Tips To Clean Shoes & Sneakers

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By Amrisha Sharma

Saturday, October 8, 2011, 13:36

Shoes become dirty very easily and cleaning them is little difficult. If it is a white shoes then the cleaning and maintenance process involves excess care. Cleaning shoes like canvas, sneakers or white leather is not easy and you might end up throwing them after they become dirty. Therefore, here are simple tips to clean white shoes and sneakers at home. Read on...

Tips to clean white shoes and sneakers:

1. Check out if the shoes are filled with mud, dirt or soil. If you think the stains are light then try to dip a cotton cloth in detergent water and rub it on the shoes. This cleans the stains from the white shoes and even sneakers!
2. If you are washing white shoes or sneakers in a machine, use warm water and don't forget to remove the laces. Use detergent and avoid blow dryer. This spoils the quality of the shoe.
3. Mix bleach, baking soda and little detergent in water. Dip a toothbrush and scrub out the stains to clean the white shoes or sneakers.
4. Dust off dirt from the shoes or sneakers before washing them. Prepare a solution with 1/2 cup warm water, 1 tbsp clear ammonia and a dab of dish soap. Mix it well. Spread little baking soda in the toothbrush and then scrub on the stains. Now dip the brush in the solution and scrub.
5. Baking soda and white vinegar are commonly used to wash white sneakers. Add baking soda and white vinegar in a cup of water and scrub the solution with a brush. Leave it for 5-10 minutes and then rinse off.
6. One of the simple tips to clean and maintain white shoes and sneakers is by using non gel based toothpaste. Dip the brush in warm water, apply some toothpaste and then rub it on the shoes. Wash them with water or use a wet towel or cloth piece.
7. After you wash the shoes or white sneakers, use little natural and not the synthetic conditioner which matches with the shoe colour. Make a solution of conditioner and water and apply it on the shoe with a cloth piece. Leave it for 2-3 minutes and then wipe off with water soaked cloth.
8. Let the shoes or sneakers dry under the sun. Set the laces and the shoe is cleaned!

Use these 8 tips to clean and maintain white shoes or sneakers and keep them bright new!