Four current board of shoe care in the cold season

Congratulations You become the owner of the long-awaited pair of winter boots or the ultra-topical men’s boots. Quality, sturdy, expensive and, of course, decent-looking. It is still worth looking. For as long as possible to support this quality, we offer you some practical advice on shoe care in the autumn and winter, when the shoe is particularly capricious.

Towards a new pair – double the attention

Only just purchased a pair of leather performance should immediately undergo the most careful treatment repellent cream or spray. Apply the best in several layers, letting it dry properly. Despite the fact that the spray repellent, it does not mean that he was not afraid of rain and puddles. So after walking in bad weather better than to repeat the processing, pre-washed and dried a couple. By the way, wash the shoes under the direct stream of water is not recommended. It is better to clean them with a soft cloth or brush (in the extreme case – a damp sponge).

Skin like cream. Apply nourishing cream is better in the evening and leave to soak until the morning. And the morning will be quite soft cloth or sponge to rub the surface to a shine. But do not expect that this cream will help to paint a serious scratches, as soon as they appeared on the skin. Might help with a special cream with tinted effect (but it removes only minor scratches). Therefore, “Take care of shoes from an early age!

The main trend of the season

This, of course, patent leather. In the men’s collection trend is no less clearly than in women. And, alas, lacquered surface of stylish men’s shoes no less capricious than in the women’s boots and shoes. Luck (or rather delicate lacquer film, which covers normal skin) require special care. In extreme conditions, it quickly loses its “trademark” look and can easily grow dim as heat or cold, and from dirt and moisture. Clear lacquered surface brushes categorically not worth it, even the most lenient. Fits only sponge and soft cloth. To better take care of special means, which are made of water-based and well-tempered lacquered surface, giving it a gloss (such as, Lack Polish).

Demanding suede

Also nubuk and suede. However much they may have been contaminated after the autumn-winter walks, cleaning can only do when shoes dry. Dust and light pollution can be removed dry sponge, soft brush, and more serious – a special eraser, in which one side has a metal pile for the dimmed areas. For suede and nubuck manufacturers of shoe care offer specialized water-repellent sprays, and paint-spray, which help to update the color pairs on the same worn shiny parts. Carefully read the packaging – in search of a mark that the spray is suitable for suede or chamois.

The danger for textiles

Some demi model, according to the requirement of fashion, partly made with the use of textiles (as a rule, it is a stylish insets). Cleaning the shoes are also better in the dry state, using special brushes (for example, Textile Burst). For the processing of footwear you can use the tools that are suitable for combination footwear (in particular, Nubuk + Textile or Nubuk + Velours). If you are a happy owner of a pair of boots or shoes made entirely of textile, take care of her will with a special focus: no laundry and much wet processing (if the contamination is strong, you can remove it with a cloth soaked in soapy water).

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