Care for Your Outdoor Barefoot Shoes Made of Greased Leather

Fat leather is the most robust type of leather and is always used when it is exposed to high loads. It is also very easy to maintain. We use it for ours ZAQQ Outdoor and hiking shoes. 

What is grease leather?

It's already in the name: the leather is covered with a layer of fat. This makes it particularly resistant without losing its suppleness. Normally it is smooth leather, but nubuck or suede leather can also be used, which is waxed. It is difficult for the layperson to recognize whether it is greased leather. It can look shiny like smooth leather, but also matt like suede.

It's best to do the fingernail test. Run your fingernail over the surface. If there is a clear line, it is greased leather.

Greased leather is also used for vintage looks. The scratches and wrinkles that are lightly worked into the leather give the material a typically vintage appearance.

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ZAQQ Outdoor barefoot shoes made of greasy leather

Of course, you don't have to do the fingernail test, you can also simply look under the respective material description. You will find greased suede and waxed nappa leather here.

Clean, care for and impregnate greased leather

Caring for shoes made of greasy leather is not difficult at all. The best way to clean them is with a soft brush or a damp cloth. The shoes are then waterproofed. Ours is suitable for this Waterproofing spray.

If you want to care for the leather even more or repair scratches or abrasion marks, you can use one after it has dried waxy shoe polish apply. Make sure you use a colorless agent. Since the shoe polish only repairs the existing layer of grease, it does not penetrate deeply into the leather, but remains on the surface as a protective film. If you use colored shoe polish, it can happen that your shoes rub off on the edge of your pants.

Before you treat the entire shoe with a waxy care cream, test it out on a small, hidden area.