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1. 15 Shoes Hacks
Tips to protect and
maintain your favourite
shoes using everyday
objects
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2. #1
Remove
Gum From
Shoes
Peanut Butter
remove the shoes. Cover the gum
with peanut butter and leave it for
10 minutes. Get some steel wool, a
scourer or wire brush and scrub to
remove the gum

3. Sprinkle some baby powder into
them and leave overnight. Shoes
will smell fresh in the morning
Baby Powder
#2
Freshen
Shoes

4. #3
Shine
Shoes
Banana
You can use banana peels to shine
your dull leather shoes.Take the
peel of a banana and use the inside
of the peel to buff your shoes to a
shine

5. Cut a section off a cucumber and
rub it over the shoe,no need to buff
or polish.
Cucumber
#4
Shine
Shoes

6. #5
Stretch
Shoes
Hairdryer
Put on a pair of thick socks before
slipping your feet into the shoes.
Use the hairdryer to blow warm air
over the shoes for a between 2 to 3
minutes. Keep the shoes on until
the leather cools down

7. Spray a light mist of hairspray on
your shoes and it will help protect
the leather and give it a “shoe
showroom shine”
Hairspray
#6
Shine
Shoes

8. #7
Shine
Shoes
Milk
Soak a rag or cloth with some milk
and squeeze till it is damp then
polish the leather with it. Once
dry-Buff dry using another clean
cloth

9. Put nail polish remover on a paper
towel and wipe the shoes
Buff away scuff marks then us another
clean cloth to polish afterwards
Nail Varnish
#8
Clean
Patent
Leather

10. #9
Dry Wet
Shoes
Newspapers
You can use banana peels to shine
your dull leather shoes.Take the
peel of a banana and use the inside
of the peel to buff your shoes to a
shine

11. Wear them to cover your good
shoes and protect them from paint
splatters during a painting job
Old Socks
#10
Protect
Shoes

12. #11
Shine
Shoes
Potato
Cut a raw potato in half and rub
your shoes with it before polishing
them

13. Soften up tough leather shoes by
rubbing the inside of the material with
a softened bar of soap and place some
paper inside then leave overnight.
Soap
#12
Soften
Shoes

14. #13
Stop
Shoes
Slipping
Hairspray
To stop your feet from sliding in
your shoes spray some hairspray
into the insioles of your shoes.

15. Suede shoes can easily be cleaned with
a nail file! Rub the nail file over the
affected area and it will remove
stubborn dirt and smudges without
damaging the fabric
Nail File
#14
Revive
Suede
Shoes

16. #15
Repair
Frayed
Shoes
Laces
Sellotape
Wrap some sellotape around the
ends of your shoelace to stop
fraying and make the ends strong

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