How to stretch the shoes at home

The situation is familiar to everyone: in stores shoes or boots were perfect and the house rub blisters. It's not a problem! Layfhaker can stretch the leather, suede, patent leather and rubber shoes even improvised means.

How to stretch the leather or suede shoes

Leather and suede - supple, elastic materials, especially when exposed to heat.

• Put shoes in the tub or sink and pour over boiling water inside. It needs only a few seconds to fill the inside of the product and immediately pour hot water. Blot moisture, wait a bit cool shoes, and put them on their feet. It is desirable over socks, not to burn yourself.
• If you are afraid to wet shoes, do the same, after putting into the shoes of each package to the boiling water, and do not touch the lining.
• Efficient will not only boiling water, but ice. Two pack-quarter fill with water, tie and drop in pieces of the shoe. Place the design in the freezer and take out when everything is completely hardens. After the ice melts a bit, remove it from the shoe. This procedure is suitable solid undemanding pair: any material not stand the test cold.
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• Moisten inner surface shoes alcohol or vodka, put on a pair and wear a few hours. Such exposure will help soften the material and fit shoes to the size of your foot. But remember, alcohol is quite aggressive means, so first check the color stability on an inconspicuous area.

These methods are suitable for winter shoes with fur lining. Just not worth much to wet the inside of shoes or boots. Well, the shoes will need to be dried thoroughly.

How to stretch the shoes made of artificial leather

Leather bad stretches and easily spoiled: cracks and loses its shape. However, early to give up hope. There are ways of stretching and such shoes.

• Fat cream or Vaseline grease the inner surface of the shoe. Wait 2-3 hours to moisturizing mask is absorbed into the material, and then put on shoes and take a walk in her 20-40 minutes.
• You can try all familiar with the way newspapers. They should be tight stuff into each shoe, and then leave a few dry at room temperature. When the packing is not necessary to hold to that shoes are not deformed. Also not try to speed up the drying process by means of a battery or dryer: Excess thermal exposure may spoil the material.
• Method for wasteful or those who need to stretch the narrow ankle high boots. The shoe insert on the package, pour into it any fine grits, and the top cover with water. Grain swells and stretches harvesting boots without your participation for 8-10 hours.

How to stretch patent leather shoes

stretch lacquer footwear complicated due to the fact that there is a risk of damaging the top coat: it can go cracks and lose its shine. Painlessly shoes can increase if a varnish and a thin soft leather (natural or artificial). Your pair just such? Then, to the point!

• Mix alcohol and water in a ratio of 2: 1, the resulting solution soak socks. Now, put them on, and over - harvesting shoes. Walk in the shoes should be about an hour or two to dry socks.
• Vaseline or cream treat the inner surface of the shoe, focusing on the dense parts: toe and heel. Then, in the shoes you should use pads (if you have it), or, as usual, put on shoes with thick socks.

How to stretch the rubber shoes

If your friends are made of waterproof durable classic rubber - alas, no way. If, however, of a widespread right now polyvinyl chloride (also known as PVC), is simple. To test the material, enough needle or awl and lighters. Heat metal and touch the boots in an inconspicuous place, but do not pierce them. If the boots began to melt, it is PVC and shoes can be stretched.

You will need:

• several liters of boiling water,
• deep container with ice water,
• wool or terry socks,
• your boots and your feet.

Pour boiling water in rubber boots and wait for 3-5 minutes: the material will be noticeably softer. Wear thick socks and move closer basin of cold water. Pour the boiling water from the boots, quickly blot them with a towel, so as not to get his feet wet, and put on socks. In a pair of heated properly potopchites and walk a few minutes. Leave the shoes in cold water for an hour, and then do not forget to dry.

This technique will not only increase rubber boots, but adjusting them to the shape of your foot. However, to walk stretched shoes should only be a day or two, when the boots finally harden.

Do you often have to deal with harvesting boots? Do you have your own secret technique of stretch marks shoes? Share your tips in the comments.