Proper Care of Your Leather Shoes

Everyone desires that when they buy a pair of shoes, they will last a long time, if not, forever. Shoes that break easily can be a huge disappointment, especially if they cost a lot.

It is a known fact that the better the quality of materials used to create the shoes, the longer it will last. However, it is inevitable that we will be buying shoes that range from very expensive to cheap. Whatever kind of shoes you go for, you can lengthen their wear life by proper maintenance.

There are a number of ways to keep shoes, especially leather shoes. Below, we discuss a few of them.

Patent leather shoes are notorious for cracking. To prevent this, you need to keep the leather soft and supple at all times. You can do this by rubbing a mixture of petroleum jelly or olive oil and milk on the leather. Although it may sound unconventional, this method really does wonders.

Many leather shoes get damaged when they get wet. You can waterproof your leather shoes by rubbing them with boiled linseed oil. Add an extra coating of linseed oil a second time, dry it, and it will be ready to wear again safe from the element of water.

Maintaining white leather shoes can be a little tricky as they tend to get dirty really quick. To keep them clean, rub cleansing milk on them using a cotton wool pad. Let the mixture stay on for 15 minutes before you apply a finishing polish using a dry duster.

You can maintain the shape of leather boots by inserting shoe supports in them. This will prevent them from bending and looking tired and worn-out.

Aside from the methods above, there are a lot of more ways to maintain shoes. The most important thing is that you maintain them.