PATENT LEATHER

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17964, 8 March 1930, Page 3 (Supplement)

PATENT LEATHER

SIMPLE RENOVATIONS. If your patent leather shoes have cracked wash them with milk, then gently rub in a few drops of warm »olive oil, and leave them in an airy place to dry. Now take four ounces of gum shellac, break it into tiny pieces, put it into a pint bottle and just cover with alcohol, shaking well several times during the day. When dissolved put in a piece of camphor about the size of a large gooseberry, shake thoroughly, add half an ounce of lampblack, and shake again. It the alcohol is good, the solids will be dissolved in two days. When applying this “patent” varnish to your shoes, shake the bottle thoroughly, pour two or three teaspoons into a saucer, and use on a small brush. See that the surface of the leather is clean and dry before the new dressing is put on, and it will give a gloss equal to new and till up all cracks. The advantage of this preparation lies in the fact that it does not strike into the leather and make it hard, but remains on the surface. To clean renovated patent leather use tine white cream and polish w'ith chamois leather. When cleaning, remember to warm the shoes slightly by breathing upon them and rubbing them gently with the palms of the hands. _ This renders them pliable and is a special safeguard against cracking.