Tips and Tricks to Clean your Favorite Clogs

A the fact that makes each one of us a little blue is when our most loved pair of footwear starts getting dirty. It’s easy to clean a pair of sneakers but cleaning dirty clogs leave most of us baffled. The ones who absolutely love clogs, wear them almost every day! It’s not our fault really, once your feet get accustomed to clogs then you don’t feel like putting on anything else. And the best thing about clogs is that they aren’t just working shoes, clogs come in the form of sandals, high heels, wedges, as well as shoes! Another great thing — clog shoes come in two styles, open heel and closed.

There’s an endless list of things to love about clogs. But dirtying our favorite clogs or chipping them is a common issue. Clogs get dirtier as compared to other footwear probably because we wear them often. Mentioned below are common troubles clog-lovers come across:

• Chipped wooden sole
• Dirt marks or scratched sole
• Unclean leather
• Dull colored sole
• Wet leather

Don’t worry, there are ways with which you can fix your beloved clogs if they get dirty. Following are the tools that you’ll require to clean your clogs:

• Water and cotton cloth
• Soap
• Sandpaper
• Glue stick (to stick back chipped pieces of wood)

How to Clean Clogs

To clean dirt from the leather upper — gently rub a damp cloth on the area that requires cleaning. Keep in mind that leather and water is a recipe for the destruction of your clogs, so are mindful that the cloth must be damp and just clean the parts that are dirty. If that doesn’t help, then use a mix of soap and water (again, let the cloth be damp) and carefully clean the muck from the leather. The same can be done to clean the wooden sole.

To get rid of marks and scratches on the wooden sole - carefully use a piece of soft sandpaper and rub off the scratches and marks on the wood. Keep in mind not to rub harshly, this can turn the wood’s color uneven, consequently making it look worse.

To restore the wooden sole’s lost sheen - another common trouble that clog-lovers face. The color of our clogs can grow dull in time, to restore its color or at least give it a better look you can use some olive oil. Olive oil doesn’t harm wood, in fact, a little polish with olive oil can breathe life into old clogs’ sole.