How to stretch shoes at home?

For sure, every woman, and half of men, too, faced the problem of tight shoes: like your size, but still the legs are not too comfortable. And then a natural question arises: how to stretch shoes at home? Is it realistic to do this, or is there only one way out - to hand over the model you liked back to the store? Answers to all these questions and valuable advice on how to deal quickly with such ill luck, you will find in this article.

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Can I stretch my shoes at home?

Stretch shoes at home is not only possible, but there are many methods how to do it. Everyone will be able to choose the option that he most likes.

Important! Better exposed stretch shoes made from genuine leather, or suede. Products made of artificial materials are amenable to such a procedure.

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How to stretch leather shoes?

In order to stretch shoes at home, you can use a variety of means - improvised construction tools, food and cosmetics and special household chemicals. Which one is better?

Professional tools for stretching

Manufacturers of shoe care products have taken care of this problem for many. Now, in the market of these products, you can easily find sprays and creams that make the process of softening and changing the size-shape of products easier.

You need to apply the product directly to the skin on the product and walk around for a while in this pair of shoes on the apartment. After 1-2 hours you will feel that the shoes are looser and softer.

Hand tools and devices

To carry close shoes, you can and do not buy any additional funds. As one of the options - is to use a hair dryer, which is found in every woman. To do this you will also need thick socks.

The very method of action is not difficult:

1. Shoes the shoes on your feet in thick socks and start blowing shoes with warm air from the hair dryer.
2. When you feel that the shoes are warm enough, just walk around the apartment.

Important! Another option of this method is steam of boiling water. Hold a pair of tight shoes over the steam, dress her and walk around the house. When heated, the skin should stretch, and volumetric socks will contribute to this.

As a means of thermal stretching of leather shoes, you can use boiling water. Only in this case it is necessary to be extremely careful not to get injured and not to damage the cherevichki. For this, pour boiling water into the shoes and immediately pour out. Put the shoe on your feet and be a bit like them.

Freezing of shoes

You can also stretch leather shoes by freezing it. Yes, yes, you read it right. But before that, you need to do a little procedure.

Important! You will need dense plastic bags and water.

Procedure:

1. Put water in the bags, tie them.
2. Spread well inside the shoes.
3. Put the shoes with the "filling" in the freezer and leave there for 8-10 hours.

Important! Frozen water should stretch the skin.

Stretch the shoes with improvised means:

1. Medical alcohol can help you carry shoes that press. Pour a little alcohol into your shoes and put on your shoes. You need to walk around in shoes before the moisture dries.
2. To spread new shoes from the skin can also help table vinegar. After treating the product inside with vinegar, shoe and walk in them for about 30 minutes to achieve the desired result.
3. The usual hammer will do the same for this purpose - knock them a little on the skin in those places of shoe where it presses you. This will help soften the material and slightly adjust the shape of the shoes - directly on the foot. But do it very carefully, with light blows, so as not to crush the material.

Important! If you are crushed in the shoes of the back, then you can try the old method and lubricate the back with castor oil. Leave the lubricated shoes at night, remove the remains of oil in the morning and wear your shoes without calluses.

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How to spread suede shoes?

Again, you can use a special tool for stretching suede. After processing, wear the shoes in the house a little and achieve the desired result. If you run after the super effective remedy in the store once or simply do not want to, then take the improvised liquid.

In the case of suede shoes medical alcohol is not recommended, but the beer will do as nothing better:

1. Pour a small amount of beer into the shoes.
2. Walk around in it until it dries completely.

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How to stretch shoes made of artificial leather?

This type of footwear should be treated more accurately and reverently, because you can damage the appearance of the trampled pair. Stretch these shoes much worse, but you can try to cope with the problem with wet newspapers:

1. Put a wet newspaper in your shoes.
2. Put them in a warm place, which is well ventilated. Do not put shoes near heaters or batteries.
3. When the newspaper inside is dry, you will be able to see if you have succeeded in stretching your shoes.

Important! This method will help you carry suede and leather shoes. It is gentle enough for any type of footwear, so it is popular.

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Useful tips

Whatever method of stretching shoes at home you choose, it is worth remembering some recommendations:

• You can only wear shoes of high quality. Make sure that the shoes are stitched, not glued before you treat them with water, alcohol or vinegar.
• If you are not sure that you can carry your shoes by yourself, contact the shoe shop. Believe me, you will not be the first one to address this problem!

Choose shoes deliberately and on your foot, because you pay not only for beauty, but for comfort. And your feet, like nothing else, are worthy of this comfort! If, however, you again come up against the question of how to stretch tight shoes, you already know how to act for sure.