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A love affair with leather…
With winter looming, the time has come to pull out your leather coats, skirts, gloves and boots from hibernation. Whilst leather bears the brunt of winter weather, it’s important to care for these items just as much as your own skin.
Leather is ideal; it’s both fashionable and practical when colder temperatures, heavy rain and even snow start to set in. Specialists in shoe repairs and leather care, Mister Minit understand caring for and conditioning will not only nourish your leather clothing, boots and bags but it will also extend the life of these wardrobe staples for many more winters to come!
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“Some simple maintenance is the key to fabulous leather all year long. Mister Minit’s ‘Love Your Leather and YOU kits have everything you need from cleaning to nourishing. Then all you need to apply is water and stain protector to repel against moisture mud and dirt.” says Kylee Young, National Marketing Manager at Mister Minit.
To help your leather boots, clothes and bags make it through this season and beyond Mister Minit have pulled together their top ten leather tips:
- Waterproof boots, clothes and bags with Miss Minit Water and Stain Protector ($12.95) on a regular basis to protect from spills and stains
- A regular buff and polish makes a huge difference to your favourite worn boots, try and clean boots weekly to maintain the leather (a leather care pack is available for $22.95 from Mister Minit)
- If your boots become wet pack them with newspaper. This helps to draw out the moisture and maintain the shape. Then allow them to dry naturally in room temperature before applying leather conditioner
- If patent leather has scuffs or marks head to a Mister Minit stores to buy a thinner that can help to remove even tough marks
- Always use a shoe horn when putting on your boots; this avoids damage to the heel area ($9.95 from Mister Minit stores)
- Leather boots require a day to dry out from natural perspiration; avoid wearing your shoes several days in a row
- To keep the shape of your boots insert a use a blow up booty shaper or a boot tree when you’re storing your boots. Boot trees allow boots to contract and dry out to their ideal shape
- Don’t store your boots wrapped in plastic. The leather needs to be able to breathe
- Suede boots and jackets are in a category of their own, since you can’t polish away any scuff marks. Use a Suede & Nubuck Brush ($11.95) to rub away small blemishes and to restore the nap or fuzz, of the leather
- To revive faded suede, apply a pigmented product such as suede and nubuck reviver or redye with Suede and Nubuck dye $12.95
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Mister Minit also understands women often have that favourite pair of boots that they just can’t part with. But after years of wear and tear Mister Minit has a few services that can get them back up and running for this winter:
- As a cost effective option, broken boot zippers can be replaced on most boots. There is also an option to replace the runner with a clip on replacement called a Zlideon (available in Mister Minit stores from $19.95)
- Boots that are too tight can easily be widen by inserting an elastic gusset or zipper to increase the width of the calf area (starting from $49.95)
- To avoid slipping and sliding in the winter weather apply an anti-slip rubber sole and also help prolong your shoes life (available in Mister Minit stores from $35.95)
- For those of you who have neglected proper preparation of your shoes this winter, there’s still hope for a full restoration. Mister Minit charges $14.90 stand alone or $9.90 with any other service for a Shoe Revival Package, which includes a clean, buff, polish, deodorise and waterproof
For more repairs and advice, visit one of Mister Minit’s 254 stores nationally. All shoe repairs have a six month wear and workmanship guarantee. For more information and store information visit www.misterminit.com.au.
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