How to clean suede shoes

Today, we tell you some tricks!

All day being careful, by walking on dry surfaces, avoiding mud… and then as soon as you get home, a stain in your suede shoes! Don’t worry, this type of shoes can be cleaned with a few simple steps, and with the help of the products that some of our brands offer for the care of these precious materials.

Suede is a type of leather made with the underside of the animal skin, like deer and lamb. Its softness makes this a very suitable material for garments, like shoes, or even gloves, since it allows transpiration.

Nobuck, on the contrary, is made with the outside of the skin, so the finish, similar to the suede, is extremely silky. It’s less breathable and more water and stain sensitive than suede.

Since they’re “velvety” leathers, both demand a care that won’t take you much of your time, but it’ll guarantee that the leather’s always beautiful. It consists of eliminating with a brush the dirt that accumulates over time. But now you ask: “what do I do with more difficult stains?”

Water stains

It’s a sunny day and you’ve decided to go for a walk, but as you return home you’re surprised by a huge storm! Your shoes are soaked and you don’t know what to do? We’ve the solution!

Firstly, leave them to dry in a ventilated room. Don’t place them near a heat source or directly under the sun. If they’re too wet, place paper balls inside to absorb the excess water. Once dry, use Fly London’s special brush for suede to get rid of the rests of dirt, by brushing the suede softly in the opposite direction of the fur. Next, brush it again, but in the same direction as the fur to return it to its initial look.

Grass, sauce and mud stains

We understand perfectly that you’ve the urge to scream when a drop of olive oil falls on your suede shoes, because they seem impossible to clean! But calm now, because it’s possible, and at EscapeShoes we’ve a solution for you, or better yet, TWO!

Fly London’s cleaning lotion made with bamboo extractis ideal to clean these really delicate materials, and Timberland’s Renewbuck Spray, with an eco-friendly formula, is perfect for the care of more light-coloured shoes.

Both products are applied outdoors, by pulverizing the shoes, in well ventilated areas, over the stains. Next, with a cloth remove the excess dirt and brush the shoe’s surface equally. Leave the shoes to dry, and if when dry it looks good, brush it again to recover its amazing finish!

Sometimes, there are stains that we can’t get rid of, or that once applied the product on the treated area, it doesn’t look like before. It can happen, and so we recommend to treat the stains or splashes as soon as possible, avoid using this type of shoes during harsh weather conditions (heavy rain, muddy areas…) and most of all, balm proofing our shoes from the very beginning. How? Very simple, with our balm proofer sprays for leather, suede and nubuck, from Fly London and Timberland.

Prevention is better than cure!

Now you know. Give a long life to your suede or nubuck shoes and don’t worry about stains! And now that we’ve already gave you a few pointers on how to keep your suede shoes clean and impeccable, you can buy a new pair and use these techniques from the beginning! If you’ve any doubts about where you can place your order, don’t! At EscapeShoes, you’ve a variety of models that are waiting for you!