I am a former Marine, so I know what a spit-shine is.  I would say Lincoln shoe-polish takes about 1/2 the time as other polish to get a spit shine.  After breaking down my harley boots with shaving creme, took about 20 min each to get a good all-over shine and mirror toes.  Took about 10 min each for my black dress shoes to get a mirror shine to the front half of the shoe... looks good, easy to shine.