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F-03 — Line F

Suede Care Kit

Eraser, brass brush and protector spray. The nap needs abrasion and lifting, not washing, which is why none of this is wet.

$44USD, one-off purchase

Composition

EraserNatural crepe rubber
BrushBrass bristle, beech handle
ProtectorAliphatic hydrocarbon carrier, silicone-based repellent. Fluorocarbon free

This is not footwear, so the three-row footwear label does not apply. We publish the composition anyway.

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Specification

Everything we measured.

Figures are taken from a size EU 42 unless a range is given, and they are the same figures we hold in production.

Build

01
Crepe rubber eraser for dry marks, brass-bristle brush to lift and re-lay the nap.
02
150 ml fluorocarbon-free protector spray. Apply before the first wear; it does very little after a stain.
03
Suitable for suede and nubuck. Do not use the brass brush on smooth leather.

Chemical compliance

Chromium VI in leather
≤ 3 mg/kg
Azo dyes
Within REACH Annex XVII limits
Nickel release, metal eyelets
Within REACH Annex XVII limits

How this pair is cleaned, and what will not come out.

Suede and nubuck

  1. 01Let mud dry completely. Wet mud pushes into the nap; dry mud brushes off.
  2. 02Brush the whole panel with a brass or crepe brush, always in the same direction.
  3. 03Work dry marks with a crepe rubber eraser, then brush the crumbs away.
  4. 04For a water mark, dampen the entire panel evenly rather than spot-treating, then dry it flat and brush the nap back up.
  5. 05Re-apply a protector spray after cleaning, and always before the first wear.

Comes out

  • Dry mud and dust
  • Scuffs where the nap has been flattened rather than removed
  • Light water marks, if the whole panel is treated evenly
  • Salt marks

Stays

  • Oil and grease — on nap they spread further and faster than on smooth leather
  • Dye transfer
  • Areas where the nap has been abraded away to the base, which cannot be regrown
  • Marks set by heat drying
  • Never put these in a washing machine.
  • Never use a smooth-leather cream or wax on nap: it mats the fibres flat and does not come back.
  • Never spot-clean with water on one small area only. Treat the whole panel or you trade a stain for a ring.
  • Never use a brass brush on smooth leather.