Creams
In its composition shoe polish must have: solvents (remove dirt), colorants (stained shoes, masking flaws), wax (attached shoe shine front) and animal fat (nourishes the skin).
To protect shoes from moisture in the cream must contain at least 40% fat! And if a part of a large percentage of silicone, so shoes you will be incredibly shiny.
Know the quality of the cream can only tried it in the case. Unfortunately, the other way is not yet invented.
Sponges
Sponge - a handy thing. But that's good for about 50 cleanings. And if it is written about the longer term, do not believe. After the third dozen cleansing impregnation of sponges are released.
European "cleaners" compares favorably to the presence of more reliable silicone oils. However, far from all lips creams.
Brushes shoe care
The best brushes are manufactured using natural cloth, whose ranks have is at a relatively large distance from one another. If you want to brush you serve faithfully, choose the one with the plastic or wooden, lacquered.
As for cleaning sponges, and then they sell shoes and shoe care products are quite skeptical. In their view, such a purely cosmetic sponge perform the function - is removed from the surface of the shoe dirt and dust. However, no shoe care they do not exercise, so do not use them so much.
Cream and sprays
Used for shoes made of suede, nubuck or suede. This whimsical shoes, which requires careful care and protection. The main thing - to provide water repellency, surface protection, preserve the elasticity of the material and the original color of the product with which to successfully cope liquid cream paint polished leather with a tint effect and aerosols.
Helpful tips and folk recipes
But to extend the "age" of shoes can and using tips and traditional recipes. We have grouped them for your convenience - choose what suits you!
How to keep the color bright and new shoes
Brown leather shoes can be cleaned coffee grounds.
If light shoes soiled, clean it with gasoline can with a small addition of magnesia. This mixture is suitable for cleaning shoes white linen.
Save the white color is quite simple, if the shoes are cleaned regularly with a mixture of milk (half a cup) and one beaten egg whites. White shoes should be stored wrapped in a soft white paper or cloth. Refresh white shoes with textile uppers can chalk with water.
But if you did not follow this advice and shoes kind of lost, they can be repainted in black. To do this, rub them cut raw potatoes, and then lubricate the black cream and scrub to shine.
Different material calls for a different attitude
Lacquered shoes - not for winter in the cold burst lacquer, covered by a network of fine cracks. Take care of them is very neatly: wash cloth moistened with milk, and when they dry, wipe half the bulbs and polish with a soft woolen cloth. Patent leather shoe store best in a case of old stockings.
Shoes nubuck no less capricious. She cleaned only in a dry state. To remove dirt and dust need to buy special brushes, many companies - manufacturers of shoe care have special gum. With proper selection of brushes (gum) shoes after cleaning will not only clean, but also rough. Contamination with the foot and the heel can be removed with a damp flannel cloth.
Boots made of plastic good clean petroleum jelly: they shine, do not burst and do not crack.
Suede shoes can be cleaned with a special rubber brush, ordinary pencil or ink eraser, sandpaper (only very carefully!), A crust of stale bread, a rough surface of a matchbox. Worth straightened better if hold suede over steam. Black suede shoes refresh, podkoptit it over a burning candle or wiping carbon paper.
In the rubber shoe insole insert from cloth or flannel. Then the legs are dry and warm.
Footwear with textile uppers wash with soapy water with the addition of ammonia (1 teaspoon - a glass of water), and then wipe clean with a damp cloth.
General recommendations
Before you put on a new leather shoes, brush with cream and let it dry. Then carefully polish brush, velvet or wool cloth. Failed to achieve shine - rub a slice of lemon, and then - velvet.
And if you are new shoes seems close, it can be stretched, stuffed wet newsprint. If the shoes rub, rub them in that place a candle or wet soap.
If you wear new shoes there is a burning sensation, it is useful to wipe the inner surface of the shoe with a 3% solution of vinegar.
Remember a very important rule: do not need to clean the shoes before leaving the house, and after coming off the street! At night, smeared with cream and leave until morning - it softens the skin, protects it from damage and cracks. And on the morning you can very quickly make a great shoe shine - at first brush, and then with a cloth or velvet pile.
To boots sole must not leak and lubricate the joints linseed or castor oil, and a mixture of equal parts of wax and lamb fat.
If you slip in the ice - rub the leather soles with coarse emery paper or raw potatoes, and put on a plastic embossed any well-heated metal rod.
Boots with long tops should be stored hanging on clothespins.
Unpleasant smell of shoes can be removed if it wash solution of potassium permanganate (5-6 crystals per liter of water) and wipe with hydrogen peroxide.
If you are still unable to save last year's shoes, do not despair. No wonder that the new season presents us with new models, and these tips will help you save a new thing! Remember sensible shoe care - a guarantee of its long life.