Shoes are mainly made of animal leather processing , among which the most common cowhide and sheepskin . However, due to the different processing technology is divided into several different qualities of leather, concrete maintenance methods are not the same . Here are some common leather materials and maintenance methods:
Light leather , black cowhide
Features: light leather , black cowhide produced in Italy. Light leather surface coated with resin chemical materials, is also added to the resin or metal powder, pearl powder , so that the surface of the skin spangle effect. Light skinned black leather with the same characteristics , but surface coating is different.
Maintenance : It is best not to wear below 5 ℃ , the best dressed at above 10 ℃ , this temperature is not easy to fracture coating ; surface maintenance is best to use the advanced shoes colorless milk products unavailable brightener maintenance, otherwise it will Falsely coating off .
Wrinkled patent leather
Features: wrinkled patent leather produced in Italy , more popular in Europe, America and other countries . Wrinkled patent leather in the tanning process, the first drum body skin soft , then poured paint , wrinkles such as broken glass pattern, cowhide leather is soft yet characteristic .
Maintenance: wrinkled patent leather is made with a neutral resin coating , so easy to fade , the surface is not easy to absorb water, maintenance more convenient, use a clean , damp cloth and lint-free soft cloth to wipe clean , can not use brightener or shoes milk maintenance, because brightener may cause false coating off , shoes milk would uppers black hair .
Floral sheepskin
Features: floral color effect leather sheepskin also known , produced in Spain. Color effect refers to its striae such as marble, such as water ripples , especially the release of products made from nature's beauty, no matter from which point of view makes memorable.
Maintenance: method is easier , better shoes with milk, cream shoes can be, the better the color selection colorless .
Water stained skin , waxing leather
Features : Water stained skin , waxing leather produced in Spain and India , waxing skin surface without any decoration, just stain it, wax coated surface after polishing striae water clear , three-dimensional sense of strong , smooth feel .
Maintenance : Water stained skin , waxing is uncoated kraft leather, easy to absorb moisture and stains, color is more prominent, should be taken to avoid water damage when wearing or other stains , keeping uppers clean , can not rain.
Serpentine leather
Features: Serpentine leather originating in Italy, is coated with leather printing , foil process , and then coated with paint made of snake scales embossed pattern . There currently selected serpentine cow leather and sheep leather two kinds of snakes .
Maintenance: Maintenance is easier , milk and leather shoe polishes and maintenance, to prevent stiffening .
Ostrich leather
Features: Ostrich leather originating in Italy, is embossed into the leather ostrich pattern after pattern . Ostrich pattern unique , three-dimensional sense of strong, but the cortex is thin, poor extension .
Maintenance: ostrich leather surface without coating , waxing leather tanning process with similar maintenance methods used to waxing skin care method .