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    Default Ugg Boots…How to Restore Water Damages of Stains, Suppleness and the “Finger Writing Effect” back to the Original Condition.

    Hi Roger!

    Thanks for your help.

    UGG boots, hard and lost, and stains should I do?

    We'll be waiting for your comments.

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    Ugg Boots…How to Restore Water Damages of Stains, Suppleness and the “Finger Writing Effect” back to the Original Condition.

    Leathers especially the absorbent types when wet and dry again will stiffen up; as water evaporates the fibers becomes stick together is one reason; another possibility is that the fatliquor breaks bond with the fibers and leach out.

    So to revert back to its original suppleness; the leather needs to be hydrated and fatliquored; however we have to remove all the stains prior to rejuvenate it.

    Ugg boots is made from sheepskin shearling which is a double face leather; wool the inner face and suede the outer face.

    As the water damage have soak thru; and if both sides requires to be cleaned; the wool side is recommended to be clean first; leave to dry prior to cleaning the suede side.

    When cleaning the suede side, it is recommended that the boots is stuff with rags or shoe-stretched to keep the boots in shape during cleaning and until the entire process is completed up till the napping process.


    Refer to this Shearling Problem Solving Guide:



    And here are the recommended steps:
    1] Dry soil removal to both faces; use suede Brush-3, towel and vacuuming the wool face; use suede Brush-3, suede Eraser-5 and vacuuming the suede face.

    2] Wool face cleaning: according to the guide – heavy soiling: Wool Degreaser-5.6 > Wool Rinse-4.0; light soiling Wool Cleaner-5.5 > Wool Rinse-4.0. Apply cleaner, agitate with suede Brush-3 and extract with towel; follows with Rinse-4.0 application. Agitation and towel extraction; blow dry (hair dryer) for fast drying.

    3] Stuff-up the boots with rags or shoe-stretcher to shape.

    4] Cleaning the suede face: Apply Super Cleaner-4.9 to the stain areas and agitate with suede Brush-3 and extract with white cotton towel until towel shows clean; While the leather is still damp spray Cleaner-3.8 to the entire boots concentrating on the stain area and repeat agitation and extraction; While it is still damp spray Rinse-3.0 to the entire boots, agitate and extract until towel shows clean; check with fingers if the stain area is squeaky (if its tacky or slimy, it means that the water contamination is too alkaline and need further to acidify with Acidifier-2.0 until the stains areas is squeaky when test with fingers.

    5] Leather Rejuvenating: Spray Hydrator-3.3 and stretch or massage the leather back to shape to relax it; further extract soiling as it continuous to wicks up; apply Fatliquor-5.0 evenly using the foam brush for better control to the entire boots evenly and deeply (squeeze in between your fingers to see the white fatliquor oozing out a little is the recommended level of fatliquoring to ensure that the leather will be supple when dry).

    6] Leave the boots stretched in shape for a natural slow drying; as the moisture wicks up to the surface it will further carries soil particulates to the surface; it can be further extract at drying intervals with cotton rags or leave it crispy dry to be brushed with suede Brush-3 or suede Eraser-5 for a finger writing effect.

    7] Inspection after dry soil removal; if stain areas is still apparent – repeat 4-6; stubborn stains may be further spot clean using Prep-4.4 or Degreaser-2.2 as according to the guide.

    Refer to the guide for other problems.

    Show us pictures of your progress; so that we know you done correctly as there are techniques quite difficult to describe; unlike when you attend a life demonstration class.


    Roger Koh
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    Hello, Rojer!

    Completed work by your help.

    Result is not satisfied, but talk that customer is satisfied.

    Did not achieve your direction perfectly to equipment and the chemical tribe which I have.

    Would can receive satisfactory results little more if achieved your direction perfectly.

    Will should order little more chemical.


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    Thank you for the pictures!

    Practice makes perfect; the more you do the better result you produce!

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    Hi my ugg is messed up, is there anything I can do to fix? Thanks a lot!

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    Leather Care Kit you will need is Leather Doctor® Kit-S3


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    Leather Doctor® Kit-S3, suede care kit is an innovative leather-safe (pH 3 - 5) system designed for keeping suede leathers at their highest level of appearance, maintaining its pH chemistry integrity, enhancing their suppleness and prevents premature ageing. Leathers that faced the sun, closed to fireplace and heaters dries out the fat and oil that keeps it supple sooner than the non-heat exposed areas. The diminishing of the fat and oil through evaporation results in the leather fibers being stick closer together that results in stiffness and when flexed during used will lead to cracks. Periodic use of Hydrator-3.3 to plumps the stick together fibers prior to fat and oil replenishing with Fatliquor-5.0 will keep the leather supple and strong. Thus, reduce the premature ageing of the leather against stiffness and cracking. The surface wear of the leather is greatly reduced in preventive care with a rub-resistant Protector-S+ that enhances a non-stick silky-feel to shield against sticky soiling. Periodic cleaning and rinsing with Cleaner-3.8 follows by Rinse-3.0 to the bare body contact areas like headrest and armrest helps reduce greasy soiling build-up. Restorative cleaning and occasional dye stains removal from new blue jeans is accomplished with Prep-4.4. Note that the mentioned product suffix number denotes its pH value in this leather-safe holistic care system for suede. Note: For fine suede, treat it as nubuck (Kit N3) using nubuck Brush-2 / Eraser-4 instead.


    You will see the range of kit from this link:
    http://www.leatherdoctor.com/suede/
    After the initial cleaning any specialty stain are treated accordingly to the Guide you see from previous post above
    Last edited by Roger Koh; 11-14-2014 at 09:35 AM.

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