When I was a small child, I remember my mother raiding my crayon box to color in nicks and scuff marks on her brightly colored high heels. Well, these days it may be colored leather tennis shoes, a leather vest or fancy cowboy boots, but the idea still works. (Especially if you have a box of 64 colors!)
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Here is a great way to cover up those scuff marks on a pair of shoes that you still love! Cover the scuffs with a "Sharpie" or any permanent marker in a shade that matches.
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How do you remove scuff marks on orange shoes and yellow high heels?
By Lillian
IF they are NOT a cloth or suede you could try a pencil eraser and if that doesn't work try a Mr Clean Magic Eraser (or the generic equivalent). Rub very lightly with the damp eraser though, because it can remove the color as well.
Try Dawn dish detergent. It got off ink marks on my leather purse.
By MvT from St. Paul, MN
I would try black shoe polish. Just a dab and a buff. You know, the waxy kind in the little round can.
You could try using an indelible pen, like a Sharpie.
I used toothpaste on mine! They were white scuff marks on black jordans
How do you get scuff marks off leather boots?
Janelle from Oxford, Alabama
I just get the paste shoe polish at target. It's in the shoe section
I've had success using an ink eraser (not a pencil eraser) for small scuffs on my leather shoes. Use a light touch, don't rub too hard.
Hi,
You could use the leather re-colouirng balm to restore the colour and hide the scuff marks. This product is available here - www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/
What is the best way to clean black scuff marks off red shoes? Shoe polish isn't working.
Ellen from Tucson, AZ
Removing the scuffs depends on what the shoes are made from! I was always getting black scuffs on my white nursing shoes and the only thing that worked was scrubbing with a soft scrub product. A few weeks ago I was searching the Web for ways to prevent scuffs and I found a product called SKUFF.
Cleaning white shoes can be quick and easy when you know what products to use. Learn how to remove scuff marks on white leather shoes in this page.
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What is the best way to clean black scuff marks off red shoes? Shoe polish isn't working.
