Was looking to clean an expensive pair of suede ballet flats without any sort of spray or chemical. My end goal was to freshen up some of the matted down parts by the toe and clean them up a little. The brush worked great, I didn’t need the erasers because the brush did everything I needed it to. Bristles lost some of their stiffness after the first shoe but cleaned them both well. There were a couple spots on the lighter suedes areas that will need a chemical intervention but this old pair of shoes looks a lot better.

OK, so you made the same mistake I made. You tried "conditioning" your light colored Sperry Top Siders to bring them back to life, and the leather conditioner you used to treat and soften the leather darkened your beloved shoes' color and never lighted up after drying. DO NOT TRASH YOUR SHOES. You can fix the problem and restore them to LIKE NEW CONDITION.I went through several products and processes. This is what I found that works.The problem with treating Sperry Top Siders in the wonderful color "Sahara" is the type of leather the shoe is made of. The leather is nubuck, which is very porous like suede. Nubuck has a soft velvety feel, not shaggy like suede. Nubuck is unique because it's tricky to treat---that's the problem you're having.So you've got Sperry Saharas but now they're chocolate BROWN forever because they're saturated with conditioner. FIRST, you need to clean that old conditioner out of the shoes. I used Fiebings Saddle Soap with a toothbrush and bowl of water. After scrubbing, rinse outside of shoes with warm water under sink faucet. Stuff paper towels in the toes of the shoes to shape the shoes. Allow 2 days to dry.Here's a big TIP: You want these shoes to look like new, right? Then you have to scrub the white stitching until they're WHITE again. A small detail that makes ALL the difference, believe me. I used dish soap along with the saddle soap on the stitching when I was saddle soaping the whole shoe. And buy new shoes laces (with a boat shoe threading needle). Save the new shoes laces for the very end of the process of course.Shoes are dry. Nice light sandy tan color, right? But dry, spotty, and brittle. Good!Now you need a special cleaner WITH conditioner, sold by Sperry on Amazon "Sperry Top-Sider Cleaner and Conditioner" (go to Wolverine World Wide's Amazon store or Sperry's website). Soak a toothbrush with cleaner and scrub, wiping lather off the shoes' stitching and the toothbrush as you go. No bowl of water needed---the cleaner has water in it. Scrub around whole shoe. Stuff paper towels back in shoes and allow shoes to dry one day.Shoes are now clean. Any remaining blotchy-looking spots appear as dirt because the nap (surface) of the leather has worn flat with wear in those spots (it's not dirt, it's flat spots). We're going to raise and even out the shoes' surface with a suede/nubuck brush (Shacke Suede & Nubuck 4-Way Leather Brush on Amazon). Use the nylon/brass bristles to lift the leather's spotty flat surfaces. BE GENTLE and go slow. Then use the rubbery nubuck bristles for the rest of the shoe. Use a soft shoe brush or clothing brush to remove the tiny leather particles left on shoes. Now you have a beautifully clean and finished VERY light sandy tan Top Sider.If you like the light sandy tan color (actually is LIGHTER than the official Sahara color) you can STOP here. Rub your thumb over the surface of the upper leather where laces go around---it's nubuck also but Sperry treated the leather different. The oil from your thumb is all that's needed. Lace your shoes and go.To restore your shoes to that wonderful rich cognac color everyone loves about Sperry "Saharas" then keep reading.To restore that factory-fresh Sahara color and subtle satin shine, you'll need a bottle of Bickmore Bick 4 Leather Conditioner and Bickmore Gard-More Water & Stain Repellent. I've tried LOTS of conditioners. Bick 4 is the only conditioner that dries sufficiently light enough on nubuck. Use a soft cloth and apply Bick 4 to surface of shoes. Stuff shoe again with paper towels and let dry TWO days.See? They lightened, leaving that wonder cognac color. To lighten them further, run your fingers along the inside of the shoe's leather gently pushing outward to stretch the leather.Now lightly spray Gard-More Water & Stain Repellent on shoes. Let dry. Lace those new shoe laces and SMILE. You just saved yourself from spending $70-140 on new Sperry Saharas! What do you do with that extra cash? Buy cedar shoe trees, you dummy. I buy Stratton split-toe cedar shoe trees. Awesome. Shoes trees will DOUBLE the life of your Top Siders and dress shoes, saving you even MORE money!THANKS SHACKE FOR A WONDER PRODUCT. You saved my Saharas!See pic. I don't have a "before" photo because, like I said, I thought I was throwing them in the trash. The pic provided shows the light colored shoe AFTER saddle soap, Sperry cleaner/conditioner, and brushing the nap. See the light sandy color? Nice. Pictured with the light shoe is the FINISHED shoe. Better!

Bought this for my Alcantara wheel and it works great. Took out layers of dust I didn’t even know existed. The handle could be more sturdy and ergonomic.

Bought this to use on Birkenstock Slides. Very easy to use.

This helps to clean your nubuk. It just takes a TON of effort. Dont give up because you have to push hard and keep moving it. It does work just time consuming

I tried to use it for suede trim in my car. I have some light scratches and honestly don't think this product made any difference. It was worth a try I guess and I used it on multiple occasions but I haven't noticed any improvement.

My husband got grease spots all over one of his light grey nubuck shoes. After a pretty comprehensive review of suede/leather cleaners it seemed to me that the best products were the eraser and the brush, so then I tried to find something that included both. The Shacke brush as a standalone product has close to 2,000 reviews and almost 5 stars, so when I found this for only a few dollars more I figured it was worth a try for $10. I wish I had taken before and after pics to include with this review. The eraser performed a miracle on those shoes, almost completely clearing away all of the stains. The 4-way brush finished the job. I did this all in less than 5 minutes. I couldn't believe it. I sent a picture to my husband and his response was 'no way'. I, of course, took credit for this miracle and claimed that it was due to my stain cleaning prowess, but it was Shacke. Excellent product.

Needed to remove metallic printing that included a date which had been applied to suede kippot. The event had passed but we had a bunch of dates Kippot we couldn’t use for other purposes because of the printing. These tools removed the professional printing without any damage to the suede kippot, and we can now use them for a future event and they look like new! Thrilled with this tool. 5 stars!

did a nice job on waterstained grey suede boots Did take a little work with suede eraser but results worth it for sure . Definitely recommend.

Lo compre para limpiar una bolsa de gamuza que ya había dado por perdida, tenía manchas de agua y tinte de unos jeans que despintan con el roce y quedó como nueva! La goma ayuda para quitar la mayor parte de las manchas y el cepillo con sus diferentes cabezas termina haciendo el trabajo rudo. No puedo creer que mi bolsa quedó como nueva!! Definitivamente súper recomendado!!

Works great on my shade slippers

Buenos artículos, quizás el único pero es que las cerdas de al rededor son muy frágiles aún así es bastante efectivo

Muy práctico, tal cual menciona el producto