Raw Denim Stains on Suede Shoes

[ppk]

I forgot that raw denim jeans will stain suede and wore a pair of raw denim jeans with a pair of Astorflex Greenflex suede chukkas. There are stains on the shoes where the jeans edge contacted the shoes. In the front, just below the laces, on the sides and the back seam. The leather edges are particularly badly stained. I tried to use an eraser, but that helped on the flat surfaces but not much on the edges. I then tried the Saphir Omnidaim, and that cleaned up the suede, but didn't do much for the stains.

Any suggestions. The shoes are very new (and so are the jeans). I am pretty bummed.

 

[letsgofire]

Indigo is a dye so it may not ever fully come out. If this pair is important to you, you can send them into a cobbler who specializes in cleaning suede, sneakers and the like. Or go in the opposite direction and wear them in rain and snow and have a distressed pair.

 

[jischwar]

I forgot that raw denim jeans will stain suede and wore a pair of raw denim jeans with a pair of Astorflex Greenflex suede chukkas. There are stains on the shoes where the jeans edge contacted the shoes. In the front, just below the laces, on the sides and the back seam. The leather edges are particularly badly stained. I tried to use an eraser, but that helped on the flat surfaces but not much on the edges. I then tried the Saphir Omnidaim, and that cleaned up the suede, but didn't do much for the stains.

Any suggestions. The shoes are very new (and so are the jeans). I am pretty bummed.

Try to use some rubbing alcohol on the stain.

 

[cottontop]

You might just want to leave them as is. The "stains" actually add a little character to the shoes.