Beautiful boots in black or red bring compliments - how to wash mud?
Wine red boots. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. I am still getting compliments, from men, "they are unusual,' and women, 'they are pretty,' about my boots. I have these boots in black, and wine. The soles are thick and synthetic. But flat enough for comfortable walking around the city. Because the soles are synthetic, they are washable. I wore them walking across a lawn and they became muddy with bits of gravel. A quick wash. Dig out the gravel from grooves. How? Some bigger piece can be pushed out by flexing the boot sole and pushing with your fingernails. But, I thought, you risk damaging your nail varnish, loosening your nail and it hurts, Or picking up an infection. One answer is use a toothpick or cocktail stick. I was afraid to dry them under a radiator in case the leather cracked. Or the soles cracked. I have had several pairs of shoes and sandals whose synthetic soles disintegrated, and crumbled. Ruined shoes. Mess all over my floor - or somebody