In order to make leather shoes durable, you should polish them often. Oiling can not only make leather shoes bright and beautiful, but also make leather soft and folding-resistant. Some people pay attention to oiling when they wear new leather shoes, but they don't want to oil their shoes when they are old. In fact, the uppers of old leather shoes have been wrinkled and need to be oiled frequently for protection. Use shoe polish well, because inferior shoe polish can not only maintain leather, but also easily stain leather and affect appearance. When polishing shoe polish, gently and evenly wipe it with cotton or soft cloth. It is not advisable to use an old bristle brush or nylon toothbrush to polish oil, which will easily damage the leather and affect the smoothness of the upper.
If the soles of leather shoes are hard-skinned, don't walk in the mud, otherwise the soles will be wet and soft, dry and easy to go out of shape, and the hard soles are not wear-resistant, and they are easy to wear out when wet. Even if you wear soft-soled leather shoes, don't walk in the mud, lest the hemp thread on the sole be soaked and moldy. At the same time, wearing leather shoes in rainy days makes leather swell when it meets water, and it is easy to deform and fade. After the vamp is wet and dry, it is easy to harden and wrinkle. When the leather shoes are stained with mud, carefully brush them off with a soft brush, not with a wet cloth. Leather shoes exposed to water should be dried in a cool and ventilated place, and should not be exposed to the sun or baked with fire to avoid cracking or deformation of the upper.
Do not let leather shoes come into contact with oil, acid, alkali and sharp substances to prevent corrosion damage. Pay special attention to wearing colored leather shoes (including white leather shoes), and don't touch sewage, dirt and tea stains.
When leather shoes are not worn, it is best to support them with a shoe duster to prevent them from going out of shape. If you don't wear it for a while, clean it, apply shoe polish and put it in a dry place. Leather shoes with fur on the inner layer should be protected against insects with camphor powder or mothballs, and cannot be extruded and deformed. After storage for a period of time (especially in rainy season), take it out for ventilation and wipe it again to prevent mildew.
When new shoes don't wear well, don't force them. You should use the handles of your shoes. When you take off your shoes, don't step on the heels to avoid accumulation.
A pair of leather shoes can only be worn once every other day. Because sweat will make the shoes wet after wearing them for a day, you should put your shoes in the shade after going home to prevent bacteria from breeding.
Nowadays, many people like to wear patent leather shoes, which are shiny and beautiful, and they don't need shoe polish, which saves a lot of things. In fact, patent leather is the damaged leather, which is the effect after a certain chemical treatment on the original leather. One of the most important characteristics of patent leather is its brightness. So when you find that the shoes are stained and not bright, please dip the dry cotton cloth in the patent leather maintenance solution and wipe the upper evenly. Remember, don't wipe it with a wet cloth or brush it with a brush. Long-term wiping with wet cloth or semi-wet cloth will make the surface of patent leather lose luster and crack, and shorten the life of shoes.
Shoe-shining tips
Shoe shoes with milk. Don't throw away the leftover milk or some expired milk. Use it to shine shoes or other leather products to prevent leather from cracking.
If you want to polish your leather shoes, you can drop a few drops of water in the shoe polish, then coat the old shoes with a layer of floor wax and polish them with a soft cloth. Abnormal brightness, old shoes become new shoes.
Lemon juice or toothpaste glitters on shoes. Light leather shoes get dirty easily. When cleaning shoes, use lemon juice or toothpaste first, and then polish them, and they will be as bright as new.
Brush old socks and shine shoes. Cut off old silk stockings or wool socks and put them on a shoe brush, and then dip them in shoe polish to shine shoes, which can shine very brightly.
Leather shoes will soften when coated with vaseline. Leather shoes will harden if they are not maintained and polished for a long time. At this time, apply a layer of vaseline, polish the shoes after absorption, and the leather will become soft. If the leather is too dry, don't wear it hard. It is best to take a piece of chicken oil or fat pork, wipe it repeatedly, and then bake it with low fire to make the oil penetrate into the leather surface. Wipe the shoes with alcohol cotton balls in a couple of days, and then apply a layer of shoe polish, and the uppers will be extremely rich.
