Quote Originally Posted by Yaish View Post
Never heard it called "bulling". Sounds like advice from across the pond. From what I have been able to find online, it just sounds like standard issue G.I. spit shine. Figure out how it got the name.
No offence to the corp, but even the best Marine spit shine probably wouldn't pass muster as parade boots. Parade boots, when bulled properly starting with heat and beeswax are so shiny they look like high gloss plastic. In truth they almost look fake. They almost always have a double or triple sole so the boots won't bend (to prevent creases in the leather).

Parade boots are not everyday boots by any means; except maybe for Palace guards. However the process is such a pain in the neck that many soldier's buy their boots already bulled, and they gladly spend $200-300 on them. There are ex-guardsmaen that make a living bulling boots and I don't mean a $5 shine.