LincolnE-Z Cleaner -The Original All-Purpose Cleaner for Leather, Suede, Fabric- Removes Dirt, Salt Stains 8oz Made in USA

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I've used this forever on Suede. This is absolutely the best! I put it in a spray bottle & dilute it with a little water. Spray it in, use a very soft toothbrush and then wipe off with a wet cloth. It had restored so many vintage suede items.

Great for suede handbags. I had a stain/spot in a vintage bag and it cleaned it right up. So happy thus worked.

this works well on my purses, it does have a smell that is not so great but disappears after a bit

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This suede cleaner has been around for a long time. It has a few quirks in actual usage. The first is that you have to agitate the solution to make it foam. A new bottle won't have enough clearance from the liquid to generate foam. So you need to pour a bit out to create a foam pathway through the top of the bottle. This is important because the unfoamed liquid is very thickly concentrated and will leave splotches if it gets on your shoes in an unfoamed state.The second quirk is that you have to squeeze the foam out of the top onto a clean sponge or cloth and then apply it to your shoes. You'll need to tilt the bottle at an angle to push the foam out onto the cloth. Be careful that the concentrated liquid doesn't escape. This can be a little awkward in practice, depending on the space you're using it in. Above a bathroom sink works, but a tile bathroom floor would work also.The third quirk is that it's not recommended for spot cleaning. The makers recommend applying an even amount to the entire shoe, even if you only wanted to clean one spot. This is because only applying it in one or two spots can create uneven patches. However, applying this to an entire shoe by carefully squeezing a modicum of foam out the top, applying it to the shoe, and repeating until the entire shoe is covered evenly is a bit tedious and you have to be patient and precise.I had bought this awhile back and decided to use it when I got a smudge on a pair of new suede chukkas. I first tried a shoe eraser to get the smudge out (recommended before attempting to use trhis cleaner), but had minimal results. I was a bit hesitant to pour some of the bottle out after opening it. I should have heeded the other reviewers who suggested this. Without enough room to make sufficient foam, a bunch of concentrated liquid got onto the cloth. When I applied it to the shoe, it quickly saturated and darkened the material. Oops! I then attempted to evenly cover the shoe, but I wasn't experienced eor patient enough to ensure only foam and not concentrated liquid got onto the cloth. When the cleaner dried it left uneven color splotches everywhere. Double oops!Defeated, I sulked for a few days, a morose shell of a man who failed at cleaning suede shoes. When my gumption returned, I attempted the process all over again. This time, I was much more careful about only getting foam on the cloth and applying just enough to cover, not enough to saturate. I coverted both shoes. brushed them with a nylon brush to even out the coverage, and let dry. They dried fairly quickly, in well under an hour, maybe half that. It seemed fairly even now. I then sprayed both shoes with Nikwax suede/nubuck rain.stain proofer (a recommended tip I read). this effectively weatherproofed the shoes. Then i brushed the shoes again.The final results did restore my shoes to near-spotless wearability. The manufacturer claims water resistance after use, which was no doubt fortified by the additional layer of Nikwax. The treatment dulled the knap a bit, and slightly stiffened the upper. They now have more of a waxed suede texture. I could try to raise the knap a bit with a brush, but these particular shoes aren't the hairy or rough out type suede, so I didn't bother. They looked good, perhaps a little darker then their original color which was a maple/light brown, but the difference wasn't super-significant -- especially considering I oversaturated the shoes during my first attempt and then had to go back and clean up my mistake. I kind of like the new texture, and there's plenty of flex in the toe. A more broken-in shoe would probably have more suppleness, but I'm not worried about them being too stiff as they should loosen with wear.This cleaner works, if you follow the sparse directions and are very careful. But it can be a PITA if you accidentally allow the concentrated liquid to get on your shoe or the cleaning cloth. I ended up using more of the bottle for just one pair of shoes than I would have liked, but this stuff is highly concentrated, so I still have a lot left.You could dilute it a bit with water and put it in a spray bottle as one reviewer suggested -- although that is more of a trial and error method, as there's no way to know how much to dilute the solution beforehand. I think next time, I'll forgo the old school cleaner, and use a more modern spray cleaner which comes out foamy without all the fuss. Be advised that no matter what cleaner you use, you will also need a good brush and a clean cloth to effect your restoration.

I never heard of this cleaner but thought I’d give it a chance since it wasn’t too expensive. I cleaned a Louis Vuitton bag I was about ready to put away and it looked so good. I then cleaned another I thought I had all ready cleaned and the cotton puff I used showed how well it needed a better cleaning. I also cleaned other bags and it was more like a treatment. All my bags look great now. So worth the price.

Great product and lasts forever!

Have used this product for many years and have always been pleased with the results.