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How To Clean Hunter Boots

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I absolutely love my Hunter Rain Boots. Since I’m in Seattle, I get a lot of opportunities to wear them (although I also have a lot of days where I wear them thinking that it is going to rain and it turns out being completely dry so then my coworkers laugh at me).

The only problem with the Hunter Rain Boots is that the rubber blooms. This is a natural occurrence but still something that needs to be cleaned. This bloom can be removed with one item and a bit of elbow grease (but not too much, I promise this is actually really easy). Read on below to find out how to clean Hunter Boots and keep them bloom free.

How to Clean Hunter Rain Boots

How to clean hunter rain bootsEven with multiple pairs of Hunters in my closet, my absolute favorite are still the original ones I bought, the Huntress in red. The Huntress version of the Hunter rain boots are a couple of inches shorter and have a wider calf. I originally purchased both the red and black in this style and I love wearing them during the fall and winter months.

When I pulled out these boots for the rainy season, there was quite a bit of bloom built up on the rubber. I purchased some Armor All Protectant Wipes and went to work scrubbing off the bloom.

I used two wipes per boot and will probably do a follow-up this weekend to get any that I missed and give a final shine to my boots for the season.

Before and After how to clean hunter rain bootsIt only took a few minutes to clean each boot and now they look amazing and good as new!

Fall Outfit with leggings and Red Hunter RainbootsOver the past few years, Hunter Rain boots have become staples in my wardrobe during the colder months. For some ideas on how to style these boots, check out my posts on styling various colors and heights of Hunter Rain Boots:

Fall outfit with leggings and red hunter rain bootsHave you tried to remove the bloom from your Hunter Rain Boots? If you have any tips or tricks make sure to share them in the comments!

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  8. Hi Kendra. I never would have thought about cleaning rain boots. I pinned your tip. Thanks so much for sharing. Best wishes, Darlene

  9. I have been looking for a DIY remedy for my bloom on my Hunter boots. Thank you so much for the tips!

    • When the boots bloom, it will look like there is a foggy white residue sitting on top of the rubber. Hope that helps!

  11. Hi Kendra,

    I love your sense of style and your blog :)

    Would you mind telling me what your calf circumference is and what size shoe you wear? My build is similar to yours. My calves are exactly 15″ around, so I’m not sure if I’d fit in the Originals.

    Thank you!

    • I measured my calves this morning, mine are about 16″ around. My suggestion would be to order the originals off Nordstrom and try them out to see how they fit.

      • Thank you for taking the time to measure your calves and to reply to me! Happy holidays!

        I look forward to seeing the cute outfits you come up with in 2017 :)

  12. Great post on cleaning Hunters! When I clean mine, I use that little sponge thing that you can buy from Hunter. I basically gets that chalky look off, and they have some liquid stuff too.

  13. I wasn’t sure what “bloom” was, but I looked it up and now it makes total sense. That’s such a cool tip about using Armor All Wipes to get rid of the rubber bloom. The look all shiny and new now. Thank you for linking up with us at the #HomeMattersParty this week!

  14. WOW, this worked. Thanks, I have the orange wedge ones and wondered why they were starting to look ike this and how I would clean them.