I finally took the initiative to clean them. I found a product called Leather CPR
on Amazon, it had good reviews so I decided to try it out. It's a nice big 8 ounce tube, so I felt I got a good value for my money.
The instructions say "Leather CPR cleaner & conditioner [will] melt away the dirt and grime." I was pretty suspicious about its ability to "melt" away the dirt. I was worried and afraid that my beautiful but blemished sandal would never live to her full potential ever again! It has been a year since she's gotten dirty, so the stain must be pretty set in. I felt like a worried mother handing her child over to the doctors for surgery.
I took a deep breath, and applied the leather cleaner/conditioner:
Oh. My. God. What have I done?
Then there was the agony of waiting for the product to penetrate the leather.
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2 minutes later...I wiped off the product:
Whew! The dirt looked like it was lifted. Now I just had to wait for it to dry. So, all in all, Leather CPR did a good job of cleaning the leather. My only criticism is that when I wiped too hard, some of the yellow dye came off. But you can't even notice once the shoes were dried. I think Leather CPR will work differently on different types of leather. For reference, these sandals have an 'unfinished' feel to them, really soft and supple with no sheen.
*squeal* So happy that I was able to lift the dirt stain off! Now if I could only get off the dirt that is on the wooden heels...
I have since also used Leather CPR to stretch some leather shoes. I even used it on some shoes with man-made materials as well - this took a little more work and product because the material is harder to stretch. I hear the ice trick works well, but I have yet to try it. Overall, I'd say that Leather CPR works really well to stretch leather shoes and to break in new shoes. Not so good on man-made shoes, but that's expected. I give it 4.5 stars.
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