Shoe polish is supposed to form a protective layer, but putting that layer over something bad for your shoes isn't helpful. If you have leather shoes, I'd suggest thoroughly cleaning them with saddle soap to remove any dirt, polish, and other residue, using leather conditioner, applying cream polish to restore color if needed, then a layer of wax polish. The final layer of wax polish both adds shine and a water-resistant layer.
The best way to clean off road salt is a mixture of water and vinegar. The vinegar breaks down the chemicals (carbonates I think) that help keep road salt from washing away, the water washes away the salt itself.
Bonus edit: For black shoes, the Kiwi Deluxe Shine Kit for $13 on Amazon is an unbeatable deal. It includes a shine brush, dauber brush, buffing cloth, and two tins of black wax polish.
I’m going to take a wild guess and say you were issued brown boots not black; in which case a boot cleaning kit isn’t really necessary, however always better to be safe rather then sorry. You can buy Kiwi polish, brushes, etc from Canex if you’re in a town that has a base or any shoe store, Walmart, etc. Again you won’t use it but if it’s a requirement on the kit list have it anyways. Kiwi Polish Kit
If you're looking for a good shoe shine flavor this one does something no billionaire ever will. Nourishes & protects.
Kiwi is the best flavor, or so I've heard
was about to order some items off of amazon to take care of my wolverine 1000s in black. Was planning to order these 2 items to take care of the boots and to also address some scratches, thoughts? kit venetian cream
thank you!
So you invented shoe cleaning kits that include cleaner, a cloth, and a brush? Are you planning on suing Kiwi for infringing on your copyright? And did you also invent post-it notes?