JUAN MANUEL
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I really like the natural colour for welts but are very exposed to stains and to look dirty, no matter how clean you have the uppers if the welt is dirty the shoes do not look right for me.
I found the solution for calf shoes, apply some dubbing to the welt and that's it. But with suede it can potentially ruin the shoes. So today I faced the task this way:
1.- Apply painter's tape to the shoe as closley to the welt as you can, do not push the tape to the shoe, you might take some glue from the tape and stick it to the suede.
2.- Apply the dubbing lightly with q-tips, less is better.
3.- Press with the q-tips or your fingers so the welts absorb the fat.
4.- With a toothbrush clean the welt so the dubbing in the stiching is clean.
5.- Take the tape off.
Be sure to wash your hands once you finish one shoe so you don't stain the suede with fat by accident.
Some pictures of the process:
I found the solution for calf shoes, apply some dubbing to the welt and that's it. But with suede it can potentially ruin the shoes. So today I faced the task this way:
1.- Apply painter's tape to the shoe as closley to the welt as you can, do not push the tape to the shoe, you might take some glue from the tape and stick it to the suede.
2.- Apply the dubbing lightly with q-tips, less is better.
3.- Press with the q-tips or your fingers so the welts absorb the fat.
4.- With a toothbrush clean the welt so the dubbing in the stiching is clean.
5.- Take the tape off.
Be sure to wash your hands once you finish one shoe so you don't stain the suede with fat by accident.
Some pictures of the process: