Carefully take care of suede shoes

Suede shoes are what the wardrobe of modern fashionistas and fashionistas can't do without. After all, suede products are always luxurious, stylish and comfortable. But the shoes of this material, which has a beautiful appearance and convenience, easily gets dirty. Therefore, for suede shoes need special and careful care.

Owners of suede shoes during socks are forced to meet with some troubles. All this leads to a deterioration in appearance and rapid deterioration of shoes.

The most common enemies for shoes are dirt and dust. But to get rid of dirt, as well as dust at home, is not at all difficult, unlike other, more complex types of pollution. Consider them in more detail:

• Oily stain. Anyone can inadvertently drip or drop something oily on their shoes. Also, the frequent contact of hands with suede shoes leaves greasy traces on it. As a rule, to remove these spots is not easy.
• Traces of salt. Besides the fact that salt soils shoes, it is also extremely harmful for her. In the cold season, roads are sprinkled with salt, and therefore shoes inevitably come into contact with it. Especially such stains in the form of stains are noticeable on dark shoes.
• Traces of water. Accidentally falling under the rain or stepping into a puddle, you can get a hardly removable stain that spoils the look of your favorite suede shoes.
• Stains from red wine or ink. They need to be eliminated at the same moment, otherwise it will be almost impossible to get rid of these stains.

Choosing suede shoes, it is recommended to buy special care products for her. For cleaning products made from this material, double-sided brushes are sold, with rubber teeth on one side and metal pile on the other.

Another important accessory for suede are sponges and rubber erasers, some using white stationery as an analogue. To eliminate dust, you can also purchase special rollers with a sticky surface.

There is a mass of cleaning products in the form of creams, sprays or shampoos. Consider the most popular professional tools:

• Salamander Professional. German manufacturer of creams, dyes, restoring the original color of the material.
• Kiwi. Produce colorless sprays, which allows their use for light products.
• Silver. Means of this manufacturer cope with the majority of pollution.
• Saphir. Make a large range of products for the care of suede, from budget to premium.
• Twist. Produce a line of scouring sponges and foam cleaners for suede.

Before you first wear new suede shoes or shoes, they must be treated with a protective agent three times. Before proceeding with the cleaning of the purchased tool, you need to test it on an inconspicuous part of the product to avoid damage.

Professional tools are quite expensive, so many resort to popular methods of care.

There are quite a few popular methods for restoring the appearance of suede shoes using funds present in virtually every home:

• In winter, white salt spots appear on the surface of the shoe. Acetic acid helps to flush it with saline stains. After drying, the shoes are cleaned with a brush, then acetic acid is applied with the same brush. After that, the cleaned areas are wiped with a cloth moistened with water.If possible, it is recommended to treat the dried surface with a spray.

• Also popular is the steam cleaning method. The product is held a couple of minutes above the steam. After this procedure, the villi are raised with a brush.
• Milk is also used to clean suede material. Baking soda is mixed with ammonia and 200 grams of milk. The material is treated with this solution. If there are traces of milk on the product, they are removed with tooth powder.
• Also used to clean suede sandpaper and a crust of black bread.
• Traces of ink, felt-tip pens or shoe polish can be avoided using turpentine oil. Stains from blood or chocolate can be removed by using ammonia diluted with water. They are rubbed with dirt, then they are rubbed over with a soaped sponge, and then they are wiped with a dry cloth.
• A solution of 5 tablespoons of water mixed with 1 spoon of peroxide will help get rid of red wine stains. Dampen cotton pad in the solution and carefully remove the stain. Carry out the procedure to completely eliminate contamination.

Despite careful and regular care at home, scuffing may appear over time on suede products. To get rid of scuffs, you need to use different dyes. If the shoe becomes greasy, it must be wiped with a swab moistened with a solution of water and alcohol. After that, it is treated with water and acetic solution.

You can remove the greasy stain from the surface using special tools purchased in hardware stores or wipe with a cotton swab soaked in gasoline.

You can also remove greasy and dirty stains with talc and chalk. These substances are excellent adsorbents and absorb fat and dirt. They cover the shoes for about an hour, and then brushed.

Also common unpleasant problem is the appearance of mold plaque. This is found with long storage suede products. Need to remember that mold, in addition to damage to the appearance of shoes, can be harmful to health. Therefore, it is important to get rid of it immediately with the help of funds purchased in household chemicals stores.

