When I was a kid and also well into my teens I always loved shining my father's boots and leather items. He needed for his shoes, boots and leather items to look great. Dad was in the AirForce, then when he was a policeman and then he was in the Border Patrol. In all of those jobs he had nice leather shoes and boots and leather accessories that needed to be taken care of and well polished. It was my job and joy to shine his things, especially the things he wore to special events, his "dress" items. I was probably about 5 when I first started, I was so proud to have been given such an important job to do. I used cold water for the spit shine, because I was a girl and I wasn't going to be gross and spit on my daddy's shoes, eww gross (lol). I'd feel so happy when I could see myself on the toes and know my daddy was going to look top notch at work. I never heard the phrase mirror shine until I started watching your videos, we always called it a spit shine. Dad would say I made his things look pretty spiffy. He's gone now, five years without him, my son has some of my dad's shoes, even though they're far too small for him. I think the next time I visit my son I'll give my dad's old shoes a mirror shine, if I can. I'll probably cry while doing it, but it's OK sometimes you need to do things to feel close again or remember days long gone.

Probably the most expensive shoe shine a pair of Doc Martens has ever seen! Very nice job. They look awesome.

So I asked if this could be done and you said as long as its leather and surprise surprise here you are actually showing it being done. 40 plus year Doc wearer. Thanks mate, you made me one happy Irishman lol.

I wore Doc Martins going to school in the 1970s. They were like a badge of office in our school. I had a Black pair and later on, an Ox Blood pair. Once they were worn in, they were so comfortable, they were like leather slippers and polishing them was always a joy. Your mates would give you some stick, if you turned up and your Docs were not polished like a mirror. Happy days.

I loved this video, a spit shine on Dr. Martens really made me chuckle.

Wow never expected to see something like this on your channel. Very interesting. A mirror shine can make any pair of shoes look better

Happy wife happy life, shine those boots chulo, do what la nena tells you or else. Great job..... glad to hear she wanted that mirror shine boieeee.

I've been wearing Docs for over 20 years and never even considered them with a mirror shine. You've inspired me to attempt one on my new Made In England Oxblood boots. Cheers!

She used to roll her eyes at your KZfaq videos. Now she is smitten as the first in person guest star

You polished cheap Chinese leather to a excellent shine. I am impressed.

Good to see you take care the wife needs that says a lot about you I m happy that you guys are ok and to see new video 😎👍

You have a beautiful family brother! Great video how she’s appreciates the shine.

Thanks Preston’s. Those are the first Doc Martens I have seen shined up. Great video.

This was quite relaxing to watch. I've been shining shoes since childhood but I couldn't never understand how to get that mirror shine. I've been planning to do this on a pair of Doc Martens myself.

Yay! Finally, I’m so excited to watch lol!! I love them 😍😗🙌🏻

Oooo. Seeing your family for the first time. Lots of 😘😘😘 for your child. Such a lovely baby. May God bless her.

So cute!! Lovely family, Preston 💕

Going through a correctional academy and need to polish my docs to a shine. This was very helpful. Thank you

I mainly use the doc martens leather conditioner...on everything from the sandals, wingtip, creapers brings them back to a smooth soft finish. It is more of a wax than I'd say a cream

Haha my wife has the same exact pair in the same size! This video gives me a reason to clean her shoes up too.

Fancy Shoes and a chubby cheek baby what more could you ask for

It would be interesting to see a six months update of these Doc Martens!

Preston, you have a very elegant family..lol Seriously, your wife and daughter are beautiful and I wish you all the best.

Nice! Great Family! I’m loving the Character of the shine table! 🕶

I have a pair of Caterpillar Steel Toes that are 15 years old. They're still waterproof, and I spit shine them using this method (minus the alcohol) a few times a year. They still look brand new and the toes genuinely look like they're made of glass. Look after a good pair of boots and they will last a lifetime.

