Leather shoes are an indispensable item in modern life. However, even high-quality leather shoes have maintenance taboos. If you don't know how to maintain them, a pair of leather shoes that could have worn for many years is likely to be scrapped immediately.

How to extending the service life of leather shoes?

Good daily habits

1. Leather shoes should be worn every other day, as sweat on the feet can easily create moisture in the shoe cavity; Placing leather shoes for a period of time can ensure that the upper leather material is in a normal state of stretching, rest, and maintenance.

2. When wearing and taking off shoes, do not step on the heel with the shoe pull to avoid heel stacking and cracking of the heel sleeve.

3. When not in use, please store in a dry and ventilated space, do a good job of cleaning, care, and maintenance, and blow air to prevent the growth of bacteria.

4. If necessary, it can be placed in a place with sunlight but no direct sunlight for about 30 minutes to achieve better sterilization effect.

5. Avoid wearing leather shoes in inappropriate situations such as rainy days, sports, mountaineering, snow, sand, slippery surfaces, and rough terrain.

Demonstration of correct shoe support

1. When the shoes are not in use, clean them in a timely manner, and then place the shoe brace. The shoe brace supports the creases on the upper, keeping the leather surface in good shape and preventing the leather shoes from curling and wrinkling.

If there is no shoe brace, clean and hygienic waste paper can be used to replace it, which can have the same effect.

Correct maintenance method

1. If the leather shoes get wet, they should be wiped dry with a dry cloth. In severe cases, easily absorbent paper can be placed in the shoe cavity to allow the leather shoes to air dry naturally.

2. Do not expose the leather shoes to the sun or dry them with an air dryer, as this can easily cause deformation, hardening of the leather surface, or detachment of the surface coating.

3. When the leather shoes are not completely dry, do not rush to oil and treat them, as the leather coating is not cured, oil and treat can easily cause discoloration or coating loosening.

Regular care and upkeep of leather shoes

1. Regularly care and maintain leather shoes to keep them bright and moist, preferably once every 10 days.

2. When nursing, dark and light colored shoe polish and utensils should be used separately, and color matched leather shoes should use colorless and transparent shoe polish as much as possible.

3. When oiling leather shoes, do not wipe them immediately. It takes 5-10 minutes for the leather to fully absorb and moisturize, in order to make the leather cleaner and more shiny during wiping.

Precautions for daily handling

1. To oil and take care of leather shoes, first wipe the shoes clean with a cloth, and then apply shoe polish to the shoe cloth or shoe polish. When wiping, it should be thin and even, and the shoe upper should not accumulate shoe polish.

2. Use shoe cloth or shoe polish with moderate force, and wipe back and forth to make the leather shoes shiny and non greasy.

3. Good leather shoes should not use brightener based care products, but should use high-quality leather shoe cleaning and maintenance care products recommended by professional sellers.