Best way to clean a belt ?

**Pleater** · 9th June 15, 11:42 AM

I think that the OD webbing belt is almost the same design as the 1937 issue belt I have - except that mine is grey cotton webbing - or perhaps Airforce blue and the brass is shiny - I can't help myself I had the making of an NCO from my conception.

The sliders should be tight up against the fold of the webbing when worn, and the brass really ought to be shiny.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

**rolgiati** · 9th June 15, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Pleater

the brass really ought to be shiny.

Of course I agree it should be; but then I was, a long time ago, a cadet at the Saint Cyr military academy in France, where they made us remove (by dint of furious rubbing with Brasso) the staybrite varnish on belt buckles and buttons, so that those could be properly shined every day to a proper dazzling polish...

**Bruce Scott** · 9th June 15, 02:58 PM

A bleach solution according to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ighh...GNzbqw&index=8

**MacGumerait** · 9th June 15, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by rolgiati

Of course I agree it should be; but then I was, a long time ago, a cadet at the Saint Cyr military academy in France, where they made us remove (by dint of furious rubbing with Brasso) the staybrite varnish on belt buckles and buttons, so that those could be properly shined every day to a proper dazzling polish...

Ah yes , Brasso . A great product , it certainly does the job . However , I think many of us may have a love / hate relationship with it .

We loved it because it worked so well . We hated it because we had to polish everything within eyesight .