The laces are prolly the dirtiest part as they have lost their white color. Can i use toothpaste and a toothbrush to clean the rest of the shoe? Any products i could use to help me? Is there any way to save my laces?
2006-09-30 09:44:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
Put your laces in the washing machine, and clean your shoes with soap. Either that, or buy new laces altogether. I have never tried toothpaste so i dunno if it works or not.
2006-09-30 10:04:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try washing the laces with some OxyClean, the stuff really works. Just follow the directions with water and cleaner and let the laces soak in a bowl for awhile. Also, you can always buy new white laces, they're fairly cheap.
I dont know about the toothpaste thing, but product wise you can check out the local PayLess or shoe shop. They usually have little cleaner sticks for white and black shoes that either cover or erase the marks on them. Any fabric parts on the shoes (like on sneakers/tennis shoes), you can go back to the OxyClean, mixed in a spray bottle, and just squirt and scrub with a toothbrush.
Should have your shoes looking good as new in no time.
2006-09-30 09:49:39 · answer #2 · answered by Suraya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are canvis tennis shoes, take the laces out and wash them by hand and soak them in a mixture of bleach and water for an hour and rinse thoroughly. Leather shoes may be washed on top with saddle sope and sponge. I have even put white leather tennis shoes in the washing machine and opened them up wide with shoe tounge out to dry. Worked great. But I wouldn't recommend putting them in the washing machine on a weekly basis. Once every couple months or so and then it will be time for a new pair.
2006-09-30 09:58:56 · answer #3 · answered by Alesig 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES there is a way!!! You put the laces in the washing machine. Then for the shoes, put a little bit of bleach and soap and water on the toothbrush and scrub shoes but not in a hard way but not too soft. Make sure you have a bowl of a little bit bleach and some soap and warm water.
2006-09-30 10:22:38 · answer #4 · answered by Priscilla B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the laces out and soak them in a solution of hot water and bleach, then put them through the wash, and yeah, toothpaste is cool for the rest of the shoe, but make sure you use a soft bristle toothbrush, or it will eventually wear down the material and crack it or even worse, leave a worn spot thats NOT the color of your shoe.
2006-09-30 09:48:01 · answer #5 · answered by Ronijn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I put mine in the washing machine along with some white towels (so not to damage the drum). And then stuff them with white paper to keep their shape as they dry. I find this cleans really good.
2016-03-18 03:07:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
throw out the old laces and buy new ones. as for your shoes, use shoe shiner. and there's no way to clean the laces. everything you can try will just make them worse.
2006-09-30 09:47:58 · answer #7 · answered by Tenten 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOC! Only you'll probably never find that, it's only available to people in the buisiness my mom and dad are in. Whatever you do, don't use bleach. Or maybe you should. I don't know. I'm not very good at answering questions.
2006-09-30 09:49:30 · answer #8 · answered by band geek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The truth is you don't say what your shoes are made of, but if they are tennis shoes, do the washer thing with oxyclean.
2006-09-30 09:55:35 · answer #9 · answered by Jessica M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
throught the laces in the washer or hand wash them in the sink and use some soap. then for the sneakers and cleaner would work, like mean green as long as there leather.
2006-09-30 09:47:47 · answer #10 · answered by bobsdidi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