Kiwi Shoe Polish Black

Intro

Being an ex soldier I take a bit of pride in my shoes and I like them to be clean and sparkling. I have over the years used many of the branded products for cleaning my shoes, but the one I keep coming back to is Kiwi. Perhaps it is because that is the band I used most when bulling my boots ready for parade.

Kiwi

The round black and red tin brought back some fond memories of nights in the barracks getting drunk and bulling my boots, polishing my belt and making sure I was up to scratch for the parade next morning. Many a time my kit was definitely up to the mark but I may have on the odd occasion have been slightly the worse off for one to many sherbets. For that parade ground shine there is a special tin available with a gold pattern of the front indicating it is better at producing big shines for those Army folks. Basically though all colours and variations look and feel the same it is just to formulation that is different.

I don’t use lots of this, so I don’t buy it that often, so I was a little shocked that it is now around 97p a tin. There is a lot in a tin though at least for ordinary shoe cleaning there is. The black waxy looking paste was revealed once had had turned the horizontal key which eases opening. It’s just a little lace looking thing which on the side of the tin between the lid and the bottom. When turned it forces the lid up to accommodate entry.

To look at it is a kind of shiny waxy look, it does make everything it touched black, and it does kind of separate a bit so be careful when using, it is very hard to remove once on something. Using a soft brush get a little of the polish on one end and apply lightly to the shoe or boot. Cover completely and leave to dry for a few minutes. Use a stiffer brush to buff up the polish and a duster to add the final shine………………smart as a new pin. Now to bull them and get them absolutely gleaming. Get twelve bottles of high strength beer…………………..no better not.

Summary

This is available in several colours and a neutral version is also available for those special shoes. It lasts ages if used in moderation and will keep your shoes or boots covered with a waterproof and scuff proof layer. They provide a very good protection and keep the shoes looking like new. I think 97p is steep but then it’s ages since I bought any myself so maybe I’m just an old skinflint.