Tips for Cleaning Shoes
There are five steps in the shoe cleaning process:
- Getting prepped and gathering the essentials
- Washing the outsole
- Washing the uppers
- Washing the laces
- Letting your shoe and laces air dry
Today we’ll be cleaning the adidas Superstar. This iconic shoe is made of a leather upper and rubber outsole, making it pretty easy to clean. “The leather on most Superstars is tough enough to go through quite a bit of scrubbing and not show any scratches or scuffs,” said Kirihara. “The rubber on the toe and the outsole is great too because it doesn’t matter what you do to it, it won’t get marked up.”
Before we get into learning how to wash adidas shoes we must gather the essentials! You will need the following materials:
- Microfiber towels
- Warm water
- Shoe cleaning solution or soapy water
- Warm Bleach water for your laces
- Socks or a shoe form to place inside of your shoe to keep its shape while cleaning.
- A cleaning tray or towel
- Nitrile gloves
- Soft and hard bristle brush
- Toothbrush
- Dirt picking tools
It’s tough to keep shoes pristine without regularly cleaning them. The minute those new sneakers come out of the box, you’ll want to wear them outside — where they’ll pick up dirt, mud, scuffs and stains.
To ensure peak performance of a pair of sneakers over time, it’s important to give them proper care and maintenance, including cleaning. Before getting started, place the shoes in a shoe tree or fill them with crumpled newspapers to help retain their shape during cleaning. Then, get to work.
These tips will help keep any sneakers – including lifestyle, basketball and running shoes — fresh and clean in just a few easy steps.
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