Awwww man, what a sooooooooperrrr cute baby! Not a hair out of place

Your wife is a beast for wearing docs straight out of the store I still have pink spots on my heels from fresh docs

Why is this so soothing 😅😅😅

She looks very cute, youthful and cheerful. What a lovely family.

Your wife looks great!

Awesome. Perfection. Love your channel! Thank you.

Ciao Preston, great job for your Wife.... now we are waiting the same shine for your baby 😉🤣💖 Bravo bravissimo 👍👏💖

I was thinking of doing boot polishing videos, various punk / hardcore / skinhead style boots and whatnot. I wasn’t sure if people would care about seeing it but after seeing the response to this video I think it would be a great idea! Great vid

i was a punky skinhead in he early 80's, had a pair of ox blood docs, pained them with a red leather paint, 'lady esquire' then polished with a red cream..... boy they were red !! my second pair of ox bloods i polished heavily with black boot polish.... gave the boots a bronze look to them. the rest were just regular black... either never polished, or high sheen polish.

Thank god there is someone else who waxes their Docs! Always have and im in my 50's now and still wear them

I am obsessed with Doc Martens. They are pretty much the only shoes I wear. My last pair of "vegan" leather ones were finally starting to breakdown a bit after 7 years of faithful service. For Christmas I got myself a new pair, in real leather this time. I, of course, gave them a good conditioning and brushing right out of the box. I also buff them off with a horsehair brush every night when I take them off, just to get rid of any dust or little scuffs from the day. Since they are real leather I am being extra obsessive about keeping them pristine. I just use a neutral cream conditioning polish.How do you avoid staining the iconic yellow stitching when using pigmented polish?

Excellent job sir... Happiest moment for your wife

I still own 2 pairs of Doc Martens and will continue to own them until the day I die. Japan is one country where teens to around middle age population seems to be fanatically about wearing Doc’s. Back in the 90’s I was in the U.S. military stationed in Japan for a good number of years. That was how I learned about Doc’s. They look great and you can comfortably walk your ass of in those shoes and you do indeed do lots of walking when I was there in Japan. The shoes versatile enough to wear with just about anything.

So happy to see your wife is beautiful!

I think I can definitively say that this is the first time Saphir has been applied to Doc Martens.

Got my first pair of doc’s in 1973, still wear a pair regularly today

Nice to see your lovely family...,

The quality of vintage models is much better. But I don’t know if they have tiny sizes, too. Price difference to normal 1460 made in China model is about 50 Euro. Really thick leather and quite easy to polish. Quite elegant in red with blue jeans. Great videos by the way. I do have good results with shoe polish from Switzerland: Burgol.

Was about to ask about DMs and here I find a video! Thank you!

Great job...like glass. Subscribed.

Thx bro best way to shine the Ol 3 holes

Glad you are back !

Thank you for the amazing video, you have a beautiful family Preston

Little feet AND a new pair of Docs...JELLY!!!

I found a pair of Doc Martens at a Goodwill Store in my size. They were a bit dirty, but once clean turned out to be in perfect condition. I wear them with jeans or casual dress with khakis.

I don't see many Doc Martens near me, although every second person wears a pair of blundstones lol

... and here I thought I was the only one mad enough to mirror gloss my DMs!!! 😂

I have a few pairs of doc martens work boots. I get them for almost free from work and they feel good throughout the day.

Absolutely Genius. U r such a pleasure to watch. Thank u!

By the way, due to videos like yours, Ive graduated to ALLEN EDMONDS and BECKETT SIMONON, gracias.

I recently copied your tutorial on mirror shine on my new-issue Magnum work boots which responded amazingly to the mirror shine. They look too posh for work now!! I thought I might have gone over the top but after watching this I'm satisfied I'm not too precious. I had a pair of DM uniform safety shoes which I mirror shined and they lasted me over 20years. I love telling some of the new recruits that my shoes are older than them!!!😂 They are still perfectly wearable but the sole has worn to a shine too now so a bit dangerous on wet surfaces..... Ordering a pair of Altberg boots for work now so I suspect they will get the same treatment... Keep up the great videos.

