If the color of your boots became dull, you can update favourite footwear. For this purpose it is necessary to paint it, and it is possible to make it independently. Your favourite boots will become bright and attractive again. It is very simple, it is necessary to pick up good paint only. It is better if it corresponds to initial tone of boots.
It is required to you
- - brush;
- - soap solution;
- - shoe cream;
- - shoe color care.
Instruction
1. Prepare boots for the procedure of coloring. If footwear leather, carefully clean it by means of soap solution. Carry out removal of all visible spots and pollution. Wash with solution all surface, especially folds and decorative elements. If desired you can use means for cleaning of leather footwear which are on sale in shoe stores. If boots suede, then their surface is processed by means of special brush for suede which has fleecy bristle or rubber cloves.
2. After footwear is cleaned, it should be dried. Never you dry boots under beams of the sun or at heating radiator. They have to dry at the room temperature. You watch that footwear has well dried out.
3. Buy special paint for footwear of a your type. Pay special attention to firmness of paint. The liquid paints made water-based as they do not smell best of all will be suitable for leather boots, have the good speed of drying and well lay down. For suede boots choose paint-spray in barrel.
4. Before coloring lay the paper or the newspaper on floor. Take kitchen sponge, apply on it paint and begin to rub in skin of boots. Do circular motions. The layer has to be thin. Paint in the direction from boot nose to heel. Carefully process seams. Paint should be applied on suede footwear accurately, watching uniformity of layer. Hold spray paint at identical distance to boot. It is better to put two coats of paint: do the second only after full drying of the first. If it is required, you apply paint before obtaining desirable effect.
5. After coloring your boots have to stand about 14-15 hours. Footwear has to dry completely. Wipe leather boots with rag with transparent shoe cream. Suede – clean special brush. It is possible to put on boots and to go for a walk.