How to Make a Shoe Wider

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Put on a thick sock and slip on your shoe.. Heat the area that feels tight with a hairdryer for 20 – 30 seconds.. Try on the shoe with a normal sock once it starts to feel loose.

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1

Put on a thick sock and slip on your shoe.

Step 1

Put on a thick sock and slip on your shoe.

2

Heat the area that feels tight with a hairdryer for 20 – 30 seconds.

Step 2

Heat the area that feels tight with a hairdryer for 20 – 30 seconds.

3

Try on the shoe with a normal sock once it starts to feel loose.

Step 3

Try on the shoe with a normal sock once it starts to feel loose.

4

Apply leather conditioner to your leather shoe to restore moisture.

Step 4

Apply leather conditioner to your leather shoe to restore moisture.

5

Place a sealable plastic bag in your shoe.

Step 5

Place a sealable plastic bag in your shoe.

6

Pour water into the bag until your shoe is full.

Step 6

Pour water into the bag until your shoe is full.

7

Leave the shoe in your freezer overnight.

Step 7

Leave the shoe in your freezer overnight.

8

Take the ice-filled bag out of your shoe.

Step 8

Take the ice-filled bag out of your shoe.

9

Reduce the width of the toe block before inserting it into your shoe.

Step 9

Reduce the width of the toe block before inserting it into your shoe.

10

Insert the stretcher into your shoe.

Step 10

Insert the stretcher into your shoe.

11

Turn the widening handle to widen your shoe.

Step 11

Turn the widening handle to widen your shoe.

12

Keep the shoe stretcher in your shoe for 6 – 8 hours before removing it.

Step 12

Keep the shoe stretcher in your shoe for 6 – 8 hours before removing it.

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