How to wash sneakers, sneakers at home

Sneakers and sneakers are types of sports shoes that are included in the daily life of people due to their functionality and convenience. Despite the practicality of the products, sooner or later you have to face the question of how to wash the sneakers and not have a negative impact on them.

Contrary to popular belief, it is not necessary to seek professional help and take shoes to dry cleaners. At home, cleaning up things is not so difficult, you just need to choose the best approach. In most cases, cleaning in the washing machine helps. If this option is not suitable for some reason, you will have to act manually.

Regardless of the type of exposure, it is necessary to pre-prepare the items. This will increase the effectiveness of the approach and reduce the risk of damage to your favorite things.

1. First pull out the shoelaces, take out the insoles, remove the decorative details. These elements are processed separately. Lace the hands using a soapy solution, if necessary, use bleach. Insole is better to replace, but if it is problematic( for example, they are orthopedic), you can wipe off dirt with them using a toothbrush and soap.
2. The sneaker wash begins with removing the adhered dirt from its surface. For this purpose, the most common dry brush is suitable.
3. Next, go to the sole. It is thoroughly rinsed under running water. Washing the sand, the earth, the remains of plants. Remove the pebbles with a knitting needle.

After surface treatment, we determine the type of cleaning. Despite the fact that many manufacturers insist that their products must be cleaned by hand, good products are not afraid of running in the washing machine. Of course, there is a risk that the sole will go out or the original shape of the thing will change, but this usually applies to leather shoes and suede sneakers. Quality synthetics are practically nothing to be afraid of.

We wash the sneakers by hand

Despite the fact that this option is the most sparing, it is necessary to adhere to the rules of performing the manipulation, based on the technological features of the process.

• We take the detergent in the form of a detergent or laundry soap, we bred in very warm water. Before you wash the sneakers, they need to be soaked, then with the manual stage there will be less trouble. After half an hour of soaking away the products, we remove them, prepare a new soap solution and begin to clean the shoes by hand, carefully working out the problem areas.

Tip: If the yellowness on the white surface, it can be eliminated with lemon juice. Just do not use citric acid, it is able to corrode the material. After processing, you must wash the area.

• It is recommended to use a special whitening soap or white toothpaste without additives to clean white sneakers or individual items.
• To wash away stubborn spots you will need hydrogen peroxide. Pour the product directly to the problem site and after a few minutes, wipe it with a cotton pad, also dipped in peroxide.
• Leather products can be deformed from hot water and chemicals, so take care of running shoes made of natural material with a lukewarm liquid and neutral detergents.
• Suede products can only be cleaned by a dry method. In the extreme case, the problematic place is moistened with hot steam.

Work is completed by removing a soap or chemical solution from the shoe surface. It only remains to dry the sneakers correctly, and they are ready for further operation.

Can I clean the shoe in a washing machine?

When preparing to wash the sneakers in the machine, you need to make sure that there are no stickers, parts on the Velcro and other elements on the surface of the objects that can come off and clog the drain. For one load you can wash no more than two pairs of shoes. Otherwise, there is a risk of causing imbalance of the washing machine or even breaking its glass.

Prepared shoes put in a bag or pillowcase, so as not to damage the surface inside the device. Additionally it is recommended to load a few towels, they will improve the quality of washing. If there is a shoe polishing mode in the washing machine, it's great. If not - put a delicate mode with a minimum temperature. Drying and spinning off, they provoke the deformation of products.

If you wash your running shoes with the usual powder, rinse aid or air conditioner, the risk is high that you will get back shoes with divorces, which then will not be laundered. The best option is planed laundry soap or a special gel for a washing machine.

How to dry the sneakers or sneakers?

One knowledge of how to clean sneakers or wash sneakers is not enough. The original form they return only if they are properly dried. It is at this stage that you can face problems that nullify all efforts. To restore the shape of the products we take toilet paper or paper towels and stuff them with shoes. Newspapers are not the best option, printing ink is then difficult to clean. We put objects in a warm place, but away from artificial heat sources.

If during the treatment of products in the washing machine or when soaking the means with aromatic additives was not used, you can lay cleaned sneakers with crusts of mandarins or oranges, coffee beans. A couple of hours they are just thrown out. Often it happens that it was possible to wash off the dirt, but the unpleasant smell remained. To quickly remove it, we lay the pieces of shoes with pieces of raw peeled potatoes.

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