http://jontillman.com/2006/04/25/polish_shoes_boots/ Part of the problem since 1976 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:32:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://jontillman.com/2006/04/25/polish_shoes_boots/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Rob Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:18:58 +0000 http://jontillman.com/2006/04/polish_shoes_boots.html#comment-38 Everyone likes to use Kiwi wax but I have found a wax that I prefer better, Lincoln. As a military member I have to keep my boots and shoes well shined and Lincoln works better for this. The difference is in the base for the wax. Kiwi is alcohol based which means it will dry out and crack if not waxed on a regular basis, especially if you have the parade shine. Lincoln is oil based and will hold its shine as long as it doesn't get scuffed up and it does a better job of sticking to the leather and re-shining up once it has been scuffed and dulled with dust and dirt. The only catch is you have to go to a specialized shoe shop to find Lincoln, but it is definitely worth it. Everyone likes to use Kiwi wax but I have found a wax that I prefer better, Lincoln. As a military member I have to keep my boots and shoes well shined and Lincoln works better for this. The difference is in the base for the wax. Kiwi is alcohol based which means it will dry out and crack if not waxed on a regular basis, especially if you have the parade shine. Lincoln is oil based and will hold its shine as long as it doesn’t get scuffed up and it does a better job of sticking to the leather and re-shining up once it has been scuffed and dulled with dust and dirt. The only catch is you have to go to a specialized shoe shop to find Lincoln, but it is definitely worth it.

]]> http://jontillman.com/2006/04/25/polish_shoes_boots/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Jon Tillman Tue, 16 May 2006 07:45:25 +0000 http://jontillman.com/2006/04/polish_shoes_boots.html#comment-37 Glad I could help :) Glad I could help

]]> http://jontillman.com/2006/04/25/polish_shoes_boots/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Adrian Tue, 16 May 2006 07:41:03 +0000 http://jontillman.com/2006/04/polish_shoes_boots.html#comment-36 Thank you for this. My son has just received his first set of parade boots for the Combined Cadet Force (CCF). His task this week is to get a good shine on them, to parade standard. This is just the instructions I needed. Thank you for this. My son has just received his first set of parade boots for the Combined Cadet Force (CCF). His task this week is to get a good shine on them, to parade standard. This is just the instructions I needed.

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