Urgent! How to make my boots kilat!
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I have been using the traditional method to polish my boots but it just doesn;t become like a mirror! my CPL to me to use lighter and melt the layer of kiwi, apply a coating on the boots and then polish it after it cooled down... just tried this method but it doesn't seem to work! foot drill comp is in 4 days time! help!
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i did this during my BasicPoliceTraining.
take very little kiwi..just brush ur polishing cloth over de kiwi, as long got abit kiwi can le. den u take abit water put on de boot, 3drops. den u polish the whole boot, little water little kiwi, keep on going on circular motions, polish until u feel the whole boot damm smooth. den repeat de process. i manage to finish polishing my whole boot into damm kilat 1 in 4hrs or in 8coatings. for 1 boot only.
use a very smooth cloth. must be made of fabric. -
SAF does not required the boots to shine now.Originally posted by kenshin_himura:I have been using the traditional method to polish my boots but it just doesn;t become like a mirror! my CPL to me to use lighter and melt the layer of kiwi, apply a coating on the boots and then polish it after it cooled down... just tried this method but it doesn't seem to work! foot drill comp is in 4 days time! help! -
use spectacles cloth!
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maybe this fella's from the 90sOriginally posted by tarutaru:SAF does not required the boots to shine now.
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even in mid nineties already no need to make boots shine.Originally posted by vito_corleone:maybe this fella's from the 90s 
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This method really works, learned from a Gurkha Officer.
You go get yourself a new bottle of Neutral Kiwi. On your boots you want to polish, remove all the kiwi you have on it. It works best on new boots. Use the Neutral Kiwi to polish your boots all the way unsing the polishing in small circles method, It'll take about 30mins for one boot to shine like mirror. If your boots is used before, you'll reliase that some parts will become abit white. You can use black kiwi to polish over the surface once, nad polish with a last layer of neutral kiwi. It works on Police Shield boots and SCDF Kings Boots. Haven try on Army boots yet, but guess it will work. One thing I notice is that the leather is diffrent from that of the police and SCDF.
Go and try, if any other thing, do reply quick. -
Nippon paint gloss black. Army mart people at beach road use this method.
Alternatively, you can go grab cannister of Gloss varnishing....
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I am not sure...
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maybe he's a chao ncc kid trying to act coolOriginally posted by tarutaru:even in mid nineties already no need to make boots shine. -
always remember be smart don't be over smart
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buy a bottle of kilat n paint with finger lor
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I learn this from my Brunei Military Police friends...
First get 2 brand new kiwi.
Use your finger and DIG a CHUNK of kiwi on to your boots. Then spread it over the surface. Then use your Ring Finger and massage the kiwi chunk onto the surface. Do it in circular motion. Do it till you cant see the grain of the leather.
The boot will become MATTE BLACK.
Then let it dry... Do the same for the next boot.
After that, open your NEW kiwi. Use a soft cloth or orange cloth, dab the top of the kiwi. Your objective is to remove the top shiny oil covering the kiwi. Then rub it on to your dried kiwied boots...
Rub till it shines.
Try not to stare at your boots so long as the shine might cause temporary blindness. Use a pair of shades or goggles if you need to !! -
Alternatively, you can try the method used by the British Household Guards.
"For those looking for the ultimate bulled toecap finish, beeswax still provides the best possible foundation for all commercially available black/tan shoe polishes. This 63 g bar of guaranteed pure yellow beeswax is the ideal first stage. For those new to using beeswax, we recommend the following basic approach - Step 1: Pack wet newspaper into the inside of the boot; Step 2: Heat the toe cap with a hot hairdryer or similar (be partcularly careful if using naked flames etc.); Step 3: While the leather is still warm (but not too hot!) rub two or more coats of beeswax into the toecap; Step 4: Polish away excess beeswax using your 'on' brush; Step 5: Before the leather has cooled, use your finger to apply your choice of black/tan shoe polish to the toecap; Step 6: Continue to bull as normal. " -
Alternatively, you can try the method used by the British Hosehold Guards.
"For those looking for the ultimate bulled toecap finish, beeswax still provides the best possible foundation for all commercially available black/tan shoe polishes. This 63 g bar of guaranteed pure yellow beeswax is the ideal first stage. For those new to using beeswax, we recommend the following basic approach - Step 1: Pack wet newspaper into the inside of the boot; Step 2: Heat the toe cap with a hot hairdryer or similar (be partcularly careful if using naked flames etc.); Step 3: While the leather is still warm (but not too hot!) rub two or more coats of beeswax into the toecap; Step 4: Polish away excess beeswax using your 'on' brush; Step 5: Before the leather has cooled, use your finger to apply your choice of black/tan shoe polish to the toecap; Step 6: Continue to bull as normal. " -
i wonder r the boots made of real leather or pvc leather?
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Those supplied by the SAF Full Leather are made from real leather. You can smell the leather smell with a new boot. Those in the SPF depends. Some are PVC while some are Leather.
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Is it possible that they're made from Kangaroo leather? Cos some portions esp the tongue part, some parts smooth some parts rough... Smooth parts is where the Kangaroo sits i think?Originally posted by acwire_2125:Those supplied by the SAF Full Leather are made from real leather. You can smell the leather smell with a new boot. Those in the SPF depends. Some are PVC while some are Leather.
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The method i hear is that you pour alcohol in a half-full kiwi can, and light a flame till everything melts
you also use alcohol to wipe clean whatever kiwi that is on the boot, and to "open up" pores.
then pour the melting kiwi over the boots and and quickly buff it
never tried this method because i never bothered to make my boots kilat because MM Lee Kuan Yew ever asked during a camp tour, "why does a combat soldier need a can of kiwi when they don't need shiny boots in battle" -
I use the liquid kiwi boot polish to do... very fast. In 2 mins you can finish 2 boots. and reasonably good looking too, though I won't say it glows.
Have no idea why people still use the solid kiwi can, when there's an easier alternative -
I thought only a little shine is required? Why polish?
SAF has already long abolished the requirement for highly polished boots and soldiers still give orders for it to be done. One step forward but two steps back. -
liquid kiwi.works all the time
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In the past with NCC in my school days, we use spray can of lacquer for fast gloss...
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but then need shiny boots for parade mah....Originally posted by Ponders:The method i hear is that you pour alcohol in a half-full kiwi can, and light a flame till everything melts
you also use alcohol to wipe clean whatever kiwi that is on the boot, and to "open up" pores.
then pour the melting kiwi over the boots and and quickly buff it
never tried this method because i never bothered to make my boots kilat because MM Lee Kuan Yew ever asked during a camp tour, "why does a combat soldier need a can of kiwi when they don't need shiny boots in battle"
since he said this, then all soldiers dont kiwi their boots n wear dirty boots for NDP parade. lol pwned -
hha, this rule very hard to define when to shine and when not to shine.