How to remove a greasy stain from suede shoes?

Suede shoes have been popular for more than a year. And this is understandable, since such shoes, boots, boots and ankle boots look stylish and elegant. But there is one small nuance, suede - a delicate material that requires regular careful care. And if a greasy stain appears on suede shoes, then get ready for the fact that you will need a lot of effort to get rid of it. Of course, you can take the shoes to dry cleaning, or you can just find practical advice on how to remove stains from suede shoes at home and at no extra cost. They will be presented in this article.

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Shoe preparation

Before you start fighting against stains, you need to prepare shoes. By preparation is meant cleaning it. To remove stains from suede shoes in a quality manner, it is necessary that there are no other dirt on the shoes. Therefore:

1. First, wait until the material is completely dry.
2. We remove from the brush large particles of dust and dirt, for example, from the ground.
3. Pour warm water into the bath, dissolve a little soap there and add a little ammonia. The shoe polish solution is ready.
4. We take a soft cloth and carefully clean the shoes.
5. Then - you need to wash the rest of the solution from the shoes with clean water.
6. Now the shoes should dry on their own.

Important! Do not put the shoes to dry on the battery or in the dryer - this suede may deteriorate.

If there are no other contaminants left on your shoes, except for the unfortunate greasy stain, and it is dry, then you can start cleaning.

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Oily Spot Removal Methods

How to remove a greasy stain from suede shoes? There are several effective and easy ways.

Talc

The easiest way to get rid of fat is to fill it with talcum powder. Talcum is well absorbed by fat, it can be purchased at any pharmacy.

Important! Instead of talcum powder, flour, starch, crushed chalk or baby powder can be used.

How to act:

1. Pour abundant talcum powder over the oily area and leave for several hours.
2. Then shake off with a brush, if necessary - repeat the procedure.

Petrol

To get rid of persistent pollution, you can use gasoline. It is better to use refined or aviation. For this:

1. Wet a soft cloth in gasoline.
2. Wipe the problem area.
3. Wipe this area immediately with a clean cloth moistened with a solution of ammonia and soap.

Important! Be careful, gasoline is a strong solvent and can burn suede. You need to act quickly and accurately.

There is another way to use gasoline, it is safer, but no less effective:

1. Mix gasoline and potato starch in equal proportions.
2. You will get gruel that needs to be applied to the problem area and left for half an hour.
3. Rub the mixture into the stain and wipe off the residue with a dry cloth.
4. Smooth the pile with a special brush.

Ammonia

Ammonia in combination with other components will help get rid of even old spots:

• In addition to ammonia, you will need toothpowder, starch or crushed chalk. Mix one of the ingredients with ammonia until a thick slurry is obtained. It must be applied to the stain area and left to solidify. The remaining crust can be easily removed with a regular clothes brush.
• Rub the stain with ammonia, and sprinkle with chalk powder on top. And then blot with an absorbent cloth.You can repeat the procedure several times until all the fat is absorbed in chalk. Brush off the rest of the chalk.
• In a glass of warm water, add 1 teaspoon of soap and 2 teaspoons of ammonia. Stir the mixture well. Dampen a sponge or cotton swab in this solution and treat the area with contamination. Then boil a teapot or pot of water and hold the shoes over steam for several minutes.

Salt

How to remove an oil stain from suede shoes? Heat the salt in a pan, put it in a shawl or sock and attach to suede. Leave on for 20-30 minutes. Then brush the shoes.

Important! Instead of salt, you can use river sand.

Dishwashing liquid:

1. Add 1 teaspoon of the product to a glass of water and whisk the solution until a foam is obtained.
2. Apply the resulting foam to the problem area and leave for a few minutes.
3. Remove residues with a dry cloth.
4. Apply a suede guard.

Detergent

Sometimes after removing stains on the surface of the suede dirty areas remain. To solve this problem, you can use a detergent for delicate fabrics:

• Mix the product with water and beat until foam.
• Brush the resulting foam onto a contaminated surface.

Milk

How to remove stain from suede shoes? Milk will help us, it will remove not only greasy spots, but also any other dirt:

1. In a glass of warm milk, add a teaspoon of soda and a few drops of ammonia.
2. Soak a clean cloth or cloth in this solution and treat problem areas.

Vinegar:

1. Make a solution: for 1 liter of water, add 1 teaspoon of vinegar.
2. Treat greasy places with this solution.
3. The remains of the solution can not be washed off.

Alcohol:

1. Mix alcohol with water in a ratio of 1 to 10.
2. Soak a cotton swab in this solution and treat problem areas.

Important! Remember to protect your hands with rubber gloves.

Eraser

Small greasy stains can be removed with a school eraser. Just rub them over the problem areas, and then brush the shoes on.

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Useful Tips:

• To keep suede products well-groomed, use special care products for such shoes.
• Remember that suede does not like water.
• Remove contamination in a timely manner, any stains are easier to remove while they are fresh.
• Do not dry suede products on radiators.
• Before using any stain remover, test it on an inconspicuous area of ​​the shoe to make sure that it will not cause even more harm to the suede surface.

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Now you have all the necessary information to keep your shoes in tidy condition. Use these valuable tips so that elegant suede boots do not lose their beauty for a long time, and you have an attractive appearance. Moreover, they are all simple and easy to use.