Comments on: How to Clean Sneakers http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-sneakers/ Mon, 21 May 2012 23:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Karen http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-sneakers/#comment-11667 Karen Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:31:18 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-sneakers/#comment-11667 Wow! My sneakers are always white and have no bad smell. I take the laces out and soak them in the sink with Dawn dishwashing soap and bleach while I wipe the sneakers down with a Mr. Clean Magic eraser. Touch up any scuffs or scratches with white shoe polish using a small brush. Buff with a soft cloth. Spray the inside with vinegar and water. Rinse and squeeze laces in a towel to get most of the water out. Hang laces and place shoes with the tongue pulled out in the sunshine to dry and/or air out. Sprinkle a little baking soda on the inside and shake around prior to the first wearing and periodically after that. NOTE: Always wear socks and change socks daily. Wow! My sneakers are always white and have no bad smell. I take the laces out and soak them in the sink with Dawn dishwashing soap and bleach while I wipe the sneakers down with a Mr. Clean Magic eraser. Touch up any scuffs or scratches with white shoe polish using a small brush. Buff with a soft cloth. Spray the inside with vinegar and water. Rinse and squeeze laces in a towel to get most of the water out. Hang laces and place shoes with the tongue pulled out in the sunshine to dry and/or air out. Sprinkle a little baking soda on the inside and shake around prior to the first wearing and periodically after that. NOTE: Always wear socks and change socks daily.

]]> By: Steve http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-sneakers/#comment-10413 Steve Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:57:44 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-sneakers/#comment-10413 White Sneakers Only - need 2.5 gallon Ziploc bags, 1 box of Baking Soda, 2 capfuls of Bleach 1. Fill your kitchen sink up with water, and add 2 capfuls of bleach. 2. remove shoe lace from sneakers. 3. place sneakers and shoe laces into sink, turn sneakers a couple of times to get air out. Place a plate or heavy object on sneakers to keep them submerged. 4. Let sneakers soak for 2 hours. 5. Remove first sneaker from sink, let water drain for 30 seconds, then place wet sneaker in Freezer bag and seal. Do the same with opposite sneaker. 6. Place sneakers in Freezer for 10-12 hours. 7. Remove sneakers from Freezer, remove from bags, place sneakers sink, let hot water run inside sneaker's for 2-3 minutes to thaw out the ice particles in shoe. 8. Ring out water from the foam areas of sneaker, such as the tounge, and the ankle padding. 9. If Ambient temp. is over 60 degrees, let sneakers open air dry. If temp. are colder, you can use a hair dryer on warm settings to aid in drying, or toss your sneakers in the dryer with a bunch of towels, for 10-15 minutes, then let them air dry. 10. After shoes are thoroughly dry, and no moisture present, sprinkle baking soda in the sneakers generously and let sit overnight. Dump excess baking soda from shoes in the morning, and your shoes are ready to go. This method will ensure optimum freshness, by killing the bacteria that created the smell, and then deodorizing the sneaker for a fresh scent. White Sneakers Only – need 2.5 gallon Ziploc bags, 1 box of Baking Soda, 2 capfuls of Bleach

1. Fill your kitchen sink up with water, and add 2 capfuls of bleach.

2. remove shoe lace from sneakers.

3. place sneakers and shoe laces into sink, turn sneakers a couple of times to get air out. Place a plate or heavy object on sneakers to keep them submerged.

4. Let sneakers soak for 2 hours.

5. Remove first sneaker from sink, let water drain for 30 seconds, then place wet sneaker in Freezer bag and seal. Do the same with opposite sneaker.

6. Place sneakers in Freezer for 10-12 hours.

7. Remove sneakers from Freezer, remove from bags, place sneakers sink, let hot water run inside sneaker’s for 2-3 minutes to thaw out the ice particles in shoe.

8. Ring out water from the foam areas of sneaker, such as the tounge, and the ankle padding.

9. If Ambient temp. is over 60 degrees, let sneakers open air dry. If temp. are colder, you can use a hair dryer on warm settings to aid in drying, or toss your sneakers in the dryer with a bunch of towels, for 10-15 minutes, then let them air dry.

10. After shoes are thoroughly dry, and no moisture present, sprinkle baking soda in the sneakers generously and let sit overnight. Dump excess baking soda from shoes in the morning, and your shoes are ready to go.

This method will ensure optimum freshness, by killing the bacteria that created the smell, and then deodorizing the sneaker for a fresh scent.

]]> By: Fred http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-sneakers/#comment-6387 Fred Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:06:03 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-sneakers/#comment-6387 If your sneakers are looking bad and you don't have time to wash and dry try hand sanitizer. You can apply with fingers, brush with an old toothbrush (one of mankind's best cleaning tools) and wipe with paper towels or rag. You can also clean your shoe laces the same way. This will work for both regular and leather sneakers for a quick clean and go job. Deodorizes too! If your sneakers are looking bad and you don’t have time to wash and dry try hand sanitizer. You can apply with fingers, brush with an old toothbrush (one of mankind’s best cleaning tools) and wipe with paper towels or rag. You can also clean your shoe laces the same way. This will work for both regular and leather sneakers for a quick clean and go job. Deodorizes too!

]]> By: Judi http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-sneakers/#comment-3977 Judi Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:54:09 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-sneakers/#comment-3977 Here's a tip for getting shoes dry overnight: place them on the floor about 6 inches in front of your refrigerator vent. Turn them on their sides with the tops facing the fridge. Go to bed. In the morning, VOILA!! Your shoes will be dry. The steady, warm air does a wonderful job! Here’s a tip for getting shoes dry overnight: place them on the floor about 6 inches in front of your refrigerator vent. Turn them on their sides with the tops facing the fridge. Go to bed. In the morning, VOILA!! Your shoes will be dry. The steady, warm air does a wonderful job!

]]> By: Barbara http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-sneakers/#comment-275 Barbara Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:05:08 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-sneakers/#comment-275 Cleaning sneakers is easy, I just throw them in the washing machine with the rest of the whites. When they are done I set them out in the sun to dry or on the dryer. They come out like new, hard stains? Spray em with pre-wash like any thing else. Cleaning sneakers is easy, I just throw them in the washing machine with the rest of the whites. When they are done I set them out in the sun to dry or on the dryer. They come out like new, hard stains? Spray em with pre-wash like any thing else.

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