How to clean suede

Than to clean suede?

Before you start choosing the tools, you need to decide on the origin and prescription of the contamination. And also take into account the quality of the suede, from which your thing is made:

• Artificial suede does not tolerate water, so it should be treated only by dry means.
• Products made from natural suede are not afraid of washing powder or soap. And, of course, can be cleaned with water.

Important! In any case, experts recommend giving preference to dry cleaning first. Only when it no longer helps, it is necessary to apply wet treatment.

Given all the features of the material, you can use such tools:

• detergent concentrate;
• eraser or a piece of stale bread;
• dry shampoo( for animals) or starch;
• milk;
• soda;
• vinegar;
• ammonia.

You will also need these auxiliary tools:

• brush;
• sandpaper;
• sponge;
• is a soft cloth.

How to clean the suede?

Armed with the necessary tools and cleaning, you can start working.

To begin with, we recommend that you use options with the use of dry means.

Option number 1

You can use a special eraser to remove minor dirt on a colored or monochrome suede. It can be purchased at home stores, and it is designed for cleaning such materials. But if there is no such thing in your store or you have a simple office eraser, then you can use it. Also for this method of processing will fit a crust of black bread.

In this case it is recommended to act as follows:

1. Rub the dirt with the selected eraser.
2. Comb with a soft brush.

Important! Such funds are still well used in salt springs and in order to raise the pile of your thing.

Option 2

If your suede is covered with ink or juice, use sandpaper, but do not overdo it with friction. Do this as follows:

1. Lightly rub the place of contamination.
2. Treat the contours of the stain with a damp cloth.

Variant 3

This method involves the use of dry shampoo. It is easy to use and effectively removes stains from such delicate material. Apply it this way:

1. Rubbing, apply shampoo on the material.
2. Leave for a few hours.
3. After the time has elapsed, remove any debris from the shampoo with a brush.

How to clean suede from difficult spots?

Treat greasy or other hard-to-remove stains with starch. There are two ways to apply this effective and affordable means to each hostess.

Method No. 1

This method involves the use of one starch. Proceed as follows:

1. Sprinkle the stains with starch, do not rub.
2. Leave the powder on the things for an hour.
3. After the expiration date, arm yourself with a brush and wipe the areas treated with starch.

Method # 2

It happens that one starch is not enough to handle some stains. In this case, it is recommended to mix it with ammonia. With this tool, treat the stains as follows:

1. Mix the starch and ammonia in such proportions to make a thick slurry.
2. Apply the mixture to soiling.
3. Wait for the gruel to dry.
4. Remove with a soft bristle brush.

Than to remove the dirt from the suede?

If you are dealing with severe pollution, then you will help him remove the milk solution with soda. The same solution will help visually update the thing. To do this:

1. Prepare a solution: 1 tbsp.milk 20 g of soda.
2. With the solution obtained, wipe the required areas with a soft cloth or sponge.
3. Treat areas of exposure with a cloth soaked in clean water.

Important! Soda can be replaced with ammonia. In this case, 1 tbsp.milk, add 1 tsp.ammonia.

You can use a detergent to clean the dirt on delicate products. But you need to do this in this way:

1. Mix the washing concentrate with water until the foam forms.
2. Apply the resulting foam to the dirt with a soft brush.
3. Wipe the suede with a brush along the pile.
4. With a damp cloth, remove any remaining foam.
5. Dry and spread the suede after cleaning.

How to clean suede shoes at home?

In order to clean shoes from such material, you can apply any of the above methods. If no method has approached, it means that your shoes became a hostage to salt, which generously sprinkled roads in the winter, or which resulted from improper care of shoes.

In this case, use our advice on the removal of whitish traces:

1. Clean the shoes from the debris to be removed.
2. Brush with soft nap in 9% vinegar and process the required areas.
3. After this procedure, wipe the shoes with a damp cloth.
4. Put the shoes to dry.

As you can see, taking care of the products is not difficult. Stick to our advice, and your things will be in perfect condition for a long time. Also, if necessary or when you simply do not want to mess around with cleaning suede yourself, you can turn to a dry cleaner.