I wouldn't say old skool. But I did have the old boots for a while.

The toothpaste trick is something I picked up a long time ago. I don't even remember where. But I don't take credit for it. I think there are probably some other good ways to accomplish this. I'm sure you could prob google it. The concept is just to either polish the scratches out or cover them up. I think you can cover them up also with car wax. Car wax fills in the scratches. Toothpaste polishes them out.