How to Restore Leather Boots at Home in 6 Simple Steps
Want to learn how to restore leather boots? You’ve come to the right place! I have this expensive pair of leather boots that ended up stained and looking old.
I tried cleaning them and made them look way worse than they already were! Now the leather is a little eroded and they have lots of scuff and scratch marks…oops!
I couldn’t bear to throw these boots away, so I decided to restore them without breaking the bank. This is really a brilliant hack on how to restore leather boots with household items and some paint. Let’s get started.
Tools and materials:
- Boots
- Fabric paint
- Brush
- Cloth
- Wet towel
- Avocado oil
- Iron
- Transparent paint
- Dishtowel
1. Mix paint
I’m mixing fabric paint to try to get as close to the boot’s color as possible. To do this, I mixed a dark tan color with an off-white creamy color. This may take some time to perfect, but it's well worth it.
2. Apply transparent medium
Leather is naturally very dry, so to moisten it up a little, go over your boot with a transparent medium.
3. Apply paint
You want to use the transparent medium wet, so quickly apply your mixed paint color over top. You do not want the transparent medium to dry; otherwise, it won’t adhere. So, be sure to work fast!
4. Rub it in
Rub a cloth over the painted area. This will act as a “stain” to get into all the crevices. The trick here is not to let it dry out on the boot.
Like this, it covers the harsh white erosions that I had created before.
5. Apply avocado oil
Brush avocado oil on your boot and buff it in. This will help revive and refresh the leather.
Then, go ahead and do the same process to the other boot. Leave both boots to settle overnight.
6. Iron the boots
Shove a big dishtowel into your boot, right to the end.
Puff up the top of the boot to kind of get rid of the wrinkles.
Lay a wet cloth over top and place an iron on top to try to iron out some of the wrinkles. I’m using a crafting iron, but a regular household iron will do.
How to restore leather boots
Here are my leather boots, all cleaned up! I was able to get rid of all the scruffy white marks. Although they are not exactly the way I bought them, they are totally wearable.
I feel this leather boot restoration really did the trick, don’t you think? There are tons of leather shoe repair kits out there, but they are costly. So, why not try an inexpensive route?
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial on how to restore leather boots and that you give these hacks a try!
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Great job, this is a fabulous tip! Thanks for sharing 😊👍🏻🌻