Nubuck is essentially a natural skin, only made in such a way that a small pile is formed on its surface. Outwardly, this material is more like a suede, however, it is close to it and its properties, too.
Natural Nubuck Shoes
Quality shoes from the Nubuk cost a lot. This is compensated by high quality and durability of the material. Chromal tanning of the skin is made by the method of sanding the calibrated sand on the face side of the material to a depth of approximately 0.1-0.3 mm. As a result, the protein structure of the skin and its natural pores do not undergo changes, and the nubuck perfectly "breathes" like untreated natural skin.
Beware of fakes!
As the sad practice shows, Nubuk Nubuku is different. To guess with quality, you need to be certain that shoes and materials for it are not produced in Asian countries. Even if the shoes are a European brand, specify where the material was prepared.
The thing is that enterprising Chinese have found a way to get twice the amount of nubuck from the same amount of skin. Their method is as follows: during processing and polishing, the hide is stretched onto a drum with a special perforation, hot steam is supplied under pressure. The skin absorbs moisture, swells strongly and after that it is stretched, increasing the area by almost 2 times. In this stretched state, the skin is fixed, dried, and treated in passing by chemical substances, which are not at all useful to humans.
As a result, shoes made of such material, quickly lose appearance and shape, breaks, quickly becomes dirty. And a contaminated low-grade nubuck is almost impossible to clean. After all, the natural pores of the skin in the process of stretching greatly increase, so they easily get clogged with dirt, "get it" which is very, very difficult.
This method is used not only in China, but also in Vietnam, Thailand, India and other Asian states. So, instead of saving on an Asian nubuck, it's better to buy expensive branded shoes from quality raw materials. A good nubuck is incredibly beautiful, durable and easy to care for.
Variety of Nubuck shoes
In general, becoming popular, this material simply flooded the stores of women's and men's shoes. You can always find suitable shoes from the nubuck, whether it 's women's winter boots , boots or even ugg boots. Whatever you choose, if the material and shoes are really quality, then they will serve you long enough, without losing appearance and functionality. Of course, for shoes to serve you as long as possible, it just needs appropriate care .
Nubuck shoe care and cleaning
Begin caring for shoes from the very first day of their purchase. Therefore, immediately acquire such necessary things as a rubber brush and foam for cleaning shoes, a special cream for nubuck, water repellent impregnation.
Before the first use of shoes for the purpose, treat it with a water repellent, thereby protecting it from moisture. If you accidentally get stained shoes during your socks, you must first wait for it to dry completely and only after that start to clean it.
Boots and boots from the nubuck simply can not be dried on the battery, near heating appliances or with a hairdryer. It is dried only at room temperature and, ideally, on spacers.
When the shoes have dried, proceed to clean it. First, we remove dirt with a special brush, wipe the sole and heel with an ordinary damp cloth. In places where the dirt has not been brushed off, you need to apply a special foam for cleaning.
If there are signs of fading, treat the shoes with aerosol paint, and when the color is restored, apply a water repellent again.
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