How to take care of nubuck shoes?

Nubuck is considered by many to be quite capricious and complex material in the care, although it looks always worthy. This opinion is erroneous for the simple reason that many simply do not know how to take care of nubuck shoes. Everything you need to do in such a shoe during socks, so that it will last long and keep its beautiful appearance, you will learn from this article.

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Shoe care

Proper care is always a guarantee that the product will last much longer. The simplest actions that you can perform to maintain the outer purity of your beloved couple are as follows:

1. You need to clean shoes from the nubuck in the morning and in the evening. Use a suitable brush for this purpose.
2. Apply regularly special protective sprays and ointments.

Important! Means for cleaning leather products do not fit, you need it for nubuck.

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How to clean the nubuck shoes?

The whole cleaning procedure is not complicated. If you follow the proposed sequence of actions, it takes you no more than 5-10 minutes of close attention.

Instruction:

1. Dry if going out in the rain or at high humidity.

Important! Do not use any heaters during drying. It should be natural.

1. Take a special brush.
2. Remove dust and dirt.
3. Remove white streaks with wet wipes.
4. Apply special cream, selected according to the shade of the product.
5. Wait for a while.
6. Spray water repellent spray.

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Cleaners for nubuk

Nowadays there are a lot of products sold in hardware stores, so it's not difficult to decide what to clean the Nubuk. It all depends on the number of pairs in your wardrobe, the amount of money and time that you are willing to spend on appliances for the care of nubuck shoes.

Brushes

Choose a suitable one from 3 or 4-sided model. The latter - give more opportunities and better effect, but also will cost a little more. But in any case, any high-quality nubuck brush should have a metal pile and a rubberized side. This makes it possible not only to clean the main dirt, but also to sand the surface of the material, to straighten the pile.

Eraser

Special eraser for cleaning small dirt is also sold in hardware stores. They are good at cleaning dirt and dust on shoes. It has a very delicate effect on the material, but you will have to spend more time if you need to clean the shoes 47 size, since the treatment area of ​​such a device is small.

Care products

From the range of Nubuck footwear from different manufacturers you can choose:

• Liquid agents for coloring surfaces of different colors;
• Shampoo for very gentle cleansing;
• Liquid cleaners;
• Stain remover;
• Aerosol dyes;
• 3-in-1 gels, which include impregnation, cleaning and restorative care;
• Deodorants for shoes.

What to prefer - determine, based on what season you wear such shoes or shoes and how neatly you walk along the street.

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How to wash shoes from the nubuck?

Washing nubuck shoes is extremely undesirable, as it becomes rough and gets an ugly look. But you can do a wet cleaning.

It will need the following ingredients:

• Obesity;
• Flannel cloth;
• Special rubber brush.

Follow the instructions:

1. Take a deep bowl.
2. Pour warm water.
3. Add ammonia - a few drops.
4. Dampen the napkin.
5. Wipe it with a nubuck surface.
6. Take the brush.
7. Clean the dirt.
8. Put dry, but only this should occur in vivo.

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How to recover a nubuck?

If, after a time, you need to restore nubuck shoes, so that it is in perfect shape, do this in one of the following ways.

Steam:

1. Boil the kettle.
2. Take the desired item from the nubuck.
3. Hold for a while under steam.
4. Dry it.
5. Take a special brush.
6. Walk on the shoes.
7. Apply a special cream.
8. Treat with a water repellent spray.

Dry Cleaning

In order not to waste time cleaning it is possible to entrust the product to specialists from a dry cleaner who will not only clean but clean all kinds of stains. But they will do all this for a decent payment.

Use the above tips and your nubuck products will always have a perfect look, and you'll look perfect.