How to Get Scuff Marks Out of Distressed Leather Boots

Unfinished Leather

• 1

  Rub an eraser over the scuff mark until it is gone. Use a white eraser so you don’t impart a color on the shoe.

• 2

  Boil a pot of water on a stove.

• 3

  Hold the leather shoe above the pot to let the steam envelop the leather shoe. Hold it there for a minute.

• 4

  Brush the shoe with a suede brush. Pay special attention to the scuff mark and brush until it is gone. Let the shoe dry completely.

Finished Leather

• 5

  Rub a white eraser over the scuff mark. Work until the stain is gone or until you can’t remove any more of it.

• 6

  Mix ½ cup white vinegar with 1 cup linseed oil. White vinegar will help remove the stain while the linseed oil will condition the leather.

• 7

  Dip a cloth into the solution and rub it over the scuff mark until it is completely gone.

• 8

  Buff the area dry with another cloth.