More than 300 million pairs end up in U.S. landfills each year. Protecting and repairing shoes can keep them on your feet ...

(For leather shoes ... wear off over time, which is actually a good thing — a stubborn waterproof layer will prevent you from maintaining the material beneath it or repairing scuffs and scratches.

I'm the owner of Kim's Shoe and Bag Repair ... leather paint to touch up the scuffed area first and applying evenly all over the shoes. I'm using a matte finisher to protect the paint from peeling ...

Narrator: Hi, I'm Rio, and I'm the owner of Kim's Shoe and Bag Repair ... so now I'm taking off the old heel plates with an opener for the replacements. Now I'm sanding the leather bottom soles ...