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Suede boots: how and how to restore? Video
Suede boots are stylish and effective shoes, but sometimes you have to fight for their beauty, which is due to a certain capriciousness of suede. And then the question may arise about how to return the shoe to its original appearance, which is quite possible to do at home. Before you restore suede boots, you must thoroughly clean them, after which you can proceed to the rest of the resuscitation measures.
How to repair suede boots
How to clean suede at home
It is impossible to restore the color and remove the abrasion of the suede until the moment when there are stains or dirt on it. To destroy them, you need to use a regular dishwashing sponge or a special suede brush. The dirt must be dry, since it is impossible to remove it completely when wet. If, after cleaning, there are still stains on the boots, then you can try to remove them with a damp sponge, not forgetting that you cannot wash or wash the suede under running water, this deteriorates the pile. If there are oily marks on the shoes, and there is no special means for their destruction at hand, they must be treated with refined gasoline, washed off, and then combed out. You can also try a regular school gum, sometimes not too deeply ingrained stains are easily rubbed off with it.
In order to prevent excessive contamination of suede shoes, it is advisable to treat them with a special water-repellent agent before going outside.
How to restore the color yourself
When the boots are clean, you can start to restore the color. The means for this are selected depending on the original color of the shoe. For white boots, you can use regular talcum powder as a temporary dye, and for brown boots, you can use coffee grounds. But such staining is short-lived, therefore it is still better to purchase a special spray, choosing the right tone. When the boots are dry after dyeing, it remains to comb them.
It is necessary to spray such a spray at a distance of at least 20 cm from the boots, given the fact that its microscopic spray will scatter around. It is better to cover the floor in the work area or paint it outdoors.
How and how to restore suede boots if they are rubbed
No less frequent problem associated with the long-term use of suede shoes is their wear. Staining alone in this situation cannot be dispensed with, therefore, before that, measures should be taken to restore the shape of the villi. To do this, you can use ammonia, which is mixed with water one to one, after which the entire surface of the shoe is treated with a sponge soaked in this solution. It will be necessary to start staining no earlier than 10 hours later, when the traces of scuffs disappear. Steaming is no less effective for restoring shape. To do this, hold a clean boot over the spout of a kettle or other utensil with boiling water for several minutes, and then comb the suede.