If there is no possibility to buy the product, then you can use soap or a solution of potassium permanganate, which is wiped with areas with mold. If you decide to fix the problem with soap, then You must follow the definitions of the procedure:

• Part of the laundry soap is rubbed with a float and poured into a bowl with warm water at the rate of 30 grams of soap per 1 liter of water.
• Brush immersed in the resulting solution and then she cleans shoes.
• Then wipe the product with a damp cloth and repeat the procedure.
• Carefully rinse and leave to dry in the room. Paper is placed inside the shoe to absorb excess liquid.

For suede boots, shoes and shoes, there are two types of cleaning at home - dry and wet. Dry helps to remove light pollution, and wet is able to get rid of old stains.

When caring for your boots, you need to follow some rules:

• Suede boots are kept away from sunlight and heating devices.
• Do not allow severe contamination. If the boots get dirty, then they are immediately cleaned and treated with special means.
• Never wet your shoes completely.
• Before removing winter boots before the next season, you need to clean and dry them.

To clean the sneakers and shoes from traces of water, it is recommended to fill them with crumpled paper and evenly distribute water over the material. The rest of the water is cleaned with a napkin and well dried shoes.

To date, the stores presented shoes of two types of suede - natural and artificial. Natural suede is made from cattle leather by tanning. Artificial suede is woven and non-woven. Woven is obtained from the weaving of special threads, and non-woven - by gluing the pile on the material.

Products made of artificial suede are not inferior to natural analogues. Natural suede smells like leather, and artificial has a synthetic smell. Shoes made of natural suede is quite expensive.

If on the shoes made of artificial suede there is a strong pollution, then it can be washed at a temperature of 30-40 degrees, using tools for washing delicate things. After this, the product is rinsed and soaked with a rag or towel.

If artificial suede shoes are excessively dirty and cannot be cleaned, then they should be dry-cleaned. If to treat footwear from natural and artificial suede carefully, then its attractive look will remain not for one year.

Nowadays, you can buy shoes of completely different colors. But colored suede shoes very quickly fade in the sun, especially on summer days. Therefore, manufacturers of professional tools made sure that such products remain bright for as long as possible and produce a large range of suede-care products ranging from red to unusual ultramarine.

As for light shoes, then to care for her, you need to use a rubber brush and spray that protects against moisture. Stains on light-colored shoes can be wiped with white bread, after which the pile is raised with a brush.

Care for white suede shoes is the hardest. But without proper care, white products quickly become gray, and sometimes shades of yellow appear on them. Considering the peculiarities of this color when buying white shoes, it is important to purchase white or cream coloring spray.

These shoes should be cleaned immediately after returning home, so as not to allow dirt to have time to be absorbed into the material. To do this, use a brush, removing dirt and dust in the direction of the pile. In addition, white suede shoes should be stored separately from other shoes so that the color does not change.

If the stain is not removed with a brush, you can try to eliminate it with a white office eraser. The easiest way to care for and, if necessary, to dye gray and black suede products. Black shoes for color saturation can be rubbed with a regular carbon copy. It is more difficult to find the pigment for brown shoes.

But the color of brown suede shoes can be updated using thick coffee. Apply it on the product and leave to dry. After drying, the remnants of the ground are removed with a dry brush.

Observing tips for caring for suede, you can extend the life of shoes:

• When cleaning your shoes, use only superficial application of solutions containing water. Soak and wash only as a last resort.
• It must be remembered that even in dry and warm weather, dust collects on the material’s villi, which must be regularly cleaned when returning from the street.
• Always try a new product on an inconspicuous area of ​​shoes.
• During the cleaning process, pressure on the material is not allowed, as there is a risk that dirt will become clogged even more into the fabric.
• Drops of dirt do not need to be eliminated immediately. It is better to wait until the product dries and then clean it with a brush.
• Always have a separate brush for each pair of colored suede shoes, otherwise there is a risk of transferring dirt from one shoe to another.
• Try to suede shoes only in dry weather.

Choosing washing in a typewriter, you need to remember some recommendations:

• First, carefully study the shoes for the presence of cracks on the sole and torn sections of fabric from the inside. If damaged areas are found, it is better to clean these shoes by hand. If the product is whole, then remove the insoles, laces.
• Eliminate all visible spots on the surface.
• It is recommended to put a towel or a sheet in the washing machine to protect it from possible damage.
• Choose a temperature regime of not more than 30 degrees. Spin and machine drying is prohibited. For washing shoes used liquid detergent.

If there is a pattern on suede shoes, then such a product cannot be washed. For it, use only a brush dipped in soapy water. After that, the remainder of the product is removed, the product is wiped with a dry cloth and dried.

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