Speciality Leather Care Guide

REPTILE       DEER SKIN      NAPPA, OSTRICH, LAMB      METALLIZED
  

Reptile Leather Care, Step-by-step

  1. Remove any laces from the shoes and insert shoe trees into the shoes to help maintain the shape. Then brush the leather with a stiff bristled brush to remove any surface dirt or dust. Make sure to use a clean brush for this job.
  2. Wrap a soft cotton cloth around your first two fingers and apply a small amount of Reptile cream to the leather. Work the product into leather working in circular motions to cover the entire shoe.
  3. Leave the  cream to dry for 5 minuets.
  4. Buff out the Reptile cream on the shoe with a soft cotton cloth, making sure to work in a back-and-forth motion to achieve a shine. 

Recommended Products
AFPOS Cedar Shoe Trees. A great generic sized tree, ideal for filling out the shoes, stopping creases and helping you to polish against a firm surface.
AFPOS Horsehair Polishing Brushes. Perfect hand sized brush stuffed with stiff horsehair bristles. Makes the ideal choice for brushing loose dirt from your footwear before polishing.
Saphir Medaille D’Or Polishing Cloths. This Saphir cloth comes in two sizes and is the perfect fabric for applying and removing polish. Lightweight and flexible, lint free.
Saphir Medaille D’Or Reptile Cream. Recommended by the most renowned leather goods makers. It will nourish, clean and protect all natural reptile skin leathers : Lizard, Snake, Alligator, Crocodile as well as Shark and Shagreen. The cream is colourless.

Deer Skin Leather Care, Step-by-step

  1. Remove any laces from the shoes and insert shoe trees into the shoes to help maintain the shape. Then with a soft damp cloth wipe the leather surface dust.
  2. Wrap a soft cotton cloth around your first two fingers and apply a small amount of Leather cleanser to help remove any residual dirt. Work the product into leather working in circular motions to help break down any dirt.
  3. Apply a small amount of renovator with the cloth to the leather, working in circular motions to help the product soak in. Only apply this twice a year as deerskin does not require frequent conditioning. If applied more than this, the renovator may alter the colour and look of the leather.
  4. Apply Saphir Medaille D'Or coloured cream polish over the renovator as required and buff to a soft sheen.

Recommended Products
AFPOS Cedar Shoe Trees. A great generic sized tree, ideal for filling out the shoes, stopping creases and helping you to polish against a firm surface.
Saphir Medaille D’Or Polishing Cloths. This Saphir cloth comes in two sizes and is the perfect fabric for applying and removing polish. Lightweight and flexible, lint free.
Saphir Medaille D'Or Leather Cleanser. Gentle cleanser for all leather types. Removes daily soiling and excess wax. It opens the pores of the leather allowing penetration of moisture from Saphir renovator cream or polish.
Saphir Medaille D’Or Renovator Cream. Saphirs' No.1 product, something no shoe care kit should be without! As a cleaner and conditioner for many types of leather, it can be used either by itself or before applying either cream or wax polish.

 

Nappa, Ostrich and Lamb Leather Care, Step-by-step

    1. Remove any laces from the shoes and insert shoe trees into the shoes to help maintain the shape. Then brush the leather with a polishing brush to remove any surface dirt or dust. Make sure to use a clean brush for this job. 
    2. Wrap a soft cotton cloth around your first two fingers and apply a small amount of Nappa Cream to the leather. Work the product into leather working in circular motions to cover the entire shoe. 
    3. Leave the  cream to dry for half an hour.  
    4. Buff out the Nappa cream on the shoe with a soft cotton cloth, making sure to work in a back-and-forth motion to make sure all the swirls from the cloth have disappeared. 
    5. To keep the shoes looking new and as clean as possible we recommend to use a waterproofing  spray once or twice a month this will provide stain protection as well as protecting from rain, snow, grease and liquid stains. Use this in well ventilated area and leave to fully dry. 

    Recommended Products
    AFPOS Cedar Shoe Trees, a great generic sized tree, ideal for filling out the shoes, stopping creases and helping you to polish against a firm surface.
    AFPOS Horsehair Polishing Brushes., Perfect hand sized brush stuffed with stiff horsehair bristles. Makes the ideal choice for brushing loose dirt from your footwear before polishing.
    Saphir Medaille D’Or Polishing Cloths., This Saphir cloth comes in two sizes and is the perfect fabric for applying and removing polish. Lightweight and flexible, lint free.td>
    Saphir Medaille D’Or Nappa Cream., The perfect cream for your delicate leather goods. It cleans, nourishes and enhances the beauty of fragile and delicate leather: e.g. nappa, boxcalf, veal.. The cream is colourless, so wont affect the colour of your leather.
    Saphir Medaille D’Or Super Invulner Spray., Used once or twice a month, this universal water and stain protector spray will protect from rain, snow, against penetration of dirt, grease and liquid stains. Suitable for smooth leather, suede, nubuck and fabric shoes and boots.

     

    Metallized Leather Care Step-by-step

    1. Remove any laces from the shoes and insert shoe trees into the shoes to help maintain the shape. Then with a soft damp cloth wipe the leather surface to remove dirt or dust. 
    2. Wrap a soft cotton cloth around your first two fingers and apply a small amount of Gel metallized leather cream to the leather. Work the product into leather working in gentle circular motions to cover the entire shoe.
    3. Leave to dry for half an hour.
    4. Buff out the Gel very gently with a soft cotton cloth, making sure the swirls from the cloth have all disappeared and the leather regains its lustre.

    5. Apply wax polish over the top if a greater shine is required.

    Recommended Products
    AFPOS Cedar Shoe Trees. A great generic sized tree, ideal for filling out the shoes, stopping creases and helping you to polish against a firm surface.
    Saphir Medaille D’Or Polishing Cloth. This Saphir cloth comes in two sizes and is the perfect fabric for applying and removing polish. Lightweight and flexible, lint free.td>
    Saphir Gel Polish for Metallized Leather. Translucent cream recommended for the care of multicoloured, braided, pearly or metallised leather which resists penetration of classic polish. Its light formula is perfect for shiny leather to protect from dirt.
    Saphir Pate De Luxe Wax Polish. The perfect wax for your shoes. It contains good colour pigments and a high shine wax to leave your shoes well coloured and protected. Extra shine formula based on beeswax, carnauba wax and turpentine. Light re-colouring effect.