How to Clean Leather Boots
All shoes, but costly ones, need special care after using them to be kept in perfect condition. However, each type of shoe is made of different materials, so we will always have to use different products to clean them.
To understand which products to use and always keep our shoes clean, we can search on the internet among the many guides present until we find the one relating to our pair of shoes. In the following steps of this guide, we will see how to clean our beautiful leather boots properly. As we can see, always keeping our boots clean will be an effortless operation but one that we will have to remember to carry out frequently.
If the boots are full of mud, due to a stormy day, for cleaning, you need some product that does not scratch the leather, especially if the mud is particularly crucified. In this case, it is advisable to use a sponge slightly soaked in water to soften it, then spread some beeswax, which allows us to obtain shiny and clean leather, especially if it is natural leather boots.
If the boots are dark in colors such as black or dark brown, to prevent a whitish patina from forming after cleaning, which forces us to use polishing products, it is possible to intervene directly with natural grease.
Excellent in this case is paraffin, which, in addition to moisturizing the skin, is odorless. Above all, colorless, unable to cover the leather’s natural fibers and even rubbing it, does not become too shiny, especially if the boots have a satin finish.
Another natural remedy for cleaning colored leather boots is to use a homemade compound. Must prepare the product with neutral wax, in which insert sodium bicarbonate and a pinch of powdered aniline.
By mixing everything in a plastic bowl, a fairly fluid paste is obtained and spread on the surface of the boots with a brush, leave it on for a few minutes, then by rubbing with a woolen cloth, a perfect cleaning is obtained.
If the boots are composed of a mix of materials, that is, leather and leather with fabric moldings, for a radical cleaning and respectful of the structural characteristics of each one, it is necessary to remove the mud and remove any stains or halos. The latter must be eliminated using universal stain removers or a cotton ball soaked in vinegar or lemon.
