Shoe Recolouring and Refinishing

Leather Shoe & Boot Colour Restoration

Recolouring and refinishing restore colour to leather shoes and boots affected by fading, scuffs, scratches or stains. At our Melbourne workshop, we clean and nourish the leather, then apply colour-matched dye to blend worn areas with the surrounding finish.

Our Shoe Recolouring & Refinishing Services

Our services include restorative cleaning, local colour touch-ups and refinishing for leather shoes and boots. We custom-match dyes to the leather’s colour and finish, treating marks that polishing alone cannot improve. Restorative refinishing includes waterproofing. Send photos of your shoes or boots to our team today for a quote.

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Our Shoe Recolouring & Refinishing Services

Shoe & Boot Recolouring and Refinishing | FAQs

We custom-match dyes to the colour and finish of your leather, aiming for a blended, natural result. If one shoe or boot has faded more than the other, send photos of both so we can assess the difference. The leather’s condition and existing finish influence the result we can achieve.

We treat discolouration, stains and surface scuffs with restorative cleaning and colour refinishing. Deeper scratches may need filling, sanding and buffing before redyeing, depending on the leather. We assess the damage before recommending treatment; recolouring alone does not rebuild damaged leather or guarantee that every mark will disappear.

Send photos of your shoes or boots to our team for a quote. Include views of the whole pair and close-ups of faded, stained or scratched areas. We assess whether local touch-ups or more extensive restoration is appropriate before quoting for the work.

Polishing nourishes leather and improves minor surface marks. Refinishing goes further, applying colour-matched dye where cleaning or polishing alone cannot restore an even appearance. A colour change is a separate service that changes the shoes to a new shade, rather than restoring their existing colour.

We offer local colour touch-ups for minor scratches, stains and discolouration that polishing cannot improve. This is particularly useful for white, light and pastel-coloured leather shoes. We nourish the leather and apply colour-matched dye to affected areas, assessing whether a touch-up or broader refinishing will give a more even finish.

You can visit our Melbourne workshop for a consultation or post your shoes or boots from anywhere in Australia. Send photos to our team first to discuss the restoration you need and get started with a quote.