How to repair suede at home?

Suede shoes look very nice and expensive, however, they need careful care and careful wear. Shoe shops offer shoe restoration services using a variety of fats and oils. This procedure is called suede and costs a lot of money. You can also reanimate shoes at home using special products. Before you start working on improving the appearance of your shoes, you should learn how to do it correctly in order to get the desired result.

The rest of the rules are divided into three subgroups: drying, storage and maintenance tools. It is important to correctly follow each rule, then you will not have problems with your favorite shoes or sneakers. It is recommended that you tidy up your shoes regularly so that there will be no problems later. If the case is already running, then the cleaning will take place in several stages.

You can restore the suede and return it to its previous look using the following tools at hand:

• eraser;
• spray;
• brush.

The eraser can be stationery or special for suede, it raises the pile and promotes better color recovery. Specialized sprays are of two types: for painting and for protection.The first helps to restore the original appearance of the boots by painting them in the desired color. The most popular is black, but blue and brown are available on the market. The protective agent performs the function of repelling water, the colorless spray creates an invisible, thin film on the surface, which does not allow moisture to penetrate inside.

Brushes differ in material and type of bristle. There are metal, rubber and polymer. The first copes well with old, worn shoes. The second two are designed to resuscitate new boots. All brushes raise the pile, thereby giving it a fresher look, and also cleanse it of all sorts of dirt.

Other components may be required for independent, step-by-step restoration of suede shoes. For example, baby soap, baking soda, rich milk, semolina, ethyl alcohol, ammonia, baby powder, soft cloth, dishwashing sponge, magnesia, and turpentine. All of the above products help to cope with this or that problem.

Reanimation of suede takes place in several steps. With proper adherence to all the rules, your shoes will look like after dry cleaning.

The first step is to clean the surface of the shoe by removing dust with a soft cloth or sponge. You can also use a soft brush or school eraser for cleaning. In the case of a very terrible condition of the boots, they should be washed with soapy liquid. The sponge is rubbed with household or baby soap, lightly rinsed with water and thoroughly foamed. It is the foam that will help get rid of the dirt under the pile. On the surface, you need to gently walk with a sponge, and then wipe it with a rubber brush. It is important to prevent the suede from getting too wet, otherwise the whole process will be in vain. In the absence of the necessary soap at home, it can be replaced with shower gel or washing powder.

In the elimination of specks, semolina will help, which will perfectly cope even with stubborn dirt. The area is covered with semolina and wiped with a metal brush. If this tool does not help, you can split the stage into two parts. To begin with, the shoes need to be held over the steam, and then again covered with cereals. In order not to suffer with pots, a steam bath can be arranged over the spout of a boiling kettle. The disadvantage of the pan is that the steam will be supplied from too large a surface, as a result of which you can get burned.

To remove unpleasant stains, it is enough to sprinkle the desired area with baby powder or talcum powder, leaving for fifteen minutes. After the time has passed, you just need to shake off the remnants. Next, wipe the dirty area with a piece of cloth soaked in alcohol, and then wipe the pile with a special brush. You can also remove grease with your usual dishwashing detergent. It is enough just to pour a small amount onto the boot and rinse off with a wet cloth after twenty minutes.

A mixture of one teaspoon of baking soda and three tablespoons of milk will help get rid of chafing. Dip a soft piece of fabric into the resulting mass, squeeze out thoroughly and treat the bald patches with it. Repeat the steps after five minutes and leave the boots for half an hour. The main thing is not to wet your boots too much. After a couple of hours, you can brush over the material with a rubber or rubber brush.

Another way to get rid of scuffs on your own is to treat boots with a composition of ammonia and warm water. Mix the components in proportions of one to four and wipe the desired area with the liquid. The composition is also suitable for removing stubborn stains.

The next step after washing is to thoroughly dry your shoes. The first step is to determine the level of wetness of the boots. If they are saturated with moisture, it is recommended to remove the insoles from the inside and dry them separately.So that after drying the boots do not lose their shape, you need to tightly fill them with unnecessary newspapers, and then put them in the room. In no case should you leave your shoes to dry near a radiator, stove or outdoors under the scorching sun. She can not only lose visual appeal, but also crack. Suede shoes only dry at room temperature.

As a color restorer, not only specialized sprays can act, but also folk components that are in the arsenal of every housewife. For example, you can use coffee grounds to dye shoes in dark shades. It is applied completely to the entire boot and remains for half a day, after which the shoes should be thoroughly wiped with a brush and left to dry. Another method to restore the shade is to apply a liquid consisting of milk, turpentine, talc and magnesia in equal proportions. The product should be left for twenty-four hours, then go over the shoes with a comb and dry.

Dry boots should be brushed again and sprayed with a water repellent spray. Once the boots have absorbed the protective liquid, they can be put on or stored. With each step done correctly, you will end up with virtually new shoes that you will happily wear.

In order for suede boots to serve for a long time, it is not enough just to clean them, you also need to learn how to store them correctly. It is not recommended to put such shoes in a plastic bag, as they can become stained inside, and the cleaning process will have to be repeated. Store suede boots only in pure form in a shoe box or in a closet.

The recommendations below are will provide a consistent appearance of suede for several seasons.

• A new pair of boots should be immediately sprayed with a water-repellent spray that will rescue the shoe from accidental contact with water.

• It is advisable to exclude exposure to moisture as much as possible and store shoes only at room temperature.
• If small contamination appears, it should be removed immediately so that it does not penetrate too deeply.
• For care, it is better to use special suede products.

• After each step of care, you need to leave the shoes until they are completely dry, this can take from fifteen to twenty hours.
• This surface can only be wiped with a lint-free cloth. If the material is badly worn out, it is better to dry-clean the boots, since it will be very problematic to restore it on your own.

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