In this short article I will give you 12 tips on how to keep your shoes looking great and how to make them a little more comfortable to wear.
1. If you own a pair of leather shoes and you want to make them water proof all you have to do is coat them with boiled linseed oil. Do this twice and let them dry between each application.
2. One annoying thing about some new shoes is that sometimes they squeak, to resolve this problem all you have to do is rub some boiled linseed oil into the soles of the shoes and a little around the welts
3.An easy way to prevent patent leather shoes from cracking is to rub them every now and again with some milk, petroleum jelly or olive oil I know it sounds strange but it does work.
4.You can get rid of scuff marks on your patent shoes by coating them with egg white. Allow them to dry and then give them a good polish and they with become as good a new
5.If you ever get blisters from wearing shoes all you have to do is rub some soap on the back of the shoe "the heel part" this will make the leather softer and this will stop you getting blisters
6.Have you got a pair of silver of gold evening shoes that are looking a little bit tired? Well you can brighten them up simply by wiping them over with cotton wool and soapy water.
7.It is easy to clean white leather belts, shoes or bags all you have to do is get some cleansing milk and put it on to a cotton wool pad then apply to your shoes and leave them to dry for 15 minutes then polish with a dry duster
8.A broad tip to clean suede will be to brush over with fresh lemon juice, after that steam for a couple of seconds. Then brush using a suede brush.
9.The following are a handful of ingenious alternatives for cleaning your shoes or boots and how to put an incredible sparkle on them. Rub a banana skin over them. On brown shoes or boots make use of the pithy part of a lemon.
10.If your shoes smell then sprinkle some baking soda inside the shoes this will get rid of those awful smells
11.An effective way of stopping shoes from getting scuffed would be to spray them with hairspray and the polish will not come off. Or you could apply nail varnish to the areas that are regularly chafed.
12.You will always get polish or cleaner on you hands when you are cleaning sandals. The solution to this problem is quite easy, all you have to do is put you hands into a plastic bag while holding the sandal this will stop you hands from getting polish over them.
Levels of support Running shoe manufacturers say that each of their models of running shoe will fall broadly within one of four levels of support - Neutral
Famous Hats, Mild-Support, Moderate-Support and Motion Control.In reality, there are as many different levels of support as there are different models of running shoe and subtle differences in the structure of different models will mean that they are more or less supportive than others.
What level of support do I need? This is a very complex question....For a quick analysis (often referred to as a 'gait-analysis'), pop into to your local running shoe shop, where they should be able to assess the broad category of support you need. For a more thorough analysis
NBA Hats 'Surreal Shoes' Dangerous_10104, contact a sports podiatrist or a University with a specialist Sports Science/Bio-mechanics department.
In respect of the more specialist analyses, you will usually be advised to purchase a specially moulded orthotic inner-sole, which will include specific support to assist your own unique foot-strike. Orthotics can cost hundreds of pounds, though unless you have a very unusual foot-strike, have unusual physical characteristics (e.g. one leg longer than the other) or you have suffered from prolonged injuries, these will usually be unnecessary. Ask the podiatrist/expert to recommend some specific supportive running shoes or, if they consider orthotics to be necessary, ask them to outline in detail the specific problem the orthotics will solve and the reasons why a supportive running shoe will not solve it.FACTOR 4: FIT The fit of running shoes produced by different manufacturers, and even different models produced by the same manufacturer, can differ substantially in terms of the length, width, depth and general shape. This is why it is crucial to try on a shoe before you commit to buying it.