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How to Restore Shoe Color
12 November 2021
Leather Clothing Blog

How to Restore Shoe Color

A few years after the purchase, leather shoes may lose their original attractive appearance, but at the same time be quite wearable. If your favorite leather shoes or sneakers don’t look as good as before, you can restore their color by hand. Let’s learn how to restore shoe color and what you should have for this procedure.

How to Put Shoes in Order


Before taking decisive steps to restore shoe color, you should understand the condition of dye. To extend the lifespan of genuine leather shoes, it is recommended to wipe them with a damp sponge after each use and dry. But keep footwear away from radiators, batteries and direct sunlight, because in this case leather may crack. Shoes have to be dried only at room temperature.

What tools should be used to restore the original color of shoes? Your best helpers may be:

  • Color spray;
  • Shoe cream;
  • Cleaning cream;
  • Vaseline;
  • Velvety;
  • Glycerol;
  • Sponge.

If shoes have only recently begun to lose their original appearance, it is recommended to buy a special spray for shoes, that will help to get rid of serious impurities and restore the original look of the product. In order to preserve the original color and restore cracked leather shoes, you must use water-repellent cream that will prevent cracks. You should apply the substance only on a dry product.

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How to Restore Paint on Leather Shoes


In some cases, the original paint on genuine leather shoes can be restored only with the help of special color agents which are available for purchase in shoe stores. With their help, you can also give the product a completely different shade. Coloring tools can mask on scratches and prevent shoe cracking. When using dye, make sure you’ve already read and fully understood the instructions for its use.

To remove white spots from the shoe surface, it is enough to use onion. It needs to be cut in half and squeeze the entire juice. Then moisten a cotton swab in onion juice and wipe thoroughly the contaminated areas. If leather shoes have lost their original color, you can lubricate them with glycerin or vaseline for several days.

How to Renew Leather Shoes Color


You have not so many chances to paint your shoes at home as well as they can be painted during the manufacturing process, but this method can be used, if you want to extend the lifespan of product. It is easier to repent shoes in lighter shades to darker colors, but it is almost impossible to repent black shoes or boots to lighter shades.

These substances are recommended for leather shoes dyeing:

  • Special dyes for genuine leather, which are sold in shoe stores;
  • Acrylic paints intended for decorating of individual parts of footwear;
  • Soft sponges with small pores will be the best way to do such a procedure.

To dye leather shoes, you should follow these steps:

  1. Remove the old paint with the help of damping compound and a cloth, then dry the item for 2-3 hours.
  2. Read and follow the instructions for color spray using. Before you start, try it on an invisible certain area of the shoe. If there no problems, you can start painting the rest part of footwear.
  3. Paint is applied with soft circular motions. Try not to press the sponge too hard. After applying the first coat of paint, let the product become dry, then repeat the procedure in a cyclical order until all layers of coloring materials are applied.
  4. After full dyeing, dry your shoes for a day.
  5. As soon as dye is fully entrenched on leather shoes or boots, they should be well lubricated with a colorless cream. After completing this procedure, don’t forget to polish your shoes with the help of a soft brush.

How to Renew Suede Shoes Color


To dye suede shoes, try to choose a color spray, as it provides with more even coloring. If such footwear has been worn for too long, it is recommended to use solvent paint. Old products may have shiny places that should be painted more carefully. Also buy a dye enough and to spare, in order it not to end in the middle of the painting procedure.

Here are the main nuances that should be considered when dyeing suede shoes:

  1. Before starting painting, you have to inspect shoes or sneakers. Clean them from dirtiness and protect light-colored elements from dyeing. In order not to paint shoe sole, it is reasonable to cover it with sticky tape, and remove all the metallic plates and other elements from the rest part of the product. Laced are also needed to be removed.
  2. The simplest method of suede shoes dyeing is to spray the bottom and the top part of the product with color paint. Protect all surfaces in advance near the place where the procedure will be performed. You shouldn’t be limited to only one layer of paint. This is enough to evenly paint the product. Wait until shoes become dry and apply several more layers one by one.
  3. If you use liquid paint, apply it to the product with a special brush or foam swab. It is necessary to carry out dyeing with gloves, in order not to get the hands dirty with paint. The process of renewing the color of suede shoes begins with the shiny areas. As soon as they have dried out a bit, color agent should be applied to the rest part of shoes or boots.

The process of suede shoes painting is not as complicated as it may seem initially. You should only comply with the instructions for using selected color spray.

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