Suede shoes are fashionable always and in any season. And now, when EMU boots are firmly in fashion, suede has become a very relevant material for sewing shoes. Each person in the wardrobe probably has at least one pair of such products: felt boots, boots, suede women's and men's shoes, and even sandals and sandals. However, in its structure, suede is more vulnerable to moisture and dirt than leather. When buying elegant shoes from her or nubuck, we need to know the simple rules for caring for them, because if you clean them like leather shoes, you can spoil them.
How to clean suede shoes? It all depends on what type of pollution has appeared on your shoes or boots. Suede is very sensitive to moisture and moisture. Most manufacturers of winter boots provide the Western European market, that is, they create shoes for a snowless winter and for states where this snow is carefully removed from the sidewalks. In our sad realities, we can only go out into the street in new suede boots and come home with wet feet, and whitish streaks of salt flaunt on the new thing.
To avoid such surprises, along with suede shoes, especially winter shoes, buy another special water-repellent spray. It can be both domestic “Velor”, and imported products of various names, but with the designation “Water protect” in their characteristics. Before you put on your shoes for the first time and set off under the snow or rain, soak your suede with a water repellent. Let it dry. Soak again. And so 5 times. After that, you can shoe your boots or shoes, but remember - for prevention, soak your shoes with a water-repellent spray at least once a month.
But moisture protection is not everything in caring for such shoes. Suede, unlike leather, is more susceptible to dirt and dust. But remember that before you clean your suede boots, you should completely dry them. This should in no case be done on a battery or near a fire. Shoes should dry at room temperature. Only such an old-fashioned way is allowed as filling ordinary newsprint in the middle of boots.
How to clean suede shoes so as not to damage the delicate pile? Light dirt and dust can be easily removed with a regular clothes brush. Stronger impurities can be removed with a warm, slightly soapy solution, but you need to dip in the liquid with a brush, not shoes. If the dirt is still visible, try dropping a few drops of ammonia into this solution, then be sure to wash it with a brush of cold water so that there are no soap stains. When the shoe dries, hold it over a pot of boiling water - steam perfectly spreads the pile. And then “comb” your shoe with a soft brush in one direction.
How to clean suede shoes if it is brown or greasy? This problem can easily be eliminated if you wipe your boots or shoes with a swab dipped in gasoline or ammonia. Talcum powder also helps. Still stained spots are cleaned with an ordinary school eraser, rubbed on the side surface of a matchbox, coarse-grained salt and even a crumb of white bread. After these procedures, be sure to rinse your shoes with cold water, dry and hold over steam.
How to clean suede shoes if they have lost their original color? To refresh the color and paint over unaesthetic scratches, special aerosols for suede and nubuck are produced. But before spraying the shoes, brush off the dust from it, remove any dirt, fluff the pile with steam and dry thoroughly. Brown shoes can be wiped with coffee grounds, black shoes with black carbon paper.