Suede shoes
It is unlikely that there will be a woman or a girl who does not have at least one pair of suede boots, shoes, boots. It is very difficult to imagine. Suede shoes are amazingly beautiful, comfortable, but incredibly moody. Proper care of her is a whole art, but in this article we tried to collect all the necessary information that will help you in extending the life of your suede shoe.
to contents ↑Proper shoe care
All subsequent cleaning of your suede shoes will be much easier if you give it your attention even before the moment when you begin to go beyond your home in it. Manufacturers recommend that, when buying suede products, they immediately acquire special products that are available in the form of a spray. With the help of them, immediately process the purchased suede shoes or boots, following the recommendations that are on the attached instructions.
Important! Suede is a material that completely dislikes contact with water. After the suede comes in contact with her, she becomes rude, and also loses her good looks. Therefore, suede shoes can be completely washed with water very rarely, and only as a last resort. If you want to know more about the production and features of this material, use the information from our article “Leather, suede, nubuck - what's the difference?”.
When you buy suede shoes, you obviously need to know that you will have to leave it at home and wear another while it is raining or snowing, and if you do not, then take protective measures. Before going out, each time treat it with a water-repellent spray. So that the effect does not disappoint you, choose quality products. To do this, review our rating of the best water-repellent impregnations. And if there is pollution, use the dry method of cleaning the outer surface of the shoe.
to contents ↑Important! Never try to care for such material using a variety of sprays, as well as creams that are designed for regular skin.
Daily Shoe Suede
Just purchased suede shoes or boots just need to be treated with a special water-repellent substance. Further, as you wear it, you must regularly clean the product from all dirt and dust with a dry soft cloth, and then spray the product again over the entire surface of the shoe.
Important! Dry it for 10-12 hours without fail. Repeat treatment periodically.
Suede shoes should be cleaned every evening immediately after being removed. If the pollution is very strong:
- Remove the bulk of the adhered, but already dried, earth. special brush for suede and a dry flannel rag.
- Add a small amount of ammonia to the soap solution.
- Dampen the shoe brush in the mixture and then wipe the suede. After you have finished doing this, do not forget to rinse the brush under running, clean water and repeat over the entire surface of the material.
- Dry as far away as possible from heating equipment.
We fight against the overgrown areas of shoes:
- If your favorite suede shoes, shoes or boots glisten in some places, you can clean them with ammonia. To do this, mix ammonia and water in a ratio of 1: 2. Soak a cotton pad in the prepared solution, wipe the problem areas. Rinse with clean running water, and then walk with a brush, which is moistened in a vinegar solution - 1 tsp. vinegar essence per 1 liter of warm water.
- You can hold the clogged area over the steam or rub it with an ordinary eraser.
- Another effective way - go through the rubbed places with fine sandpaper. But just do not get carried away so as not to spoil the product.
- If suede shoes or boots began to lose their color over time, you can update it at home. Get special paint for suede and paint with it all the shabby places.
- Carefully clean brown suede with coffee grounds. Apply thick to the entire surface of the product. When it dries, go over it with an ordinary dry brush.
How can stains be removed from suede shoes?
Consider several ways in which you can clean suede shoes from all sorts of stains at home.
We use the help of talc and gasoline
In order to clean suede from greasy stains, moisten them with gasoline, and sprinkle with ordinary talcum powder on top.
Leave it to react for several hours so that the fat dissolves with gasoline and then is absorbed in talc.
At the very end, walk with a stiff shoe brush.
Clean with milk, baking soda and ammonia
In order to clean light suede from old pollution, prepare a mixture that will consist of 100 ml of milk, 1 tsp. baking soda, as well as a few drops of ammonia.
Wipe the stain with the prepared solution.
Important! If you don’t really trust folk remedies or just want to spend less time on cleaning, choose the price that suits you best from our separate review professional suede cleaner.
We use ordinary hydrogen peroxide
How to clean shoes that are made of light suede? In the event that the milk-soda solution did not return your shoe to its gentle pastel shade, use the help of hydrogen peroxide:
- Prepare a solution that will consist of peroxide and water.
- The darker your stain, the more add hydrogen peroxide.
- Wipe the suede with a cotton pad that you moisten in the liquid you prepared.
Important! Using this method, you can only clean suede shoes 2 times a month.
How to remove stains from salt stains and dirt?
On shoes after a pleasant winter walk, there are often whitish stains that appeared due to road salt. How to clean suede boots to eliminate such strips?
The best fight against stains is to prevent them. A few hours before going directly to the street, treat suede shoes with a special water-repellent spray.
to contents ↑Important! Remember that the product must be completely dry, otherwise the snow will stick and stick to the shoes, as a result of which it will get wet.
What to do if pollution is negligible?
- First, clean the product from ordinary dirt with a brush, and then moisten the brush in vinegar and eliminate stains from salt.
- Wipe all treated areas with an ordinary damp soft cloth.
- Dry and then apply to a cleaned, and most importantly - dry surface, product that is intended for suede.
- Once it dries, brush again 1 time.
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We hope that you can find in this article all the material that will help you in solving the problem of pollution of suede shoes.
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