How to dry shoes inside at home?

With the advent of the rainy season, the most urgent question is how to dry shoes inside at home, because many can not afford to buy several pairs of shoes for a change. Nobody will get much pleasure from wearing coarse shoes with peaked soles. So let's figure out how to dry shoes properly so that it will please us as long as possible.

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General tips for the care of footwear

Any footwear, especially leather, can become very deformed due to moisture, so it is very important to remove it as soon as possible after getting wet. This rule is valid even in cases where the wetting area is small.

Drying technology is practically the same, regardless of which shoes you need to dry: sports, leather or membrane. Next, we will tell you some general recommendations for drying boots( shoes, shoes) at home:

• Remove moisture drops from outside the shoes with a soft cloth;
• Dry in well-ventilated areas;
• Always remove the insole and maximally open the shoes before drying.

Important! Do not place solids in the vicinity of heaters( electric heaters, fireplaces and stoves, radiators, ovens).This can lead to deformation of the products, and, due to uneven drying, the sole can peel off and cracks appear.

There are a number of fairly simple methods of drying shoes that will help to quickly and correctly carry out this procedure.

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With the help of newspapers

As a rule, this way shoes are dried from genuine leather:

• Inside the boot tightly squeezes lumps of crumpled newspaper or any other suitable paper.
• Top of the pair are wrapped in several layers of the newspaper.

Important! So you can dry your shoes or boots at night.

However, it is important to observe certain points:

• The pages of newspapers should not have photos and lots of ink( the inside of the shoe may get dirty);
• After a few hours, you need to change the newspaper stuffing.

Important! Such drying can be carried out not only at home, but also in the office( if you have a removable pair with you).

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Salt

You can dry the shoe pair using the following components:

1. Salt;
2. Nylon sock;
3. Frying pan;
4. Cooker.

So, what and how will these items and tools help us, can I quickly dry the shoes inside?

• Spread the salt in an even layer on the pan and heat it on the stove.
• After the salt has warmed up enough, pour it into the nylon sock, tighten it tightly and place it in a soaked boot.
• To change such a bag is desirable as the salt cools in it, but it often suffices once.

As you can see, everything is simple, and you did not need any special tools and expensive devices for this.

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Figure

Leather shoes, as well as shoes from other natural materials can be dried using dry rice. It is necessary to fill the box with a few centimeters of rice croup and lower the boots with the soles upwards. Typically, the drying time by this method is 4 hours.

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Heated floors

If you have heated floors at home, you can dry your boots correctly and quickly enough. It is enough to put them on the warm floor and wait for the complete drying.

Important! This method is good to dry leather shoes. Thanks to the uniform distribution of heat, this type of drying does not deform even items from the most delicate skin.

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Filler for cat litter

For this extravagant method, only one type of filler, based on silica gel, is suitable. Absorption capacity is remarkable, and use is reusable.

In order to quickly dry the shoes at home with this product, simply pour it into the sock and shove it into the boot.

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Fan

Another option for drying a leather shoe is to use a domestic fan:

1. Using a wire and nippers, make two hooks in the shape of a letter S.
2. Then place the hooks on the fan grill, place the shoes on them.
3. Then you just need to turn on the fan and wait 2-3 hours until the shoes are well dried.

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Drying machines

Drying sports shoes in a car designed for drying clothes is just a pleasure. It is enough to remove the shoelaces and place the shoe pair in the machine with the sole to the front side of the machine.

Important! Together with the shoes it is desirable to place several cotton rags or towels in the machine drum.

Select the average drying mode for approximately one hour.

Important! Suitable only shoes made of cotton or synthetics in the absence of gel soles.

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Special tools( shoe dryers)

There is a wide range of devices on the shelves that can be used to dry even the most capricious types of shoe materials. They are divided into:

• Electric driers are the cheapest and the easiest, but they dry the leather goods, fabric and membrane shoes in the most gentle manner. What is very important is that the process takes place fairly quickly, at home.
• Blow dryers are more sophisticated devices, and they require the connection of air ducts, thanks to which air is supplied from the coolant. These devices work both on batteries and on the network, so you can use them not only at home.
• Ultraviolet - combines an ultraviolet lamp and a blow dryer. This is the most expensive option, however, using this dryer, you can avoid the appearance of fungus.

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How to choose the right electric dryer?

Whichever type of electric shoe dryer you choose, pay attention to the following before buying:

• The materials from which the device is made must be of good quality, at least in appearance. All parts of the device must sit tightly so that there are no traces of glue, burrs, backlashes and cracks. The power cord must be flexible, not too thin, having double insulation and protection at the base.
• Well, if the heating element is made of ceramic, then the drying will proceed quickly and with maximum care.
• The body of the device must have openings for free air circulation, which promotes faster drying of shoes.
• The heating time of the electric dryer is generally indicated in the instructions. The faster the apparatus heats, the better. Optimum - up to 15 minutes. If more than 30 minutes - it's been a long time.
• Ideally, the heating temperature should be 50-60 degrees - at higher rates, the shoes can deteriorate. In addition, the higher the temperature, the higher the energy consumption.
• The size of the dryer is also an important parameter, because it should be placed inside the shoes. It's no secret that children often come home to drenched shoes or sapozhki. Therefore, if you have a growing generation at home, you should choose a dryer with not too large pads. Alternatively, with wire heaters, it can be bent, thereby reducing the size.
• Do not forget to evaluate the length of the power cord, because if it's too short, then you'll still have to buy an extension cord.

We very much hope that all of the above recommendations will help you to significantly extend the life of the shoes and keep it warm and dry in the cold season.