How to care for patent leather shoes?

Lacquered shoes always look very elegant and allows you to transform the look, even if you are wearing a simple suit. But for all its beauty, it is very subject to wear, if you do not know or do not follow the rules of how to care for varnished shoes. From prolonged wear, it may lose its color or small scratches appear on it. To avoid this, you must adhere to the following rules for the care of patent leather shoes.

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Sock rules

Do not wear patent leather shoes in hot or frosty weather. At high or very low temperatures, the structural network of the material can be deformed, and sometimes crack. Therefore, when purchasing such a product, clearly determine its seasonal purpose and understand what to wear patent leather shoes.

Important! You should not wear such shoes in the heat, because they do not allow air and moisture to pass through. Because of this, blood circulation is disturbed in the legs and may occur fungus on the skin of the feet.

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Shoes Care

Caring for varnished shoes does not require much work, but some attention will need to be paid so that you do not have to go to a repair shop later. Thus, observing all the rules of how to care for patent leather shoes, you save your money, time and do not provoke unexpected expenses.

The recommendations are very simple:

1. After you come from a walk, be sure to take a damp cloth and wipe the entire surface. The cloth should be woolen or flannel.
2. If your feet are sweating or you have been exposed to rain, dry your favorite couple in a room with no temperature changes.

Important! Do not use electric dryers for drying, and do not experiment with electrical appliances and batteries. Shoes are deformed and cracked.

3. In order to maintain their shape, some experts use wooden blocks. They must be placed inside the shoe for storage and at night, if now is just the season for wearing patent leather shoes.
4. Lacquer shoe care products are mainly used only to add gloss to the material. Apply the cream first on a napkin, and then polish it well to a shine.

Important! No impregnation for varnished shoes do not apply.

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We clean and restore lacquered skin

In order to clean the varnish shoes, it is not necessary to buy expensive creams. Our grandmothers cleaned such products with improvised means, namely, those food products that were on the farm every day.

Important! In order to provide good care for patent leather shoes, you can use excellent anti-dirt products - egg white, onion. But the best are still considered glycerin, castor oil and vaselinein.

The following recipe is very old and really helps to restore material on shoes from such material. You will need:

• Egg yolk - 1 piece;
• Turpentine - 3 tablespoons;
• Vegetable oil - 1 teaspoon.

Important! Mix all the ingredients and apply to the shoes - it will be much softer.

Also, in order to regularly clean “shoes” without spending money on expensive professional cosmetics, there are many other tricks:

1. Wash shoes with milk or soap and water, but do not keep the item under water for long.
2. Wipe with petroleum jelly or glycerin sometimes. Method of action: apply the product for a while and polish with a soft, lint-free cloth.
3. Silicone can be replaced with olive oil.Method of action: take 15 grams of oil and gently apply to the product. It remains only to rub it well and remove the rest with a napkin.
4. For shine, use vinegar and onions. Take the onion, cut into several parts, gently rub the material with slices. Polish with a napkin, which you soak in vinegar 3% before.
5. For dark shoes, a method with tea leaves or coffee grounds is suitable. Residues are cleaned with water, but naturally the method is not suitable for light shoes.
6. To restore patent leather shoes, mix sugar and protein. Remove dirt, dust and shoes from the shoe and apply this product, then polish.

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How to store:

1. Pack in a shoe box, but only so that the shoes do not touch each other.
2. For the summer, wrap the items in paper or put cotton between them.
3. For long-term storage, use covers from old clean tights.

Important! If you have long been brewing the problem of storing shoes, boots, sandals due to the fact that you like variety, use our ideas for practical shoe storage.

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Lacquered shoes or boots are always beautiful and stylish, and even such products make the legs longer. So even if it seems to you that caring for them is difficult, remember that they are worth it. And to facilitate care, use the above tips. And then there will definitely not be problems with premature damage to the material.