Cleaning designer shoes: done by hand, detail by detail
Tóm tắt: giày hiệu không khác ở chỗ dùng dung dịch đắt tiền hơn, mà khác ở chỗ làm chậm, […]
Cleaning Nike, Jordan, Adidas and Converse: each line has its own method
Tóm tắt: Nike, Jordan, Adidas và Converse dùng chất liệu khác nhau nên cách làm sạch cũng khác. Đế trong
Colour bleeding and fading: remove it or restore the colour
Colour bleeding means a foreign colour has been added; fading means the original colour is lost. How to tell them apart in a minute, what to do as soon as shoes bleed, and why fading needs restoration rather than cleaning.
Tough stains on shoes: how to treat grease, ink, coffee and chewing gum
A quick reference for removing each type of stain from fabric, leather and suede shoes: grease, ink, coffee, chewing gum, paint, red soil. What not to use, and when to send them to a shop.
Shoes soaked by rain or covered in mud: what to do in the first 24 hours
What to do right away when shoes get soaked by rain or flood water, how to deal with mud properly on each material, and the signs that it is time to take them to a shop.
Smelly shoes: why they still smell after washing and how to get rid of the odour for good
Shoe odour does not live on the surface but in the insole and foam cushioning. Why shoes still smell after washing, how to deodorise them for good at home, and when the smell has soaked in too deep.
Mouldy shoes: how far they can be saved and how to treat them properly
Can mouldy shoes be saved, how to treat them at home properly for each material, the fixes that ruin shoes faster than mould, and when to take them to a shop.
Yellowed soles: how far can they be restored
How far yellowed rubber soles can be restored, what a shop does differently from home methods, and when resoling makes more sense than whitening.
Worn soles: read the wear pattern to decide between patching and resoling
Wear at the heel, at the toe or evenly across the sole points to different problems. Read the wear to know whether it can still be patched or it is time for a new sole.
Suede shoe care: three ways they get damaged and how to prevent each
Suede gets damaged in three ways: matted nap, water stains and fading. Each has its own prevention, plus what to do when your shoes get caught in the rain.