How to Polish Military & Tactical Boots

Whether your boots are new or old, polish will increase their durability and lifespan while maintaining a professional appearance. Watch our simple guide on how to get that perfect, glossy shine.

[ricinphx]

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.

[jubberdunkus]

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

[lemon-dkxc]

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 ❤

[theonlycarpy]

holy shit this hits different the night before remembrance day

[renderedfrog]

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

[lilianaishere]

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

[MagicMarniss]

So helpful before CO parade. You are a lifesaver.

[ah]

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

[BudsCartoon]

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.

[Quirkalicious_]

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

[Brooke_idk]

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

[jackn]

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.

[Gollammeister]

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

[BudsCartoon]

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

[carltrotter]

What happened to Beeswax as a professional base-layer?

[grucci]

one of my boots is always shinier than the other 💔

[JeffCreates]

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

[BorregoJoseLuis]

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

[EddyKim]

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

[hopeourfallen]

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.