| Type
of finish |
Class
of leathers having such finish |
Identification
tests |
Usual
shoe room treatment |
| cleaner |
filler |
Top
spray |
| Protein |
Amline
Box calf
Glace kid |
Loss
of colour when rubbed with dilute ammonia unaffected by acetone |
Mild
water based type |
Water
based where necessary |
Wax
emulsion or wax resin emulsion |
| Wax |
Oily
pull up
Burnished |
Obvious
waxy feel to surface. May bruise with hard rubbing |
No
treatment usually necessary after burnishing although gloss could
be enhanced by suitable wax preparations |
| Resin
with fixative top coat eg nitrocellulose |
Sem-anline
Rub off
Resin pearlised
Coated split |
Finish
readily removed by acetone. Possible slight damage with dilute ammonia |
Water
based or mild solvent (solvent essential on rub offs) |
Water
based or solvent based where necessary |
Solvent
based dressing or resin emulsion |
| Polyurethane |
Patent
Scuff resistant
Coated Split |
Unaffected
by acetone or dilute ammonia |
Mild
petroleum solvent |
None |
No
spray Light polish with cream |
| PVC |
Patent
(not common today) |
Slight
lackness with acetone Gives a green flame in hot copper wire test |
Mild
petroleum solvent |
None |
No
spray normally required |
