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Rain Boot Care Guide

After a walk, nothing feels better than kicking off your boots and putting your feet up in front of the fire, but before you do, give your rain boots a little TLC.

Spending a bit of time now, will only prolong the life of your rain boots and save you the messy task of knocking off that stubborn last-walk mud next time.

Rain boots are our trademark and something we have been selling for more than 30 years, so we know our stuff. Follow our rain boot care guide and handy tips to keep yours looking as good as the time you took them out of the box! So, if you’re wondering how to clean the inside of your rain boots or just how to clean rain boots in general, you’re in the right place.

Some Rain Boot Wisdom

How To Clean Your Rain Boots

  1. Grab yourself a cloth (we recommend a fast-drying microfibre one) and a bowl of soapy water. Soak the cloth in water and wipe over your rain boots – you might need to give it some elbow grease depending on how muddy it’s been out there!
  2. If you think it’s time to give the inside of your rain boots a little bit of attention too, then remove the insoles and wash them separately.
  3. Don’t be hasty – leave them to dry naturally. However, if you want to speed up the process, then stuff them with some newspaper and leave them to soak up the water. While it might be tempting to leave them on a radiator, we would advise against it.
  4. When you return to them, you might find a white powdery residue. This is nothing to worry about, it’s called ‘blooming’ and is just the natural oils in the rubber coming to the surface. You can wipe that away with a damp cloth or using our Rain Boot Buffer.

How To Store Your Rain Boots

  • Just like your root veg, your rain boots like their home to be cool and dry. If you’re lacking the space, then store them away in the back of your car, the shed or even your bedroom cupboard.
  • If your rain boots are zipped, avoid storing them with the zip open or clogged with mud (go back a step to ‘cleaning’ if you need tips on getting rid of the mud).
  • To stop your long rain boots from folding over between walks, stuff them with something bulky such as scrunched up newspaper or some old cloths.

How To Protect Your Rain Boots

  • The ultimate protection comes from the way in which you clean and store your rain boots so go back a few steps to refresh first.
  • To avoid damage to the lovely appearance of your rain boots, we would recommend using a boot remover. Or ask the children to give them a good tug!
  • A hard walking life can take its toll of the look of your rain boots and excess mud can leave them looking less than their best. Restore their shine with our specially formulated Rain Boot Buffer – a few sprays and a dry cloth will polish them up pristine!

The Joules Rain Boot Care Kit

We’re all about getting outside and exploring, but when you’re back home it can feel like you have brought back more of the outdoors than you intended.

Our Rain boot Care Kit is essential to have stored away in your shed ready to restore your rain boots back to their former glory.

Microfibre Cloth

We don’t need to go into the ins and outs of the magic of microfibre – we’ve all discovered it for ourselves. But, when it comes to cleaning and maintaining your rain boots, our microfibre cloth works wonders. Lint-free, non-abrasive and extremely absorbent, it will get rid of all the muck in an instant, without damaging the surface of your boots.

Rain Boot Buffer

While we can see through their muddy exterior, we’ve put so much love into making our rain boots look great, that we wanted to give you something to keep them looking beautiful.

Our Rain Boot Buffer is a special formula made to condition and restore the glossy finish to all rubber footwear. It’s also highly effective at removing that normal, but unattractive, white residue (blooming) that occurs in natural rubber.

To use, spray the boots from six inches away. Then, use our microfibre cloth, which comes as part of the kit, to buff the rubber in circular motions until any marks or grime are removed.

Rain Boot Fresh

Sometimes it’s not just the outdoors that can produce some less than lovely odours – those long walks can leave feet and wellies a little smelly.

Give the insoles of your boots a quick spray with our Rain Boot Fresh which eliminate all odours. And it’s not just rain boots that you can refresh, as this product can be used on all types of footwear.

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Welly care kit

One Year rain boot guarantee

They don’t just look the part, our rain boots have been tried and tested, and we pride ourselves on their quality (and the ability to handle deep muddy puddles). But until you have walked a mile in our... rain boots, we understand that you might not be quite as confident. So, to show you how much we believe in our boots, each pair is covered by our 'one-year rain boot guarantee'.

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