How To Remove Salt From Suede Shoes

With the onset of winter, the streets are sprinkled with salt. Yes, it helps you stay on your feet more firmly. However, this deteriorates our suede shoes. Ugly white stains appear on her again and again. How to deal with them at home? Location: Location: Suede does not like moisture. Therefore, it is worth buying in advance a means for impregnating suede shoes, which gives them water-repellent properties. Treat shoes with it at least three times, applying each layer after the previous one dries. This will help protect your boots or boots from wet snow and salt.

If you did not have time to carry out prevention, and white salt marks appeared on your boots, do not despair. Start by drying. To do this, fill your shoes with crumpled newspaper and leave to dry at room temperature. Do not put your shoes on the battery! Once the shoes are dry, brush them gently to remove any dirt.

A metal mesh brush with flexible fibers is well suited for removing dirt and large salt particles. For stubborn dirt, rub it with a suede eraser.

When your shoes are cleaned, it is recommended to steam them. A regular kettle is suitable, from the spout of which a jet of steam gushes. Be careful not to burn yourself.

If there are still traces of salt, prepare a soapy solution to remove them. There should be more foam. You can also do without preparing a solution - take a sponge, preferably a soft one, wet it with water and simply rub it with soap until foam forms. Rub it for salt stains and streaks. Remove the foam with a clean sponge after the end of the procedure.

Drying again. Dry your shoes as described above, stuffing with newspapers again. After complete drying, treat the suede with a brush, finishing off the raised pile. Repeat the streak removal process if necessary. This will be needed if the salt is very strongly eaten into the suede.

Well, the boots and boots are clean. It remains only to tint them with a little suede spray paint. You may or may not want to, but these products will help give your shoes an even shade and make them water-repellent.

Enjoy your walks!