Leather Shoe Cleaning and Care
First, leather classification
Leather shoes are divided into aniline leather (Leather; Hide), patent leather, suede, PU leather. Aniline leather is commonly known as leather, leather is most commonly cowhide, pigskin, sheepskin, horsehide. So before cleaning and maintenance, you should know the characteristics of the materials used in leather shoes, in order to choose the appropriate materials and processes for different materials.
Sterilization and deodorization
Second, aniline leather shoes cleaning and care process
How to identify aniline leather: drop water on the leather, quickly penetrate, there are wet marks, no marks after drying.
1. Clean the soles and surfaces with a soft brush. Use a sponge 🧽 dipped in leather shoes stain remover to clean the upper, such as stains where the application of stain remover cream special treatment (in the decontamination of the first check the coloring of the leather firmness, you can first in the bottom of the shoes sticking edge parts of a few drops of stain remover, to observe whether or not the decoloration and then operate.)
2. Coated with leather shoes maintenance oil, such as creases need to be ironed with leather ironing tool to deal with, polished and processed to avoid light and dry.
3. The last step, sterilization and deodorization, a pair of perfect new shoes and back on the feet.
Before and after cleaning and maintenance comparison
Leather shoes repair process
Leather shoes will have wear and tear or accidental damage due to long-term wear, and need to be repaired in time (please go to the specialized store to do the repair process for professional repair).
1. Cleaning: first with solvents (banana water, acetone, alcohol), etc., bath towel dipped in scrub once, dry after preparation.
2. With a clean surface agent or leather cleaning and cleaning again, to remove the residual solvent.
3. Mending: different injuries to choose different mending products to mend injuries, if necessary, can press the leather pattern.
4. Closure: sealer 1:1 to water, light spray 1-2 times.
5. Color mixing before coloring:
High fineness pigment paste 1 part
Multi-functional softener 0.3 parts
Bag Shoes film-forming agent 3 parts
Crosslinking agent 4-5 drops
Adequate amount of water (can not be added)
6. Color: Stir evenly after the filter, if there is wear and tear can be part of the color paste, add patch paste (spray) stir evenly, and then use a sponge or brush to brush again, then spray the original color paste.
Note: If you need to change the color, in the color before, brush again need to change the color of the color change agent. Such as: brown leather parts need to be changed to black, and then color before brushing the black color change agent can be.
7. Polish: after the color paste is dry, spray bags and shoes fixing agent 2 times.
Feel: according to different feel spray the corresponding feel agent.
