Content:
- Should I contact the master?
- Stretching methods depending on the material
- Mechanical stretching
After purchasing new sneakers during their wearing, many people begin to realize that they chose the pair not exactly in size. This raises the question: how to stretch your sneakers? The simplest solution is to return them to the store and select a new pair. But there are situations when you can not get your shoes back or just do not want to.
Should I contact the master?
A simple way to stretch shoes is to give it to a shoe shop. To do this, the master will first process the material with a special compound, and then insert in the sneakers a special shape that will help stretch the products. After the workshop, the shoes will fit exactly to the size. With this method, all the negative consequences of stretching are excluded.
You can also increase the size yourself. To do this, it is necessary to consider several ways of stretching at home and take into account the features of the material from which the footwear is made. But it should be done carefully, because with incorrect actions, you can spoil the appearance. Before stretching the sneakers, you need to learn about the features of changing the shape of products from different materials.
Stretching methods depending on the
material Before starting the stretching process, it is necessary to find out what material the footwear is made of. Then select one of the following methods.
- Genuine leather.
For stretching at home, it is enough to wear leather products at home for several days. To improve the effect, this should be done in wet woolen socks. Before the final stretching, two days are enough. In this case, before the wear, it is necessary to spray on the inside surface of the footwear a special agent for stretching the skin.
- Suede.
How to carry sneakers from suede? To stretch this material, ice can be used. This method is based on the fact that during solidification the water expands, stretching the material. First you need to find a sealed bag, and then pour water into it and put it in your shoes. After that, leave it in the freezer for a day. Then you can get suede products and ice. But remove the package only after the content has melted.
- Textiles.
To change the size of the product from the fabric, you need to boil water and pour it on the shoes. Immediately after this, wear it and wear it until it dries. If it does not stretch enough, it is worth repeating the procedure. It is also possible to use newspapers or rags, which are densely packed into sneakers. They should be removed after they dry completely.
- Leatherette.
If the sneakers are clogged from this material, then you should prepare for prolonged wear at home. A leatherette does not lend itself to stretching. But you can try the following method: soak socks in an alcohol-containing substance( for example - cologne) and, wearing them, wear sneakers about half an hour. Such actions need to be repeated about 10 times. After that, leatherette will begin to stretch. That the material does not leave a smell, you should wash and ventilate the product.
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When stretching leather products at home, you should grease them with special compounds for such material. If this is not done, the skin will begin to dry out and become stiff and brittle.
Mechanical stretching
For the stretching of shoes, there is a special device, which consists of several wooden elements and a metal threaded pin. The wooden parts are made in the form of the internal space of the boot and fixed on the pin in such a way that when it rotates, they move apart. This device helps stretch the sneakers in width more comfortably, without putting on wet socks and the appearance of painful sensations in the legs.
Before you distribute sneakers at home, you need to understand that stretching does not happen in length, so you will not be able to increase your bought shoes by the size.
In order not to spoil your sneakers, it's best to try to be like them for a few days. After that, shoes can become more comfortable even without the use of radical methods that can spoil the shape of products and material. One of the most effective ways is wearing with thick socks.