DIY: lederfarbe

Time for another DIY post and just in case you're too lazy to read this text or you don't have the time, there is one sentence summary that will tell you all you need to know.

Recently I got these boots and was very pleased with them because they're both warm and comfortable,  but ( don't you just hate it when there's a but) the faux leather started to peel off right away. I wore them only once and this is what they ended up looking like. I repeat: only once. 

Meditating over the issue for a while, I decided not to get rid of them because they are so warm and even more importantly because they were a gift. So, I bought some leather paint (different stuff than textile paints not only in structure but in smell as well. It pretty much smells like a road kill).

 As you can see, the result isn't that great. However, this leather paint worked like a charm on leather shoes ( I used it on two pairs of leather shoes on spots where they started to look old and worn. The paint just got soaked in the leather beautifully and the result was very clean.). The reason why it didn't work on these boots is probably because they're faux leather.  

My recommendation is that you buy this leather paint as it is something great to have around the house. You can use it to touch up leather belts, shoes...you name it. The price is about five euros but it will probably last you a long time. 

Summary: Leather paint is a handy (but foul smelling) product that will work great on all leather items but it can't be used on faux leather shoes.

Nedavno sam dobila ove čizme i bila sam jako zadovoljna s njima jer su jako udobne i tople, ali (zašto uvijek mora biti ali?), umjetna koža se počela guliti nakon što su jednom nošene. Jednom, doista samo jednom. Razmišljajući što bi, odlučila sam da ih neću baciti, ipak su tople, a što je i najvažnije poklon. Tako da sam kupila boju za kožu (drukčiji proizvod od boje za tekstil i po strukturi i po groznom mirisu). Kao što vidite, rezultat nije baš sjajan jer ove cipele nisu kožne, ali kada sam tu istu boju koristila na dva para kožnih cipela koje su imale par mjesta gdje su počele izgledati iznošeno, e tada je rezultat bio odličan i boja se divno upila u kožu. Mogu reći da bi vam preporučila imati ovo u kući jer je dosta praktično, a možete ovu boju koristiti da osvježite remen, torbicu ili bilo što drugo kožno. Cijena je ako se dobro sjećam bila deset maraka u onoj trgovini gdje je prije bio OBI, a sada je opet neka njemačka kojoj se ne mogu sjetiti imena, ali mislim da je dostupna u hobby dućanima. 

Sažetak: Boja za kožu je praktičan ( ali smrdljiv) proizvod koji sjajno djeluje na kožu, ali nema ga smisla koristiti na umjetnoj koži.