Glad I came across this.. thanks for posting.

You can spit shine anything! Wow Beautiful family

I can't wait to work on mine. Thank you for posting this! 😍😍😍😍😍

Please do more Dr. Martens videos! I own a pair of their maroon brogues. I hope you can do mirror shine to something similar to it!

Loving your wife? king energy 🙏🙏🙏🙏

You are good husband. And you are the best dad in the world.

Wow look at them boots come to life!

Gorgeous shine as always !👌❤

Baby Preston is a copy of daddy, very cute. Kids grow up so fast. Enjoy the family outings.

You have been holding out on us Preston - she is a little cutie!!! With a wild side - Dr. Martin's 😉😂.

A heat gun works miraculous. Also, if you want to prevent "flakes" from the shoe polish, you can reinforce the polish from cracking by applying a think layer of Mop n Glo. Too bad military shoes no longer need to be spit shined.

Never used no shoe tree, and had the same Docs for 15 years and they are still in good shape! Polish once every other month and boom! It's sad that Docs aren't the same anymore... :(

30 seconds in: Me: "This is going to be the best shine he's EVER done!"

I don't wear Docs anymore, but I did just buy a pair of Solovair classic 8 hole Derbies. Leaps and bounds a better boot than the Chinese Dr. MARTINS. Many reviewers say they are better than the made in England Doc's. I walk alot and I will say the soles on the solovairs are holding up pretty well. Also Solovairs are the original manufacturer of Dr. Martins.

You have a wonderful family, Preston

it would be nice to see a tutorial about how to remove wrinkles or creases from leather dress shoes. I bought a pair of Stacy Adams as a first dress shoe for my birthday and after wearing them pretty aggressively on their maiden voyage they instantly developed wrinkles. Probably because I purchased the wrong size. Any help with that would be amazing. Also you inspired my dad to get back into shoe shining and we bought some saphire to keep us motivated

Nice touch on the shoes with the mirror shine!

My GF wears exactly the same size I love buying her shoes!!!...

I don't wear my Docs as much anymore since I have nicer shoes now but I've always just used Wonder Balsam but then I've had docs in greasy leathers like Crazy horse and Orleans.

At 4:04 there's a cut in the video's sound. I love watching ur videos! Hope this helps :)

I was looking for this. I have a pair of navy Docs that need some love. 😁

I’ve been low key waiting on this.

You should have a look at Solovair shoes & boots if you haven't already! There's some interesting history between the 2 brands & Similar style I personally prefer solovair over docs, harder break in but very comfortable once you've invested the time. Be interested to see what you think of them!

I did the exact same thing to mine. Gives them a very military spit shined look

doc martens are coming back but i think that many people don't really know how to look good in them. my dad was a punk so i get fairly decent tips

Yasss! A lady shoe

Best shoe ever!!

Now we need to see your wife's reaction... lol

I love the spit shine look . Im pretty sure i would slap a saphire mirror gloss the same moment i would get my hands on one of those :P.

Doc Martens are especially popular in the UK.

Marvelous shine !!

Beautiful as usual.

Kids hair is on point.

I can't stand the aesthetic of Docs but I can appreciate that a lot of people do like them

You are completely awesome! Did you do that for me? I feel like you did since I asked about my Doc's the day before. No matter if you did it for me or for "your wife", thank you! You are awesome! Thank you!

Great shine!

Nice! Been wanting to do this to my monkey boots! Domo arigato from Tokyo.

Wife is beautiful and that baby is so cute...

Great meeting you the other day. I wonder if my Doc question was partial inspiration for this vid ;)

Nice Shine! Hope you went on an anniversary date with your wife wearing her Doc's.

Skinhead (anti-prejudice) from VA! Hell yes!

I love it!!! Do you think I can get that glass toe done on my new Rockports?

Happy wife, happy life ✔

Wow your wife is amazingly beautiful. I so want to meet someone like her.