Tease them up again to allow you to apply leather pigment touch up to the underneath surface with an artist s paint brush.
Getting scratches out of leather boots.
You can use olive neatsfoot or mink oil.
It will pass only the heat to the leather without burning it out.
Tease up loose sections of leather created by deep scratches using a pin or toothpick.
On top of that apply a buff of same coloured polish.
If it s a pair of black colour you can simply use a permanent marker to draw the scratches out.
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.
All you need to do is to condition them with oil.
How to remove deep scratches from leather boots.
Notice how the scratches soak up the oil and appear darker than the rest of the leather.
Protective shoe sprays do an excellent job of preventing scuffs and keeping dirt from building up on your leather boots.
Continue to rub oil into the leather feathering out to the non affected area.
If you want the best results choose one from the specialized oil for leather boots.
The longer you wait the tougher it ll be to get the scuff mark out which puts the leather at higher risk.
While you may have been tempted to try and buff out the scratches or use a conditioning oil these techniques will only work for surface and medium scratches.
Removing light scratches scuffs from leather boots.
Place a thick piece of cloth in between the leather surface and the cloth iron.
You have a few options here.
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.
Wet a cotton swab with leather polish that closely matches the color of your boots.
Work the leather polish directly into the scraped area.
Shoe polish should conceal most scratches nicely so try it before moving on to the more permanent leather repair kit method.
They too will lighten as it dries.
Practice flattening them again until you can achieve a smooth surface.
Regular cleaning also goes a long way towards keeping small abrasions from developing into full blown scuff marks.
Light scratches or scuffs are the easiest to remove from your leather boots.