Water, oil, liquid, or other types of stain is one of the biggest enemies of suede leather because , normally, suede leather is made from inner layer of animal skin and in the manufacturing process, there is no wax-coating method to shield leather surface from moisture and water, since this process will get rid of the most important characteristic of suede leather which is the soft touch. Hence, first way to protect your soft velvety suede leathers is to get them away from water and other types of liquid. What if you accidentally drop some on them? No worries, take a look at Number 4 below.

          There is a saying that Thailand has 8 months of rain and 4 months of strong sun, well, I mean, it is sunny all time when it’s not raining basically, however, before leaving home and you’re not driving your personal car, when there is a chance that it might rain that day, we suggest you to not bring them. For your beloved shoes and bags,It’s always better to be preventive than to solve complexity, right? 

          Spraying some water resistant product on your suede leather is another great choice before beginning to use suede leather products. This will strongly prevent moisture or water to be absorbed Into the leather as well as keeping surfaces nice, soft and even. You can easily find this type of spray in any leather store or even online shop, the price would be around 200-300 THB, I’d say it’s worth it and after sometimes of usage, you should re-spray again to keep the leather properly coated.

          Sometimes when we put on our shoes or using our leather bags, accident happens and it is always unexpected, like, water spill for example, the best preliminary method is to shake it off real quickly. Do not rub or crush, or else the water will be sucked into leather quicker. Therefore, brushing or shaking it off is the best way to reduce any damage that could happen. When it is wiped or shaken off leave it dry. Sometimes you won’t even see any stains at all this is due to the fact that suede leather can resist water for a brief period of time without any damage. Though, this is all depending on the manufacturing process of that particular leather.

          First thing first, never wash it! It may damage the bag or shoe structure and it will be very difficult to fix. Firstly, follow step 4 before and then after ward you cab brush off stains gently in case of some mild stains, simply use something like tooth brushe, sponge which you can easily find them at any store. This would sure help you get rid of those stains and smudges as well as rebalancing color tone to come back evenly. If in the case of heavy stain, please wait for a mud to dry off and then use special made brushes for suede leather or ETP brush (harder brush than tooth brushes) lightly scrub off stains and if there is something left still, lightly dip a towel into water or vinegar and wipe that area and then gently brush it off to lighten that stain.

​          Using those general stain remover agents which are produced for not only suede leather cleaning, not only it won't work, it may increase more stain by spreading them all over as well as can potentially damage suede leather products. It will be even more difficult to fix it. There are products which are made specially for cleaning suede leather, you can simply use and follow the instruction on products' label.

​          You should definitely bring your bags or shoes to a leather specialist to check what they can assist you with, for instance, a shoe spa, it may cost more but these people are highly experienced and fully equipped with proper tools to prevent further damages.

          You see, if we're correctly advised about how to take a good care of our beloved suede leathers, they will stay with us for a long, long time. Even though, taking care of suede leathers isn't as easy as taking care of plastic bags or fake leathers, real leathers will truly show your fabulous taste and support your character as well as showing how tidy and classy you are when it comes to how delicately and prudently you take care of your belongings.
          Next article is coming up! We will tell you how to properly keep suede leather products so that you conserve their beauty for you for a long period of time.

          As from what I’ve mentioned before that Suede leathers are made from inner layer skin of animal hide or as what people in the leather industry call Split leather which has a different characteristic from outer layer skin of animal hide, I suggest those who don’t have much experience in buying suede leather to read and study carefully before making a purchase. Anyway, all the finished leathers are natural products, they can't be as perfect as the manufacture products.
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          As from we know that Split Suede Leather is the inner layer part of animal hide thus there is no outer layer to strengthen resistance like in the case of Full grain, therefore, the risk of being ripped in is higher even when the thickness of suede is as high as 0.8-2.2 mm. as well as the chance of being decayed and this could be a result from improper process of suede creation or it could be that the producers are inexperience. Then, before utilizing suede as a material for your finish products, the thorough check on tear in holes should be performed before hand, it is as simple as using your hand to stretch or pull to find out so you won’t get a beautiful looking suede leather but incapable of being put in used.
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          Normally, the process of suede manufacturing will involve with color dying and spraying for desired color and in a normal process, chemical coating at the end will not be used as we would like to keep suede leather touching smooth and natural, so, the chance of color fading in suede leather, especially, the one with dark color could occur and we should pay close attention to this matter. Hence, before deciding to purchase any suede leather, a check on how well the color sticks is highly suggested to be performed, this isn’t a difficult task though, since you can simply rub white paper onto the leather and observe how much color taint the white paper or you can request a lab test result to guarantee how well the color sticks to that lot of hide first. Anyhow, the color of suede will likely to be faded naturally but we can choose the acceptable level of fading as from your standard.
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          One of the most headache aspects of picking suede leather is still down to color. It is nearly impossible to get 100% color matching in every single lot. This is due to the fact that suede leathers are produced from natural hide which varies in almost every lot, like the nature of all animals are. Even we use the exact same production process, the result won’t be 100% exactly the same unlike synthetic products in other kind of industry, they make an exact copy in every pieces. Therefore, if you need the pin point color match to your need, checking with your own eyes, if possible, is highly encouraged, and remember to check them in a proper lighting before a buying decision is made, especially online purchasing, you ought to check with the seller to compare them with an official, trustworthy color code standard to prevent any mistakes since color display on digital devices like computers, laptops, cell phones and tablets could be quite different.

          ​These are some examples of what you should be looking at regarding purchase decision, but most importantly, high experienced manufacturers can give you the best advice and can be a great prevention to your stress and headache of buying leather products for yourself.