Which wax brand is best for shining boots? What is your routine to get the best spit shine?

This post looks a bit older but I actually do high end dress shoe shining (for both civilians and military) and although I know everyone in the military swears by kiwi and I’ll agree it works just fine it is far far far from the best product for shining anything or caring for your shoe leather. I use saphir products and they are ten times better for your shoes and an easy shine than kiwi or Lincoln or angelus or any of the other baseline waxes (ten times was merely an arbitrary number don’t take it too literally). So that’s my personal advice if you enjoy shining shoes and don’t mind spending more money to take better care of your leather boots or dress shoes.

The old Kiwi and a bit of water.
Got to soften them up in the bathtub and saddle soap them down first.
Two, maybe three coats the first time, after that, pretty easy to maintain unless you tore them up training or in the motor pool.

Using a drop or two of water and using a circular motion to rub the polish in. Then after getting the whole boot, taking the brush and lightly grazing it taking a soft cloth and touching up the areas that needed it. This method always has kept my boots looking clean and glossy.