What's wrong with wet leather shoes on snowy days?

Special leather materials such as oil skin, wax skin, aniline skin and vegetable tanned skin have strong water and oil absorption properties.

It is recommended to dip a little household white wax in clean white cotton cloth to wipe the water stains, and then use the relevant special care agent/paste for leather maintenance after cleaning.

It is forbidden to use ordinary shoe polish.

Ordinary leather materials are generally coated with dyes (color paste or dyeing water), resins, fixing agents and other materials to make them shiny and coated with various colors. Ordinary shoe polish can be used to make leather shiny and form a protective film to protect leather.

Daily maintenance of leather:

1, newly bought leather shoes, if coated with a layer of shoe polish before wearing, can be kept bright and clean for a long time, and will shine again later. This is because the surface of new leather shoes is covered with pores. Wipe it clean with shoe polish before filling it. It will be much easier to wipe it later. The durability of leather shoes has a great relationship with the number of times of oiling. When someone puts on new leather shoes, they usually polish them. I don't polish it much when I'm old. In fact, the uppers of old leather shoes have been wrinkled and need more oiling. Ordinary leather shoes can be polished four or five times a month, which not only keeps the upper clean, but also protects the leather. Especially after soaking shoes in water to dry, be sure to polish them. When wiping oil, use a soft cloth and brush, not coarse cloth and short hair hard brush; Rub more oil where there are wrinkles or wrinkles easily, and less oil on the front tip and heel. After wiping the oil, brush it with a brush, pause for a moment, and then wipe it with a soft cloth or cotton for several times. It is best to apply shoe polish the first night and polish it the next morning, which will make the upper bright and elastic. This is because turpentine and paraffin in shoe polish have been fully absorbed by leather and played a role in protecting leather. Don't rub too much oil at a time, pay attention to the uniformity of thickness, otherwise the shoes will go out of shape and the leather will flower.

2. Leather shoes should always be kept clean without sludge; When walking with clothes on, don't run fast, let alone jump, lest sharp or hard objects hurt your shoes; Usually, we should also pay attention to avoid contact with chemicals such as acid and alkali to prevent the upper from being damaged.

There is dirt on the surface of leather shoes Never wipe with water or gasoline. Because water can harden leather, gasoline can volatilize and crack leather oil. It is best to gently wipe the dirt with a soft cloth or brush and then apply a little vaseline, then wipe it repeatedly with a soft cloth to remove the dirt, and finally wipe the shoe polish to make it as bright as new. Leather shoes have hardened if they are not worn for a long time. You can coat some wood and butter on the leather surface, which can moisten it.

3. The surface of leather is generally made of livestock leather. This kind of leather is composed of animal fat and fleshy fiber, which has certain toughness and good air permeability. However, there are countless pores in the leather fiber structure, which will swell and soften when it meets water, and it is easy to deform leather shoes. Therefore, leather shoes should never be worn as rain boots. When it rains, if the shoes are soaked by rain, clean them with a soft cloth, then grease them and put them in a dry and ventilated place to dry. Never expose yourself to the sun or bake with a coal stove, otherwise your shoes will shrink, become brittle and dry, and shorten your life. When you wear sweaty leather shoes, you should add a pair of insoles with appropriate thickness and size to avoid dampness and odor inside the shoes.

4, don't always wear a pair of leather shoes, it is best to wear two pairs alternately. Because leather shoes (especially pigskin shoes) will deform with the foot shape after being worn for a long time. Wearing it alternately can make the slightly deformed vamp rest, thus slowly recovering and keeping it beautiful and durable.

5. After industrial treatment, the leather surface has a colorful film with fine texture and bright color. Try to avoid kicking or hard rubbing when wearing. If the leather changes color, you can go to the store to buy lotion for dyeing leather, apply it according to the requirements of the product manual, and then rub shoe polish to restore the original luster.

Newly bought leather shoes should be polished with raw chicken oil first, and then brushed with shoe polish after drying. In this way, leather shoes are not afraid of water and rain. Don't use thick shoe polish to store leather shoes that are not worn in season, because shoe polish is dry grease, which will cause skin cracking. Instead, it should be protected by animal fats such as lard and raw chicken oil. Put raw egg white in the inkstone pool instead of water, grind it into ink, and apply leather shoes with a brush, especially on faded scratches or small wrinkles. After airing, wipe with shoe polish, and the old leather shoes are refurbished as new. Before wearing white leather shoes, apply a layer of transparent nail polish. In case the shoes are dirty, just wipe them. Leather shoes stored for a long time have mildew spots, which can be diluted with alcohol, wiped, ventilated and dried, and then polished. Leather shoes with water stains can be mixed with wax and shoe polish, dried in the sun for a few minutes, and then wiped with a dry cloth. Leather shoes are wet in the rain. After taking it off and drying it, you can knead it into a ball with old newspapers or desiccant and stuff it into your shoes, and it will dry completely the next day. Leather shoes are worn for a long time, and the color is not good. You can gently wipe them with a soft cloth that dilutes egg whites to restore luster.

Adding a few drops of vinegar to shoe polish can make shoes shine more brightly after polishing. Apply transparent nail polish around the shoelace hole of white leather shoes to keep the shoelace white.