Egg white can remove wrinkles from leather shoes. When leather shoes are worn for a long time, wrinkles and even cracks will appear on the uppers. It is recommended to apply some egg whites to wrinkles and then shine shoes. If there are cracks, you can fill them with paraffin wax and iron them with an iron.
Collect and maintain boots
In the cold winter, boots are necessary for us to go out to keep out the cold, especially the boots worn by girls, which are beautiful and generous in style, not only keeping out the cold, but also beautifying the legs. After winter, it's time to put away the boots that have been worn all winter. How to collect boots can not only prolong their life, but also keep them as beautiful as possible?
Step 1: Deodorize. Before putting your boots away, you should get rid of the smell in your shoes. An easier way is to replace the insole, which can not only quickly remove the odor, but also reduce the number of bacteria in your shoes. If the odor inside the shoe is heavy, a small amount of sanitary ball powder can be evenly sprinkled under the insole, which can effectively remove the odor inside the shoe.
The second step: cleaning. For leather boots, first wipe the whole pair of shoes with soft and clean cotton cloth to remove dust and dirt that is easy to scrub; Then dip a soft cloth in some special leather cleaner, focusing on cleaning particularly dirty parts; Finally, polish the boots with leather brightener which integrates polishing and decontamination; Snow boots made of various fabrics need soft brushes, clear water, pure white toothpaste or detergent, small combs, hair dryers and other tools. The uppers and boots of white snow boots can be scrubbed with a soft brush dipped in pure white toothpaste and water, and then a little detergent is poured into wet hands to clean the artificial hair on the boots, and then washed and drained with water. Finally, when the snow boots are naturally dried to 80% dryness, blow dry the artificial hair with a small comb and a hair dryer to shape the boots. Light and dark snow boots need to be brushed with a soft brush dipped in a little detergent diluent. Other cleaning steps are the same as those of white snow boots.
However, suede, suede and other leather fabrics are special, so it is recommended to choose professional cleaning and maintenance tools, such as suede rubber wipe, suede water, suede leather shoes brush, suede maintenance and color supplement. The steps are as follows: wipe off small stains on the vamp with suede glue; If the vamp is dirty, you need to use suede water. You can shake the suede with clear water first, then spray the upper fully, brush the rubber surface repeatedly with suede shoes to remove the stains on both sides of the fiber, and suck up the dirty foam with a wet sponge. For heavily stained or polished parts, suede leather shoes can use brushed copper wire surface; Make up the color of the upper with suede maintenance complementary color. Shake the color supplement evenly before use, spray it at a distance of 15cm from the upper, and then brush the rubber surface with suede shoes to make the color uniform.
The third step: plastic surgery. After deodorizing and cleaning, winter shoes need to be reshaped. Don't underestimate a few small "plastic surgery" that can make your boots look brand-new in an instant.
Method 1: For the boots with creases at the ankles, a mass of newspaper can be stuffed to support the deflated part.
Method 2: the deformation of the boot tube will be unsightly, and improper collection method will make the deformation of the boot tube more serious. Shoe stores use boot shaping sticks to keep boots straight. It is suggested that several layers of newspapers can be wrapped on empty beverage bottles instead.
Method 3: Use a wide hanger to clip up the boots and hang them for a day, and use the weight of the boots to restore the straight shape. To prevent the clip from damaging the boots, you can put a napkin in the clip and hang it up.
Step 4: Collect. Before collecting winter shoes, you should not only clean them, but also coat them with a thin layer of raw animal oil. Need to be reminded that shoe polish is a kind of drying oil, and the leather is easy to break after application. Therefore, long-term storage of leather shoes should not be coated with shoe polish, but with a layer of raw animal oil. For example, repeatedly applying a piece of lard or goat oil on the vamp can prevent the vamp from drying and breaking.
After all the above steps are completed, you need to dry your winter shoes in a ventilated place for 1 ~ 2 days, and then put them in the "original" shoe box to ensure that the winter shoes will be as good as new for a long time. You can wear your favorite boots for a long time and save money. Why not?