How to restore suede at home?

Suede shoes look very beautiful and expensive, however, it needs careful care and neat wear. Shoe workshops offer shoes restoration services using a variety of fats and oils. This procedure is called suede and costs a lot of money. Resuscitate shoes can be at home using special tools. Before starting work on improving the look of your shoes, you should learn how to do it correctly in order to get the desired result.

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

You can restore the suede and return it to its former appearance. using the following available tools:

• eraser;
• spray;
• brush.

The eraser can be stationery or special for suede, it raises the nap and contributes to better color recovery. Specialized sprays are of two types: for painting and for protection. The first helps to return the original look to the boots, painting them in the desired color. The most popular is black, but there are blue and brown shades on sale. The protective agent performs the function of repelling water; a colorless spray creates an invisible, thin film on the surface that prevents moisture from penetrating inside.

Brushes differ in material and type of pile. There are metal, rubber and polymer. The first copes with the old, worn shoes. The second two are designed for resuscitation of new shoes. All brushes raise the pile, thereby giving it a more fresh look, and also clean it from all sorts of dirt.

Other components may be required for a self-sustaining, step-by-step recovery of suede shoes. For example, baby soap, baking soda, full-fat milk, semolina, ethyl alcohol, sal ammoniac, baby powder, soft cloth, sponge for washing dishes, magnesia and turpentine. All of the above products help to cope with this or that problem.

Resuscitation suede occurs in several steps. With proper observance of all 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 a school eraser for cleaning. In the case of a very terrible state of their shoes should be washed with soapy liquid. The sponge is rubbed with household soap or baby soap, rinsed gently with water and foamed well. That foam will help get rid of the dirt under the pile. On the surface you need to gently walk with a sponge, then wipe with a rubber brush.It is important to prevent strong suede soaking, otherwise the whole process will be in vain. In the absence of the desired home soap, it can be replaced with shower gel or detergent.

In the elimination of specks will help semolina, which perfectly cope even with stubborn dirt. The plot is filled with semolina and rubbed with a metal brush. If this tool did not help, you can split the stage into two parts. To start, you need to hold the shoes over the steam, and then again fall asleep with grain. In order not to suffer from the pots, a steam bath can be arranged over the spout of a boiling kettle. The minus of the saucepans 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, just sprinkle the desired area with baby powder or talcum powder, leaving for fifteen minutes. After the time is up, you just need to shake off the remnants. Next, with a cloth moistened with alcohol, wipe the dirty area, and then wipe the pile with a special brush. Fat can be removed and the usual dishwashing detergent. It is enough to pour a small amount on the boot and wash it off with a wet rag after twenty minutes.

A mixture of one teaspoon of baking soda and three tablespoons of milk will help get rid of the scuff. A soft piece of fabric to lower into the resulting mass, carefully squeeze and process the bald areas with it. Repeat the action after five minutes and leave the boots for half an hour. The main thing is not to wet the shoes too much. After a couple of hours, you can hold the material with a rubber or rubber brush.

Another way of self-disposal of scuffs is to treat shoes with a composition of ammonia and warm water. It is necessary to mix components in proportions one to four and wipe the desired area with a liquid. The composition is suitable for the elimination of stubborn stains.

The next step after washing will be thorough drying of shoes. The first step is to determine the level of wet shoes. If they are soaked 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 can not leave shoes to dry near the battery, stove or on the street under the scorching sun. It can not only lose its visual appeal, but also crack. Suede shoes dry only at room temperature.

As a color reducing agent can act not only specialized sprays, but also folk components that are in the arsenal of each hostess. For example, you can use coffee grounds to dye darker 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 an equal ratio. The tool should be left for twenty-four hours, then walk on a shoe comb and dry.

Dry shoes should be re-run with a brush and apply a water-repellent spray. When the boots absorb the protective liquid, they can be put on or sent to storage. With the proper conduct of each stage, you will receive almost new shoes that you will be happy to 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 proper storage. It is not recommended to put such shoes in a plastic bag, as inside it may become stained, and the cleaning process will have to be repeated. Store suede shoes should be exclusively in its pure form in a shoe box or in a closet.

The recommendations below are: provide a consistent look of suede for several seasons.

• A new pair of boots is better to immediately treat water-repellent spray that will save shoes after accidental contact with water.

• It is advisable to eliminate the effects of moisture and store shoes only at room temperature.
• In the case of small contamination, they should be immediately eliminated so that they are not absorbed too deep.
• For care, it is better to use special products for suede.

• After each care step, you must leave your shoes until they are completely dry, which can take from fifteen to twenty hours.
• Wipe this surface only with a lint free cloth. If the material is very worn out, it is better to give the boots to dry cleaning, as it will be very difficult to restore it yourself.

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