Wet a cotton swab with leather polish that closely matches the color of your boots.
Getting scratches out of leather boots.
Place a thick piece of cloth in between the leather surface and the cloth iron.
Removing light scratches scuffs from leather boots.
Tease up loose sections of leather created by deep scratches using a pin or toothpick.
The longer you wait the tougher it ll be to get the scuff mark out which puts the leather at higher risk.
There are two ways in particular that will help you to reduce the appearance of deep scratches in leather boots.
Light scratches or scuffs are the easiest to remove from your leather boots.
If it s a pair of black colour you can simply use a permanent marker to draw the scratches out.
Work the leather polish directly into the scraped area.
If you want the best results choose one from the specialized oil for leather boots.
Continue to work more polish into the area with the cotton swab until the affected area is filled in and flush with the surrounding leather.
You have a few options here.
Continue to rub oil into the leather feathering out to the non affected area.
All you need to do is to condition them with oil.
Tease them up again to allow you to apply leather pigment touch up to the underneath surface with an artist s paint brush.
How to remove deep scratches from leather boots.
They too will lighten as it dries.
Regular cleaning also goes a long way towards keeping small abrasions from developing into full blown scuff marks.
We have a cream called perfect gel that is used as a spot treatment.
These preventative measures are especially important if you use your boots frequently or for heavy duty uses.
On top of that apply a buff of same coloured polish.
You can use olive neatsfoot or mink oil.
Practice flattening them again until you can achieve a smooth surface.
Protective shoe sprays do an excellent job of preventing scuffs and keeping dirt from building up on your leather boots.
It will pass only the heat to the leather without burning it out.
For a very deep discolored scratch you can use a leather repair kit but you must be careful to get the color exactly right especially if the scratch is in a conspicuous spot.