In shoe stores, you can see various specifics on the shelves at the checkout. It’s usually spray or foam to stretch too small shoes. This mainly applies to leather shoes, as this type of material is most prone to stretching. But what if we bought shoes that are too small, our legs are swollen or our favorite shoes do not fit us anymore? We don’t have to spend a fortune. There are homemade ways to stretch shoes that we can make for free or literally for pennies. These are popular tricks that will make your favorite shoes fit on your foot again.
How to extend the shoes? Home remedies are easy! Let’s start with the most obvious
The simplest solutions have turned out to be the best many times in our lives. The shoes may be amazing, but the method has to be adapted to one question: how much? If we want to expand the shoes only by a centimeter, sometimes it is enough to remove the insole from them. In this way, we will gain additional space, and the toe will easily enter the shoe and will not be “butt-to-edge”. If you are patient, the rules will help you. If you have heavy and usually wooden shoe trees in your home, regularly placing them in your shoes will not only stretch them, but also make them look good.
We know how to extend shoes with … water! Do you choose warm or cold?
A proven way to expand the shoes is a patent with the use of water. If you have a refrigerator with a freezer, we’ve already had half the battle. Now fill two sealed foil bags with water and place them in the shoes. You can use ziplock bags, which you then put in the freezer. Remember not to fill them completely and not leave a lot of air in them. A whole night should be enough for the shoes to slightly change in size and grow larger.
The hot method is slightly different. Here you need to make sure that the shoes were not glued, but sewn. Otherwise, hot water may dissolve the adhesive. Place the shoes over a large vessel or sink or bathtub and direct the boiling water towards the toes of the shoes. You can do the same for the heel. Then put on thick socks and “walk out” the shoes for several hours.
Well known method of how to widen shoes with the use of spirit and newspapers
If you have spirit at home, we have good news. This method of stretching the shoes will be free for you. Old newspapers will also come in handy. Roll up balls from newspapers, but be sure to use gray colored newspapers. Colored ones can discolor and soil your shoes. Soak the rolled balls in spirit and carefully stuff them into your shoes. Placed in shoes for 5-6 hours should solve your problem.
Source: Gazeta
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