Content:
- Artificial leather
- Suede shoes
- Genuine Leather
- Patent leather shoes
- Cloth Shoes
- How to choose the right shoes?
- Recommendations
Probably, each of us faced a problem when you buy a new thing in a shoe store, and it starts to rub. This situation occurs even if the size is correctly chosen, measured the shoes carefully and carefully. What to do if the shoe presses and rubs? The answer can be found in this article depending on the materials that were used to make shoes.
Artificial leather
Wet newspapers
The old and time-tested method that is used for shoes made of thick leatherette. Sequencing:
- Soak newspapers in warm water.
- Squeeze and tightly stuffed into shoes.
- Let the paper dry (2-3 days).
- Get out and throw away used newspapers.
Wet socks
A similar and equally effective way is to use wet socks. For this you need:
- Wet socks in the form and put on his feet.
- Shoe and walk in shoes until the socks are dry.
Ice
Procedure:
- In the shoes to put plastic bags.
- Fill them with water.
- Put the shoes in the freezer for 12 hours.
- Get shoes.
- Extract content.
Vaseline or shoe cream
- Grease shoes with cream.
- Wear a thick sock and shoes.
- Walk a few hours.
- Wipe shoes, removing the remnants of the cream.
- Try on a regular sock.
Suede shoes
Suede - a special kind of leather that stretches well, which is why it is necessary to proceed with it very carefully. In order to stretch the shoes made of suede leather, it is enough to choose one of the methods proposed below.
Hair dryer
- Wear shoes on a terry sock.
- Turn on the hair dryer and send to the surface of the shoe.
- Wait for the shoes to warm up well.
- Walk without removing until the surface cools down.
Beer
- Treat the inner surface of the shoe with a cotton swab moistened with beer.
- Wear shoes on a warm sock.
- Wait until the beer is dry.
- Remove excess odor with soda.
Alcohol or vodka
- Pour one of the liquids (alcohol should be diluted with water) on a cotton wool and process the shoes from the inside.
- Wear a warm sock and be like a few hours.
Foam stretcher
- Apply foam from the inside to the problem areas.
- Walk in shoes with a terry toe for 1-2 hours.
Genuine Leather
Daily sock
The easiest option to expand your shoes is to wear them all the time. So that the legs do not rub, it is best to do this at home and gradually. This result is slow, but it gives a guaranteed result. You can speed up the process by putting warm socks on your feet.
Specialist assistance
An equally simple option is to contact a shoe shop, where, with the help of special tools and pads, shoes are stretched to the desired level. In addition, these pads can be bought at any shoe store, trying to carry out the procedure at home.
Alcohol-containing substances
- Wipe shoes from the inside with vodka.
- Put on a terry sock, shod.
- Walk around the house for 2-3 hours.
Vinegar
- Treat problem areas with vinegar.
- Put on a terry sock, shod.
- Hold in shoes for 1 hour.
Shoe cream or glycerin
- Lubricate the surface with glycerin.
- Wait 20 minutes.
- Wear shoes on a fat sock.
- Walk around the apartment for 2 hours.
Ice and water
- Find 2 strong and dense package.
- Shove them in shoes and fill them with water.
- Leave overnight in the freezer.
- Get shoes and wait 30 minutes.
- Extract packages.
- Is done.
If the skin is thin, then it is enough to wrap it in a wet towel for 10 hours, and in the morning put on and walk around a bit in shoes until it dries. If the skin is rough, then in the morning it is better to wear a thick wet sock.
Boiling water or hair dryer
You can also use the "hot" methods, stretching shoes with boiling water or hair dryer. In the first case, the procedure is as follows:
- Take boiling water and pour over the inner surface of the shoe.
- Pour out the water from the shoes (the insoles must first be removed).
- Wear a thick sock.
- Walk 1 hour
If a hair dryer is used, it is enough to put on shoes on a terry sock and blow a hair dryer on it until the skin warms up well. After that you need 1-2 hours to walk shod so that the shoes are cold. You can measure on a normal sock and be surprised at the result obtained.
Corn
Old and time-tested way. If the purchased shoes are of good quality, you can stretch it as follows:
- Cover the shoes with grain and fill with water.
- Wait a day for the grain to swell, stretching the shoes.
Patent leather shoes
As for patent leather shoes, you need to interact with it very carefully. In addition, it is worth noting that it weakly lends itself to stretching, and it will not be possible to increase shoes by size. If there is minimal discomfort, then you can try to stretch your shoes, at least by 1-2 millimeters.
Vodka
- Put some substance on a cotton pad and treat problem areas from the inside, avoiding contact with varnish.
- Wear shoes on a terry sock.
- Walk around the apartment for 1-2 hours.
Castor oil or petrolatum
- Grate the shoes with a selected tool inside and out.
- Wait 2 hours.
- Remove residual matter with a cotton swab.
- Put on a thick sock, shod.
- Walk a few hours.
Cloth Shoes
If the shoes are made of cloth or oilcloth, then it is impossible to stretch it, increasing it by at least 1-2 millimeters. The fact is that the fabric does not stretch, but the oilcloth base can completely tear. Because of this, you need to choose such shoes clearly in size or not to save money by buying a more expensive and high-quality model.
How to choose the right shoes?
In order to avoid the question: how to distribute shoes if it presses, you need to properly approach the choice of shoes. You can do this by following a few simple rules:
- Buying shoes is better after lunch, when the leg is slightly swollen.
- Winter shoes should be measured only on a tight sock.
- If you have doubts about the size, it is better to look for other shoes.
- If the shoe was bought “by eye” or via the Internet and turned out to be not suitable in size, then it is better to exchange it, and not to waste energy, since changing the size by more than 1 still will not work.
- If shoes with a heel, then it must be sustainable.
- Before buying shoes you need to inspect, check whether it has any flaws.
- It is best to give preference to a good and durable shoes, made from natural materials.
- Shoes should be lightweight.
- Choosing shoes more you need to focus not on the appearance, but convenience.
Recommendations
- If the shoe fits in size, but the backdrop is still rubbing, then it is enough to rub the problem area from the inside with solid soap or paraffin.
- Protect the feet from corns can be glued to the area where they may appear plaster.
- Even after stretching, you should start to wear shoes gradually so that it “gets used” to the foot.
