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The Incredible Trick To Restore Shine To Patent Leather Shoes.

The Incredible Trick To Restore Shine To Patent Leather Shoes.

Have your patent leather shoes gone dull?

It is true that over time, varnishes lose their shine and begin to crack.

Fortunately, there is an easy and effective trick to make patent leather shine quickly.

The trick is to polish your shoes with a halved onion . Look, it's quite simple:

The Incredible Trick To Restore Shine To Patent Leather Shoes.

Contents
  • How to
  • Result
  • Additional tips

How to

1. Cut an onion in half.

2. Pass the cut side over the patent leather shoe.

3. Rub well all over.

4. Do the same with the second bunion half on the other shoe.

5. Let your pair of shoes dry.

6. Polish the shoes with a clean, soft cloth.

Result

And There you go ! Your patent shoes are now back to their original shine :-)

Easy, fast and economical, right? You don't even need to buy leather balm!

This trick works on all patent leathers, especially for shoes, handbags or even jackets.

Additional advice

Patent leather is very delicate to maintain. If it is not fed enough, it cracks or becomes quite dull.

If there are marks on your shoes, a little glycerin soap will clean them and nourish the leather at the same time.

Milk can also help nourish the leather. Check out the trick here.

Be careful, do not wax patent leather, this will only increase the loss of shine.