If you live in a climate where you get snow and ice in the winter, you may be acquainted with the damaging things the salted streets do to your leather boots. On one side, salt aids in our traction as we walk down icy streets. However, they are murder on our boots and then leave awful salt stain marks.
One very easy trick to get rid of salt stains is by mixing a solution made up of two parts water and one part vinegar. By having an old wash cloth, gently wash away the salt with this mixture. Work all over the boot before stains have dissolved. Afterward, you can take another dry cloth to towel dry the boot. Repeat the procedure with the other boot.
Let your boots dry up naturally for some hours after which check on them again. If you are lucky, forget about salt stains can look. Otherwise, you just have to wash them once more as sometimes, salt stains are stubborn and you won’t notice them until they’re dry.
Once you have cleaned your boots of salt stains to your satisfaction, ensure that you condition them afterwards. With the cleaning processes, you might have dried out the leather a little so you need to remoisturize the boots to keep their suppleness. Finally, to maintain the long term durability of your winter boots, it is best to spray on weather guard protection. This helps protect the boots against the harsh winter elements which includes the ice, snow, sleet and salt.
To keep your boots in their optimal condition, you have to continue doing this process each week This might seem excessive, but that is the price you pay for residing in a winter wonderland.