Tips for cleaning your cowboy boots

If you are reading this article will already know that the cowboy boots aren’t just ordinary shoes: beyond their personal and even some times surprising esthetic, for many people and maybe also for you, they represent a lifestyle. Because the western style, is like the rock, never dies and whether it’s about the cinema or literary genre or dressing style, all about western transcends the trends and keeps as imperturbable as Lone Ranger’ spirit.

Precisely because the western style is far from getting out of fashion, and is now a top trend indeed, there is many people that also let seduce for some garments or accessories with a country style inspiration, like the cowboy boots which play the main role in this article. In fact, these boots have become a keystone accessory for the current western trend, because they let us adopt that style without taking too much risk to those who starts discovering it.

Yes, now the cowboy boots can be seen as part of the urban Street style, as in the catwalks from Calvin Klein, Alberta Ferretti, Paco Rabanne, Versace or Chloé.

Whatever might be the reason why a pair of cowboy boots arrives to your hands, what is sure is that will have an outstanding place among your footwear collection, deserving a special care. 

Taking care of your boots before the first use

The same way that taking care of our own body’ skin, it reflects in a good looking and keeps better, with footwear’s leather happens the same. Your cowboy boots aren’t an exception in this sense, quite the opposite, but not because they’re more delicate than the rest, but because the great value they have for the owner. You also realized, didn’t you?

Footwear in general, and cowboy boots in particular, must be used depending of the activity we’re going to do, protecting it from damages, scratches and dirt as much as possible. Every time we clean our boots, next they should be treated with a special care depending of the leather they are made of. Immediately after, will let our boots rest while the treatment works.

Cleaning process and later care should be regular: it isn’t necessary waiting until the boots are dirty. Furthermore, a spectacular footwear as the cowboy boots use to attract the look, so it’s worth showing them in perfect conditions.

To contribute footwear’s long life, some experts like Shoeboy´s, whose Corbeto’s trust as brand for high quality boot’s cleaning products, recommend to apply a neutral nourisher and rain protector spray for leather and suede prior using for first time our footwear, like Shoeboy’s Combi Care.

This spray, can be used both for full grain leather and suede, creating an invisible protective coating that protects the boots from the rain and humidity, nourishing them at the same time. This boot’s waterproofing operation should be regularly repeated, previously brushing the boots to erase dust and dirt.

Once we are regularly using our boots, to the waterproofing process will follow the nourishing one, essential to care and extend your preferred boots life. At Corbeto’s, from our experience we recommend the Shoeboy’s neutral nourisher cream to conserve and enhance your boot’s leather color. Furthermore, this moisturizing cream will also repair scratches and protect the leather boots against stains and water, since, like the waterproofing spray, creates a protective layer without compromising leather’s perspiration. Easily apply this product with a sponge, previous boot’s brushing. After, we have to let the leather get dry for approximately half an hour and after that, rub the leather with a cloth to get a shinier look if this is the desired finish.

If your boots are made of suede or greased leather, in addition to apply the Combi Care spray to protect against stains and liquid elements, we suggest the Shoeboy’s cleaner, nourisher and protective foam for leather boots a colorless foam that we apply over the sponge included in this kit and works triply: cleans rest of dirt, moisturizes the leather and provides protection against humidity and soil. To apply it will be enough with generously spread it over the leather and let it get dry for approximately half an hour. To recover suede’s texture, use the mesh sponge – also included with this kit – against the grain, to get the desired finish.

And finally, for the deepest stains the Shoeboy’s special cleaning eraser  will be very useful. This solution is great to erase or hide the most visible stains and rest of dirt. It has two faces: the thickest one is designed for the greased leathers,  and the thinnest and stronger one to treat the suede and nubuck, effectively erasing the stains.

Now you’ll have your cowboy boots ready to face a new day catching attention and interest!

 

Golden rules for your boot’s long life

The Golden rule to extend your western boots life and enjoy them to the maximum, is regularly clean and moisturize them. If you frequently wear them, it is convenient repeating the waterproofing and nourishing process once every two weeks.

To apply those products, you must follow their instructions, because, even being very simple, if you follow them to the T will get the maximum from the cleaning and maintenance process. As an example, when you apply the spray, you must do it from a 30 centimeters distance, so the leather will be uniformly impregnated without soaking it.

When your leather boots must deal with a rainy day and get wet, let them get dry without wearing  and at ambient temperature. Forget about placing them close to a heat source for boosting their drying, since drying up would mean accelerating leather’s aging. 

There is another thing that, despite might surprise you, is important to know and respect: the footwear also need to rest, by remaining at least for 24 hours without being used. So, even though it will be difficult for you not wearing your western boots, which is normal, they also need you to give them a break once in a while.