dumb question...spit shine?

[JasonLI18T]

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...

[blucpe]

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]

and btw the only dumb question is the one you don`t ask.

[Deep Gloss Auto Salon]

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]

http://autopia.org/forum/hall-fame/38121-spit-shine-your-car-technique-revisited.html

[JohnZ3MC]

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.