How to clean suede shoes
Suede shoes looks great if they are well care and clean. Do you want to use them like that? So, do not miss the following advice:
Cleaning the suede footwear
Footwear is a garment which, we often do not gives attention it requires, so its spoil quickly. But with a little care, we can increase its life much more than we think.
That's why, here we are going to see the best way to clean the suede shoes, yes, those that Elvis liked so much.
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The suede is not only use for make shoes, it is habitually use for make cloth, complements as bags, furniture, etc., so the following advice are also very good to use on all those objects.
First, we are going to enumerate the materials and tools we need to clean. Following, we are going to explain the way to proceed with them.
"The suede is not only use for make shoes, it is habitually use for make cloth, complements as bags, furniture, etc."
Necessary material to clean suede
Everything we need to clean suede shoes is easy to find at shops, and surely we already have them at home. We need:
- A white cloth
- A brush
- A towel
- An emery board (the same that is used to file the nails)
- Water
- White vinegar
- Talcum powder
- A teapot
Procedure to clean suede shoes
Using the materials we mentioned before, we give you the keys to clean suede.
There are several stains with which we can find, so we are going to differentiate how to proceed with each one.
The most frequent stains on the suede shoes are the ones produced by the wear. Those kinds of stains can be removed gently rubbing with the emery, till we see them disappear.
In case of oil or fat stains: first clean it with the cloth and then we apply powder. We leave it for about 8 or 10 hours and, the next day, brush to eliminate the powder. Using a vacuum could be very good to leave no trace.
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"The most frequent stains on the suede shoes are the ones produced by the wear. Those kinds of stains can be removed gently rubbing with the emery, till we see them disappear."
In case of ink stains on the suede shoes: mix one part of white vinegar for every three of cold water and rub over the stain using a cloth. Leave the mix for about 30 or 60 minutes and after brush it. Repeat the procedure if the stain is still there. And if doing so, it does not disappear, use alcohol but, be very careful with it because it can damage the fabric.
To leave the suede shoes lustrous: hit water using a kettle, so can use the steam to wet the suede. Finally, brush and let it dry, the shoes are going to look polished.