Re: Shiny shoes
Screw all that shine work dude! You will never get a better shine than if you just take it to the guy who does it for a living. Of course if you want a pair of 'inspection' boots, go get some corocoran jump boots, break them in for about a week(NO dirt, NO field, just mall, walking around) so that the leather is broken in and the surface ready for real polish work.
clean with alcohol, dry, apply a little Lincoln to bring up the black, then add a little more heated lincoln. The torch is to only melt the wax into the leather or it burnishes the shine. CAUTION though, too much flame witll only dull the finish and it's a waste to shine anyway.
After you brush the surface to a good even shine, use a little water on a soft, lint free cloth and apply a dab of polish on it. small circles and bring up the shine. When you have a good even shine, apply step 1, then step 2 of
Chatanooga Fat's Seal a Shine.
Step 2 is available at USCAV, but for best results you need the entire kit.
For all the work, and time sweating though, if it's just a one day a week inspection set, pay someone else who does it for a living. You will be much better served and can spend the time saved doing other tasks.
As to ahjushi(pronounced Ah duh shee) or Ahjima(Ah jee maaa) they still do all that work in Korea and the cost was still $35 a month in 2000. I wonder if ahjima is still pimpin the fat chick in anjungri ROFLMMFAO!