13 Simple Shoe Cleaning & Maintenance Tips – That Will Make Your Shoes Look New Again

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These days you may find a variety of shoe types, designer, stylish, leather, pumps, canvas etc. Maintaining these very expensive pairs of footwear in the proper way is tough. Not maintaining your expensive shoes can result in you frequenting the shoe repair shop for constant shoe repairs. Given below are a few tricks and hacks that will help you to clean and maintain your shoes properly.

These hacks will fix all your shoes problems

#1 Remove dirt from suede shoes.

Take a nail filer, rub it gently on suede shoe, dirt will get away.

 

#2 Remove salt stains from leather shoes.

Use water and vinegar mixture, apply wipe gently over the surface of your shoe. Continue this until the stains have fully disappeared.

 

#3 Use banana and napkin to wipe your shoes for a new look.

First, peel the banana, and rub the inside of the peel all over the exterior of your shoes. Then use a soft cloth to buff away any leftover banana bits and voila. Your shoes will be left perfectly conditioned and gleaming.

 

#4 Use eraser to make dirty canvas shoes whiter.

Use an ordinary ink eraser and simply rub it on shoes white part, it will rub off all the dirt with it.

#5 Remove Scratches And Scuffs.

Use shoe wax to fill in scratches and scuffs on your damaged leather shoes, and then apply shoe polish to lock in shine.

#6 Use Glass cleaner to restore shine in patent leather shoes.

Glass cleaner is great for restoring shine to patent leather. Make sure there’s no cracking or scuffs in the finish and then polish away.

 

#7  Stretch out shoes.

Stretch a pair of tight shoes by blow drying the tight area while wearing thick socks and the shoes.

 

#8 Remove scuff using petroleum jelly.

Remove a scuff on a patent leather shoe with petroleum jelly and a Q-tip.

 

#9 Make shoes odor and sweat free.

Put baking soda in sneakers to absorb sweat and odors.

 

#10 Stretch calf Boots.

Use leather stretching spray and newspaper rolls to stretch Calf Boots.

 

#11 Fix pump shoes that are too big.

Use old foams or pad of cotton, cut them nicely and apply at the back of shoes. Fix the backs of your shoes so they don’t blister your feet or slide off your heels.

 

#12 Use clear nail polish to stop a run in your stocking or tights.

 

#13 Remove odor from shoes naturally.

Never throw out your lemon or orange peels, nor the grapefruit peels. These are very useful to eliminate the bad smell from shoes. In this case, as always, it is recommended to place the peels in your shoes and leave them overnight. This is a sure thing.

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