I don't think its worth the hassle!!!
I have personally tried using a parade gloss on my shoes, there hasn't really been a noticeable difference in the shine, if not actually made a bit of a mess with it. But you may be able to get a better result than I did.
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| Regimental Gloss |
I have used bees wax before on my boots, about 4 years ago. they are still shiny to this day. Again its use to add a deeper shine, your meant to do 2 layers black polish then 1 layer of bees wax. If you buy the bees wax that's in a block form you may need to melt it, the queens guards have a very good technique if you look on their site I believe it has the method written. Its probably worth buying the more fluid form that is more like polish. Again I don't think its worth the hassle but from my visits to London, the guards shoes are incredible.
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| Another wood polish which works the same as bees wax |
I also see loads of those rubbish instant wax application bottles, they are good for your school/work shoes but as soon as the polish has dried I've noticed it goes dull.
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| Instant wax |
If you want any advice on polishing shoes, or disagree with my advice on this subject please do comment as I would like to hear from you!
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