How to Stretch Out Shoes Immediately [Boots, Sneakers, Leather Shoes]

Shoe Stretching Instructions from Podiatrist:

Stretching shoes and women’s dress boots is a valuable and often very effective method for relieving foot pain. You can stretch the length, width or create extra room for bunions or pinched toes.
We often recommend stretching shoes in specific areas to relieve pressure on bunions, hammertoes, corns, bone spurs and other enlarged areas of the foot. In addition, if the shoe simply feels too tight, we recommend the entire toebox of the shoe be stretched.
Shoe stretching instructions for both techniques and special instructions for women’s boots are listed below.

You can stretch a shoe yourself or take it to a shoe repair shop. You can often save money by stretching it yourself.

• Below you will find instructions on these shoe stretching techniques:
  Stretch over bunions
  Stretch the width of the shoe
  Stretch high heels
  Stretch boots
  Stretch (raise) the height of the toe box so the shoe doesn’t press on your toes.

How to Stretch Shoes Over Bunions and Other Prominences:

• Purchase a Ball and Ring Shoe Stretcher. Determine the area needed to be relieved.
• Place a Zip Lock bag over the shoe to protect the exterior finish.
• Place the ball inside the shoe with the ring on the outside.
• Press the arms of the Stretch together over this problem area of the shoe.
• You should see immediate results, with your shoe fitting more comfortably.
• It can be clamped on overnight for especially difficult areas
• How to Stretch the Entire Shoe to Provide More Room
• If there is not one area that is causing excessive pressure, but the shoe simply feels too tight, you can try stretching it with a “Two-Way Shoe Stretcher”.

• Apply “pressure relief pods” to spot stretch problem areas
• Apply shoe stretch liquid as shown in the video
• Place Two Way Shoe Stretcher in shoe Turn crank to increase width and length in order to stretch shoe.
• Increase by one full turn every 8 hours
• Maintain stretch for 2 days

How to Stretch Tight Boots:

Women’s boots require a special stretcher with an extra long handle. This unique stretcher has a hinged shaft that follows the contours of a boot so that you can stretch the width of the boot without causing any damage to the shaft or collar.

How stretch shoes boot stretcher:

• Place Boot Stretcher in shoe
• Turn crank to increase width and stretch boot.
• Increase by one full turn every 8 hours
• Maintain stretch for 2 days

Stretching Tight Women’s High Heels:

Women’s high heels require a special stretcher that is angled in such a way to fit into high heels.

• Purchase a High Heel Shoe Stretcher
• Apply a leather softening liquid as shown in the video
• Place Stretcher in shoe
• Turn crank to increase width and stretch high heel.
• Increase by one full turn every 8 hours
• Maintain stretch for 2 days
• How to Raise the Toe Box of the Shoe (Using a Toe Raiser)
• If your shoes are pressing too hard on the top of your toes, you can use a “toe raiser” to increase the height of the toe box of the shoe