Question: When trying to spit shine a pair of shoes, does one brush between each application of wax/water?

Answer: Definitely not, that would only make more scratches on the surface, which is the opposite of what you're trying to do.
Justin FitzPatrick made an excellent YouTube video on mirror shining, check it out:

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