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It's a known fact that it's easier to clean things when they're wet. Usually, people will use soapy water, or a chemical cleaning agent. However, soap, cleaning agents, or even water might not be on hand to use in a situation where something must be shined up. That, or the character just doesn't find reaching for one necessary, knowing that they actually always have a liquid conveniently at hand to use -- their own saliva.

It's a known fact that it's easier to clean things off when they're wet, be it with water, or some kind of other cleaning agent. However, there are times where something must be cleaned, but they don't have access to any sort of cleaning agent. That, or the character just doesn't find reaching for one necessary, knowing that they actually always have a liquid conveniently at hand to use -- their own saliva.

* In ''[[AVeryPotterMusical A Very Potter Sequel]]'', Neville begins spit shining Harry's shoes while Dean gives Harry a massage. Ron quickly chases them off and then takes over both duties, [[RuleOfFunny spit shining Harry's back]].

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* Some servants do it with the ''royal crown'' in ''Film/TheMadnessOfKingGeorge''.
* ''Film/SpaceJam'': The WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes gang cleans their gym this way.

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They might use their saliva to scrub a table or counter until it shines, to wipe dirt off someone's face, or even to manage someone's hair. Doing this may be seen as pretty [[{{Squick}} squicky]] to some, but it can still get the job done all the same.

It's a known fact that it's easier to clean things off when they're wet, be it with water, or some kind of other cleaning agent. However, there are times when something must be cleaned, but there is either no access to cleaning agents, or the character doesn't find reaching for one necessary, knowing that they actually always have a liquid conveniently at hand to use; their own saliva.

They might use their saliva to scrub a table or counter until it shines, to wipe dirt off someone's face, or even to manage someone's hair. It may be seen as pretty [[{{Squick}} squicky]] to some, but it can still get the job done all the same.

It's a known fact that it's easier to clean things off when they're wet, be it with water, or some kind of other cleaning agent. However, there are times when something must be cleaned, but there is either no access to cleaning agents, or the character doesn't find reach for one necessary, knowing that they actually always have a liquid conveniently at hand to use; their own saliva. They might use it to scrub a table or counter until it shines, to wipe dirt off someone's face, or even to manage someone's hair. It may be seen as pretty [[{{Squick}} squicky]] to some, but it can still get the job done all the same.

It's a known fact that it's easier to clean things off when they're wet, be it with water, or some kind of other cleaning agent. However, there are times when something must be cleaned, but there is either no access to cleaning agents, or the character doesn't find reach for one necessary, knowing that they actually always have a liquid conveniently at hand to use; their own saliva. They might use it to scrub a table or counter until it shines, to wipe dirt off someone's face, or even to manage someone's hair. It may be seen as [[{{Squick}}squicky]] to some, but it can still get the job done all the same.

Sometimes, something really needs cleaning, but there isn't any sort of cleaning agent at hand to use. In this situation, characters might resort to using their own saliva. They might use it to scrub a table or counter until it shines, to wipe dirt off someone's face, or even to manage someone's hair.

Characters using their own spit to shine some object.

Some examples include:
* A restaurant worker cleaning tables.
* A mother cleans a smudge off her child's face using her spit as the cleaning solution. Or using her spit to manage the child's hair.

* Ragetti does this with his wooden eye a couple times in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl''. Later on, Barbossa gives the thing a ''really'' good slurp and shoves it back into Ragetti's empty socket. The poor man looks terrified.

* Ragetti does this with his wooden eye a couple times in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''. Later on, Barbossa gives the thing a ''really'' good slurp and shoves it back into Ragetti's empty socket. The poor man looks terrified.

* ''TheBigBangTheory'': Raj uses his spit to clean off dirt from the crotch area of an Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} action figure bought in a garage sale.
* On an episode of ''{{Seinfeld}}'', where George is forced to be a butler for his parents, Frank orders George to shine his shoes, and George spits on the shoe once Frank's back is turned.

* Blaze and King Charles II have a bonding moment spitting to shine their leather boots in the French comedy ''{{Film/La Folie des Grandeurs}}'' ("Delusion of Grandeur")

* Blaze and King Charles II have a bonding moment spitting to shine their leather boots in the ''{{Film/La Folie des Grandeurs}}'' ("Delusion of Grandeur")

* Blaze and King Charles II have a bonding moment spitting to shine their leather boots in the ''{{Delusion of Grandeur}}'' ("La Folie des Grandeurs")

* Blaze and King Charles II have a bonding moment spitting to shine their leather boots in the French film "Delusion of Grandeur" ("La Folie des Grandeurs")

* Mushu tries shining up {{Mulan}}'s armor to cheer her out of her HeroicBSOD. It doesn't work.

* Jayne of ''{{Firefly}}'' does this with a knife, combining this with LickingTheBlade. This...disconcerts the rest of the crew.

* The bartender in ''MonkeyIsland2'' used his spit to clean the glasses.

* Done by Hank when he must shine his father's shoes as punishment on an episode of ''TheVentureBros''.

* On ''{{Cars}}'', Mater offers to clean off a spot of tar on Lighting [=McQueen's=] hood, and he starts hocking before [=McQueen=] hastily declines.

* ''Film/SpaceJam'': The LooneyTunes gang cleans their gym this way.

* Some servants do it with the ''royal crown'' in ''TheMadnessOfKingGeorge''.

* ''SpaceJam'': The LooneyTunes gang cleans their gym this way.

* The bartender in ''MonkeyIsland 2'' used his spit to clean the glasses.