How to clean velvet shoes
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Steps to follow:
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The first thing you should do to clean your velvet shoes is take a soft bristle brush and brush carefully and without putting pressure on the shoe, paying special attention to stains. Always brush in the direction of the velvet fabric.
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Then, take an empty plastic bottle larger than 1 liter and mix 1 tablespoon of detergent with 1 liter of warm water. The water cannot be hot because it would damage the velvet fabric. Shake the bottle well to create lots of foam. When the maximum foam possible has been produced, put a little foam on the soft bristles of the brush (just the foam) and rub the stains very gently, in favor of the velvet, without pressing. Then, with a clean cloth, remove any remaining foam from the shoe and let it dry.
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If your velvet shoes have been stained with grease or some type of food, you can try clean them with alcohol. Take a container, fill it with water and add a little alcohol. Use the traditional alcohol that we keep in medicine cabinets to heal wounds; a more aggressive one would damage the velvet fabric. Mix well and moisten a soft sponge. It is very important that the sponge is not abrasive so as not to damage the shoe. Squeeze the sponge well so as not to wet the shoes excessively and rub the stains very gently, without pressing. Rinse the sponge several times to clean it and leave the dirt in the water. Using a clean cloth, remove any remaining solution and let the velvet shoe dry.
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If you have the opportunity to clean the stain immediately after it occurs, cover it with talcum powder and let them act for 1 day or even two. After this time, perform step 3 to remove stains from your velvet shoes if there are still traces left.
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Test clean your velvet shoes following these processes and leave them like new. If the stains are very serious and do not go away, take them to a professional to remove them. If you have other party shoes with the same problem and you don’t know what to do, you can try looking how to clean satin shoes.
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Tips
- Remember that you cannot use hot water to clean your velvet shoes as it would damage the fabric.
- Don’t over-wet velvet shoes.
