Comments on: Cleaning suede or nubuck shoes - what I've learnt http://chriswoods.co.uk/2010/01/cleaning-suede-or-nubuck-shoes-what-ive-learnt/ My little personal cubbyhole on the internets Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:34:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christopher http://chriswoods.co.uk/2010/01/cleaning-suede-or-nubuck-shoes-what-ive-learnt/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Christopher Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:53:05 +0000 http://chriswoods.co.uk/?p=42#comment-249 It sounds like you've been unlucky enough to have the double whammy - water AND rock salt, if you've been walking through streets where they've put salt down to help break the ice up. In terms of stain removal, it should be fairly similar to cleaning mud - a very gentle mix of water and vinegar/bleach, although be aware of course that your shoes will probably lose a tiny bit of their dye from this. Alternatively there are some shop-bought solutions; there's a product called Saphir Winter Stain Remover which can apparently handle salt, stain and perspiration from leather, nubuck and suede - it's about €8 plus shipping (a French site, Valmour.com, has it here for €7.58): http://bit.ly/7hjRNB What colour are your shoes? Different techniques might work depending on their colour / makeup / age etc. It sounds like you've been unlucky enough to have the double whammy - water AND rock salt, if you've been walking through streets where they've put salt down to help break the ice up.

In terms of stain removal, it should be fairly similar to cleaning mud - a very gentle mix of water and vinegar/bleach, although be aware of course that your shoes will probably lose a tiny bit of their dye from this.

Alternatively there are some shop-bought solutions; there's a product called Saphir Winter Stain Remover which can apparently handle salt, stain and perspiration from leather, nubuck and suede - it's about €8 plus shipping (a French site, Valmour.com, has it here for €7.58): http://bit.ly/7hjRNB

What colour are your shoes? Different techniques might work depending on their colour / makeup / age etc.

]]> By: Christina http://chriswoods.co.uk/2010/01/cleaning-suede-or-nubuck-shoes-what-ive-learnt/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Christina Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:43:04 +0000 http://chriswoods.co.uk/?p=42#comment-248 Recently bought nubuck boots and went out in snow without having waterproofed them first.Next day they were slightly covered in snow marks.Any ideas how to remove them as i can't find anything in shops to do the trick.PLEASE HELP :) Recently bought nubuck boots and went out in snow without having waterproofed them first.Next day they were slightly covered in snow marks.Any ideas how to remove them as i can't find anything in shops to do the trick.PLEASE HELP :)

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