Scratch-Up Shoes

When buying new shoes, we pay attention to beautiful, quality and stylish shoes that should last us for a long time. However, the real situation is that imperfect roads with time leave unpleasant marks on the shoe surface. In this article, we will tell you what to do if there is a scratch on the shoes, how to restore their former attractiveness.

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Where do scratches on shoes come from?

Usually we find damage on the surface of your favorite shoes at the most inopportune moment. There can be a lot of reasons for such a trouble, but most often there are the following:

1. The production marriage that originated in the sewing process and is the fault of the manufacturer.
2. Damage due to contact with sharp objects during storage or walking.
3. Reaction to natural factors - hail, snow, rain, etc.
4. Poor quality of roads, which you have to face every day.

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How to remove a scratch from leather shoes?

Before proceeding to repair shoes made of genuine leather, you need to check how deep the damage is. For this it is enough to conduct a fairly simple test:

1. Take the damaged product in your hand.
2. Smoothly move your fingers around the damage in both directions.

If the roughness is felt when the finger moves in one direction, then it can be concluded that the skin is damaged. If such feelings are visited by you moving in both directions, then you have damaged the paint, which opened the surface of the shoes.

Important! The choice of means for repairing shoes should be based on the results of the test.

Scratches on the skin can be quickly and efficiently removed by one of the following methods.

Method number 1 - Liquid skin

In specialized shoe stores today you can buy "liquid skin", which is intended for minor repairs of shoes. It is this composition that will help you quickly get rid of the scratch on your favorite shoes.

To achieve the best possible result, follow these instructions:

1. Carefully cut all protruding and protruding pieces of skin on the damaged shoe area with the help of a nail scissors.
2. Strip the scratch surface with fine-grained sandpaper or polishing manicure buff.

Important! Stripping should be carried out as carefully as possible, since careless movement can lead to more serious damage.

1. Dust particles and grease are removed from the surface of the shoes with the help of special cleaning compounds or medical alcohol.
2. In place of scratches, apply a small layer of liquid skin.
3. Allow the formulation to dry, which usually takes about 10-15 minutes.
4. After drying the skin, carefully polish the surface of the shoes.

Important! If you have to deal with an excessively deep scratch, you should use liquid skin several times. However, you should not try to save time, immediately applying a thick layer of the composition. Before each next coat, allow the previous one to dry thoroughly.

Method number 2 - Nail polish

If you find on the surface of shoes a small tear, you can use nail polish or superglue. Repair should be carried out according to the following algorithm of action:

1. Apply a small amount of the active compound to the sharp end of the toothpick.
2. Carefully handle the damage area and back of the product.
3. Gently wrap the finger with a clean cloth flap, firmly press the glued part of the shoe.
4. Hold in this position the gluing site for 5-10 minutes.

Important! If, after repair, there is a small scratch on the surface of the shoe, it can be filled with collodion or superglue. Repaired area carefully paint the composition of a similar shade, for which you can use an ordinary brush.

Method number 3 - Wax

If the scratch on the leather shoes has a serious depth, then wax will help to remove it. For this purpose, you can use both special wax compositions for finishing work, and ordinary beeswax.

Important! If you can not find any of the above compounds, then you can use a conventional paraffin candle.

To achieve the best possible quality and long lasting effect, repair the damaged skin area as follows:

1. Preheat wax.
2. Gently put the substance on the surface of the damage.
3. After finishing the treatment, polish the surface with a flap of soft flannel fabric.

Important! If you have performed repair of colored shoes, then the place of damage must be additionally painted with a shoe cream of the appropriate color.

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Repair of scratches on footwear with a varnish surface

The varnish surface of the shoe is the most vulnerable to mechanical damage, and therefore even slight scratches and scratches are visible on it. Also, it should be borne in mind that over time, the varnish coating of the shoes dries and becomes covered with ugly cracks.

You can avoid these troubles by following the recommendations for care of the patent leather shoes:

• do not clean the lacquered surface with brushes with sufficiently stiff bristles;
• do not allow products to come into contact with water;
• to wear and store such shoes should be at a temperature not lower than -5С and not higher than + 25С;
• cleaning of the varnished surface should be done with velvet or with a soft cloth;
• from time to time, nourish the lacquered skin with petroleum jelly or glycerin, which will help to avoid its drying out.

Important! If you are exposed to rain and lacquer shoes are soaked, try to dry them as quickly as possible with a dry and soft cloth.

If, despite your efforts, there was a scratch on the shoes, then one of the following effective methods will help to remove it.

Method number 1

Restore the appeal of the patent leather surface of the shoes will help the following:

1. Dissolve in warm water a soft or liquid soap.
2. In the soap solution obtained, moisten the cotton swab.
3. Gently wipe the surface of the shoes, cleaning it from dirt and dust.
4. Remove soap and dirt residues with a soft cloth.
5. At room temperature, completely dry your favorite shoes.
6. Choose the suitable nail polish for the color of patent leather.
7. Apply a neat layer of varnish to the damage site.

Method number 2

It will help to mask cracks and scratches on the surface of patent shoes eyeliner or on a wax basis. To achieve the maximum quality result, you just paint over the area of ​​damage and gently rub pencil marks with a soft cloth.

Important! If you find a deep scratch on the patent shoes, then first of all, you need to restore the leather surface, and only then start to restore the lacquer film. The only way to do this work qualitatively is by a qualified shoe repair shop.

In this article we have told you the most effective and effective ways how to fix a scratch on leather shoes, and sincerely hope that henceforth favorite shoes will please you with their beauty and accuracy.