Advice on how to polish boots and iron and starch a uniform?

I am a security guard and need advice on how to do these two things. I decided to post this in military for I know you guys know how to do this. My problem is I am too clumsy and usually burn my shirt, or take hours to get it done when my friends can do it in 30 minutes (15 for shoes, 15 for uniform.). How can I get a great shine and great starch job in less time?


I could use dry clean, however I want to save money by doing this on my own.





Advice on how to shine a boot and without over doing it to the point of dulling it? Any advice on how to avoid getting wrinkles ironed into my shirt and pants?

Advice on how to polish boots and iron and starch a uniform?
How to iron a uniform: http://www.sandy-aircadets.org.uk/unifor... (I'm so glad somebody else had already written that up!)
Reply:A "spit" shine is a basic shoeshine. Open your Kiwi brand shoe polish. Put a little water in the tin lid. Dampen your shoeshine cloth with a little of the water then rub it around in the polish. Apply to your first boot. THEN take a shoeshine brush and buff the snot out of your freshly polished boot. It'll SHINE!!! Repeat for the other boot. Dump the water, dry the lid, and close up the polish.





As for the shirt ... don't use too high of a heat and keep the iron MOVING over the shirt. You can't burn the shirt as long as it's moving. You are working the entire time, staying with it. Lay out a section of the shirt, smooth as many wrinkles as possible, lightly spray some starch, and iron. As soon as you've covered that section and it looks good, readjust the shirt, smooth out those wrinkles, lightly spray the starch, and iron again. Keep doing this until you've done the two sides of the front, the back, the sleeves, the color, pockets, etc. TA DA!
Reply:Starch the inside of your uniform let it dry mostly then iron it from the outside and you will be fine.
Reply:Cool the iron down some and use only a light spray of starch. Too much starch make it gloppy... and too hot of an iron will scortch the shirt. Keep the iron moving constantly... and if you have a steam iron, keep the steam at a steady but light rate... That'll make it easier.



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