Olive Oil 3 - Suede 0 !!

rebeltf

rebeltf

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Nutshell , I'm a dork.

I got these new suede shoes that I love , got 'em last week on fat sale. Been showing them off to nearly everyone that will give me more than 5 seconds of thier time.

Well today I was grabbin' my groceries and my lovely bottle of extra virgin falls in between my feet and "Breakcrash!!" olive oil is all over my new , adored shoes...... :mad: After a minute or two of cursing that would make a spelunker cringe I tried to blot it up but to no avail.

Soooo........

Ideas ? I just used oxy clean to try and remove the stain but will have to wait till my shoes dry , so any suggestions , hints would be greatly appreciated :D
Dying is my last resort.
Also , if I have to dye them that's ok , but is dying suede any different from dying leather ??

Thx in advance. :thumbup:
 
Wash them with saddle soap. They'll probably still be a little darker than new even after they dry, if they were a light color, but they're not ruined.
 
FWIW
A while ago I wore a leather holster in the rain. After it dried, the suede like interior was really dry and stiff. Contacted the maker and he told me to use olive oil on it. Worked like a charm, it's only slightly darker.

Maybe just give the whole thing the olive oil treatment so it matches?
 
I recently did about the same thing with a dried out leather sheath, thought I'd use olive oil on the inside...it got blotchy looking so I oiled the whole thing. Now it looks fine and no odor, just a shade darker. :)
 
Ad a little vinegar and salt and pepper and you can eat them !!
 
A little olive oil is fine, but if it's really saturated it won't look like suede any more. That's why I said wash it with saddle soap; it sounds like they're soaked with oil.
 
Hmm saddle soap ?
Ok , well the oxy clean didnt do squat.

Thanks for the replies folks :)




mete
Ad a little vinegar and salt and pepper and you can eat them !!
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Geez , there's one in every crowd !!! :D
 
The best definition of suede I ever heard was: The perfect thing for the man who does not have enough for this valet to do.
 
?Cover the mark with talcum powder and leave over night. The powder will absorb the grease. Brush clean in the morning. ( maybe )?Try making a thick paste of Fullers Earth and a little dry cleaning fluid and rub it into the stain. Leave for a few hours or overnight and brush it all away. ( better )
?Fuller's earth is a kind of absorbent clay that got its name back in the days when English textile workers combined it with water, urine, and the cleansing herb soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) to extract grease and oil from newly woven woolen cloth. Its technical names are attapulgite or montmorillonite
I assume you purchased the shoes due to style and color. As others have indicated you may not be able to retain the color. I'm not rich or anything but you may have to toss them.
Good luck
 
Jeffrey, that's exactly how they remove oil from gunstocks when they want to repair or refinish the stock !
 
This may be a bit crazy but if you can't fix them...

Years ago I bought a nice pair of Rockport suede shoes and wanted to make them waterproof, after much thinking I went ahead and applied several coats of castor oil, they got much darker in color, original was kind of yellow and they became dark brown, the suede look and feel was gone, they came out like regular leather, maybe a bit dull but not bad looking. I've used those shoes often for years and they are still fine.

Luis

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Jeffrey, that's an amazing bit of useful information about the Fuller's Earth. Thanks for that, Mete's comment, and the other great tips.
 
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