View Full Version : dumb question...spit shine?
JasonLI18T
03-16-2008, 02:48 PM
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?
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blucpe
03-16-2008, 02:57 PM
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.
blucpe
03-16-2008, 02:59 PM
and btw the only dumb question is the one you don`t ask.
Deep Gloss Auto Salon
03-16-2008, 05:14 PM
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
RIDDLE
03-16-2008, 06:00 PM
http://autopia.org/forum/hall-fame/38121-spit-shine-your-car-technique-revisited.html
JohnZ3MC
03-16-2008, 08:25 PM
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 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe_polish)
-John C.