How to take proper cares of your suede leather shoes and bags.

1. Be careful! Don’t let suede leather touches water or other liquid.

          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.

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​2. Avoid using them in rainy days.

          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? 

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​3. Spraying some water resistant agents.

          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.

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​4. I dropped some water on the leather, what do I do now?

          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.

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​5. What do to with mud stains on suede leather shoes or bags?

          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.

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6. Be careful about using generic kind of stain remover products 

​          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.

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7. What if there is big mess on my leather?

​          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.