What is a Spit Shine?
A spit shine is the final coat applied to shoes to achieve a high gloss shine. As a rule of thumb, new shoes will not generally take a spit shine well until a brush shine has been built up as a base. This usually takes no more than a few weeks to do. If you need help on getting a good brush shine on your shoes, check out my guide on brush shining. http://www.advice.com/article/2009/06/23/Advice+on+Shining+Shoes+%2528Brush+Shine%2529 What you need I recommend finding yourself a soft, plain white t-shirt that you are willing to part ways with. This will be used to polish the shoes and will not be wearable again. You will also need a polish applicator (either horse hair or foam) and shoe polish corresponding to the color of your shoes. Bring along a small glass of water as well. How to do it Start by wrapping the white t-shirt around your first two fingers tightly so that there are no wrinkles in the cloth at the fingertips. Using your applicator, apply a moderate coat of polish to the ar
