nihil
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I've got a pair of lovely tan leather shoes. I've worn them once, and it seems I got a few stains (of perhaps alcohol) on them. It only left a few very small marks, but when I've tried to clean them up at home, whenever they get wet, the area around the small stains give out wild discolorations in large areas around the stains (plus some areas that ado not have these small stains). I've not treated them since, and are only experimenting with various cleaning products (so far, water, and baby-wipes). I'm terribly nervous that once I give them a new coat of leather fat, the shoes are going to discolored the same way as when they are wet.
My questions are then. Are these discolorations due to something I've gotten on them, or is it the leather itself that got these 'patterns' from the tanning process? How should I best go ahead with cleaning them up, and apply leather care products afterwards?
I've owned black and dark brown footwear all my life, and these are my first proper tan shoes, so I feel like a novice (and for good reason it seems).
My questions are then. Are these discolorations due to something I've gotten on them, or is it the leather itself that got these 'patterns' from the tanning process? How should I best go ahead with cleaning them up, and apply leather care products afterwards?
I've owned black and dark brown footwear all my life, and these are my first proper tan shoes, so I feel like a novice (and for good reason it seems).