How to clean Alligator shoes | Carmina Shoemaker We will start by placing the shoes on an appropriate shoe tree. Then, we brush the shoe to make sure that all the dust is removed, making a clean surface. For alligator leather, it is important to brush following the direction of the scales. Once our shoes are clean, we can apply the cream. In this case, the alligator is an exotic and non-porous leather, so we will use our cardamom colorless cream because this formula will help us moisturize the l