Shoe scratch - how to clean?

When buying new shoes, we carefully approach its selection and pay attention to the slightest nuances. However, sometimes your favorite shoes begin to creak already after a fairly long period of use. And if there was a creak of shoes - how to take care to conceive every owner of such a pair, because the sound causes irritation and discomfort, and the surrounding. In this article we will share with you effective ways how to cope with such a problem.

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Causes of the creaking when walking

When buying new shoes, do not hesitate to shoe the chosen pair and walk a little in it on the store. Hearing a suspicious squeak, you can not hesitate to contact the seller and replace the pair, because such sounds often indicate the presence of a production marriage. But what can you do if, after a while, your favorite shoes begin to creak when you move?

To eliminate the irritating sound of shoes when walking, you must first determine the cause of its occurrence. Often we have to deal with the following problems:

1. Stranded yarns that connect the sole with the boot top. In such a situation, when walking, an uneven expansion of the sole may be observed. Similar situations are often observed with new shoes. Unpleasant sound will disappear with time, because the connecting threads have a tendency to stretch slightly.
2. Defects in the sole, as well as microcracks and blisters on the leather surface of your shoes, can cause irritating sound.
3. The creaking of shoes can also occur due to a disruption in the production process, which results in the ingress of various microparticles - dust, sand and earth - between the shoe parts. Their friction about the material causes such a specific sound.

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Determine the place of the creaking

To determine the location of the creaking, it is enough to listen carefully, where does the annoying sound come from. If you can not determine the source of the sound in this way, you can slightly bend the sole of the shoe in your hands. You can also ask help from relatives or friends to help determine where the sound comes from.

What should I do if the sole creaks?

If the creaking of your shoe comes from the soles, then one of the following methods will help to solve it:

• Olif. A small amount of drying oil warm up to a hot state and soak the resulting composition of the sole of leather shoes.

Important! An alternative to linff can be a hot castor oil or vegetable oil.

• Heat treatment. So that the shoes do not creak, the temperature treatment will help. It can be carried out by thoroughly warming the internal and external surfaces for 5 minutes. Then you should gently stretch the sole.

Important! The most simple way to get rid of the squeak of the shoe sole is to moisten it. To do this, it will be enough to put the shoes on a damp cloth and leave it in that position for the night.

What should I do if the skin creaks?

To avoid creaking from the outside, one of the following recommendations can be used:

1. Prepare a mixture of wax and goose fat in a 1: 3 ratio. To obtain a uniform composition, the ingredients must be warmed up and mixed thoroughly. The resulting mixture is applied to the skin with a thin even layer.
2. To soften the seams of the shoe will help them to be impregnated with castor oil or warmed-up beeswax.
3. If the shoe has a bad heel lock, resulting in unpleasant rumors for the human ear, you should ask the specialists of the shoe shop for help.

Important! Do not forget to look after the leather details of your shoes with specially made creams that can be purchased at any of the shoe stores.

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Prevention of squealing

To prevent the creaking of your shoes, adhere to the following recommendations:

1. When buying a new pair of shoes with tightly stretched seams, take a few minutes to process the stitching spots with castor oil or hot beeswax.
2. For your new shoes to cease during the movements to produce annoying sounds due to skin marrow( blisters, microcracks, bubbles), it is necessary to rub them with a mixture of goose fat and wax. To obtain a homogeneous mixture of the substance, it is necessary to melt, mix thoroughly and apply a thin layer on the outer part of the shoe.
3. When you come from the store, put new leather boots on a damp cloth and leave in this position for at least 8 hours. This method is effective for leather models and helps to remove the loud crunchy sound that the sole emits. This creak can be repeated as the soles dry out, so repeat the humidification again and again until the sound disappears.
4. It is possible to prevent the appearance of squeaks by removing the insole and moistening the base of the shoes with a well heated oil composition. For this purpose, any oil - vegetable, castor oil or linseed oil - is suitable. After the procedure, the products should be set aside and do not touch the day. Remove excess oil with a soft soft cloth, which must be moistened with a 3% acetic acid solution.

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Useful advices

Loud creaking often emits damp shoes. Therefore, you should not forget to dry it and lubricate with oily composition or special creams. So you will extend the term of its service. If you do not have enough time for drying, then use the following tips:

• for 10-15 minutes to put the shoes next to the heater;
• , taking out the insole, place inside the shoes or boots newsprint, which must be changed as often as possible;
• under the insole, apply a small layer of talc

under a uniform layer. In this article, we shared with you effective recommendations on how to remove the squeak of shoes and prevent the risk of repeated unpleasant sounds. We hope that our advice will help you to eliminate the trouble, and you will be happy to enjoy walking in your favorite boots.