Well, I tripped today and put a nice big scratch in the toe of my boots. Does anyone know how to make them look less beaten?
Scuffs and scratches
- Thread starter RHVette
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1. Take them to a cobbler and see what he can do.
2. What I found worked best for scuffed shoes was to VERY lightly remove and smooth the gouged-up leather with some very fine grade sandpaper (400-600 grit) - just enough to take off and smooth in the torn up material but not enough to mess up the surrounding colored leather. Then, a LOT of polishing with a good quality wax - not cream; when I used to do this I used Shinola - nothing better for this type of repair. There may have been better stuff available at the time, but it was unavailable to me. Usually took at least 5 applications, usually more, and lots of hard buffing to get the shoe looking acceptable. This didn't always work, but for me I was pretty successful.
You may not need to use the sandpaper - in fact, first try it without. You can always try that later.
2. What I found worked best for scuffed shoes was to VERY lightly remove and smooth the gouged-up leather with some very fine grade sandpaper (400-600 grit) - just enough to take off and smooth in the torn up material but not enough to mess up the surrounding colored leather. Then, a LOT of polishing with a good quality wax - not cream; when I used to do this I used Shinola - nothing better for this type of repair. There may have been better stuff available at the time, but it was unavailable to me. Usually took at least 5 applications, usually more, and lots of hard buffing to get the shoe looking acceptable. This didn't always work, but for me I was pretty successful.
You may not need to use the sandpaper - in fact, first try it without. You can always try that later.
I'll agree. Ever time my shoes become too scuffed I take them to my cobbler (my cousin) and he is able to buff most of the scratches and marks to the point where you cannot see them.
Scratches are easy. It's when you put a gash in them you have a problem. Throw some Lincoln on them.
+1 on the sandpaper. If you're really nervous, let a cobbler do it.
There really is such a thing as Shinola? I guess I don't know ****.
There used to be. It is no longer manufactured.
I've never tried Lincoln polish but I plan to. Kiwi always seemed to be ok but not great. I like the Meltonian shoe cream, but I think you need a wax to do scuff repair properly.
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