Articles
About dyes, leather, suede and when a pair is worth restoring.
Winter shoes
Salt stains on shoes: what salt does to leather and what can still be saved
Why winter boots end up with white salt lines, why they come back after cleaning and what a workshop can do with salt-damaged leather.
Suede and nubuck
Suede and nubuck shoes: what can be restored and what can’t
Why suede goes shiny, patchy and faded, what cleaning and dyeing can do about it, and when the original look can no longer be brought back.
Colour restoration
Scuffed toes: when shoe cream is enough and when the colour needs restoring
Why toes and heels scuff first, when faded colour can be refreshed with cream, when the damage goes deeper, and how colour restoration is done in the workshop.
Shoe dyes
Leather shoe dyes: what types there are, how they differ and what they are for
Alcohol-based and water-based acrylic shoe dyes: how they differ, what each can and cannot do, and why suede cannot be made lighter.
Restoration
Shoe dyeing and restoration: is it worth it?
When shoes are not worth restoring: structural damage to the leather, peeling faux leather, dyeing textiles and the cost of replacement.
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