dumb question...spit shine?

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JasonLI18T

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Is this just an old, sarcastic term, or has any point in history actually seen spit used when detailing a car. Where does the term come from? or is this just for shoes?



it's a slow day...
 
i was in the navy for four yrs. and i used to spit shine my inspection shoes, actually used spit, until i learned to use water for spit shining, so to answer your question i think it's a military term used to actually describe shining shoes to a mirror finish. as far as spit shining a cars paint, there has been much written and spoke about on this and other forums, i think if you do a search you'll find out exactly how to do it. i myself just spit shined my car a week ago using pete's 53 and chilled distilled water x3 and it came out great. it's a lot of work but if you take your time the results are def. worth it.
 
Is just a term cold water would be the "spit" that is used when "spit shining a car"



search "spit shine" on detailing university and you should find a good post by toqwt explaining spit shining
 
Here's the link from Wikipedia with more info about shoe polish than anyone should ever know.

There's an interesting reference to an American brand of shoe polish that was marketed to vie for the lock Kiwi had on the market - Shinola.

I'm sure an etymological reference to the famous old phrase.

Carnauba and fillers and solvents to dry quickly ----- I wonder .......



Shoe polish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



-John C.
 
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