How to bleach sneakers 🥝 how to wash fabric or leather manually, how to return the color

Today, many modern people prefer white sneakers. Because white color is universal and fits any style. Many fashionistas and women of fashion prefer to wear athletic shoes for evening wear, as it is comfortable and stylish now. Of course, in the process of constant wear, a large amount of dust and dirt accumulates on them. They eat into the material, so the question of how to wash white sneakers is quite vital, because no one wants to go to the store for a new, far from cheap, pair due to the change in shoe color. And if this is also your favorite sneakers, then all the more you need to save them. Consider what shoe polish cleaner you can use to get their pristine whiteness. We hope that in this article you will choose the most suitable option for restoring white sneakers.

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Choose a method

You can clean white sneakers at home and remove dirt from their surface in the following ways:

• Using a washing machine;
• Manually.

Important! If there are black streaks or stripes on the surface, then getting rid of them is quite simple - rub with an ordinary eraser.

Before starting the process of removing contaminants, make sure that the shoes are washed from fresh dirt.

Important! Before starting any procedures for cleaning the sneakers, it is necessary to remove the laces from them, because they can interfere. In addition, if the laces are colored, then it is likely that they can color the shoes.

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Traditional methods of eliminating stubborn pollution:

• White sneakers are perfectly cleaned with the most ordinary toothpaste. This shoe cleaner will allow you to restore the original color of the shoe in just 15-20 minutes. To do this, take a toothbrush with medium hard bristles and gently rub it with toothpaste on areas of shoes that require cleaning. After completing the process, the remaining toothpaste must be removed with a damp cloth.

Important! To avoid unexpected reactions of the material, use a paste of pure white color, without colored granules and inclusions.

• There is a proven method by which you can easily cope even with the most complex contaminants. To clean the white sneakers at home from yellow spots, you need to take washing powder, vinegar, a little hydrogen peroxide or lemon juice. All these ingredients need to be mixed until a thick paste is formed. Then, using the same toothbrush, the composition is applied to the contaminated areas of the shoe and cleaned.

Important! This option is not suitable for all materials - it will clean leather sneakers remarkably, but the mesh surface may be damaged as a result.

• If the above methods did not help you, then you can resort togood oxygen bleaches. Dry mixtures are diluted with a small amount of water to the desired consistency, and liquid products can be used immediately. Sneakers are wiped with a soft cloth that is moistened with this liquid, and observe what the result is.
• If you are ready to invest a little money in the bleaching procedure, the effect will be much better. Today in any shoe store you can buy special paint for white shoes. It just needs to be applied to shoes and left to dry.

Important! Such paint is suitable only for leather shoes - rag products cannot be bleached in this way.

• There is another way to whiten leather sneakers: take soda, liquid soap and toothpaste, you can add a little more vinegar. Mix all these components until a homogeneous mass is formed. Then use a toothbrush to whiten your shoes.

Important! To improve and consolidate the result, after such cleaning, send the sneakers into a basin with soapy water and wash them thoroughly, and then rinse them in running water.

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How to return the whiteness of the sole?

The sole is a part of the shoe, whitening which is not so simple, because it is the one that accounts for most of the pollution. In addition, its embossed surface does not allow it to be cleaned in the same way as the upper part of the shoe.

To return the sole to its original form, you can use one of the following methods:

1. Prepare a solution from oxygen-based bleach. Put the product in the basin and lower the sneakers there, trying to ensure that only the soles are lowered into the liquid. So leave the shoes for a couple of hours, and then bleach the sole with an additional brush and running water.
2. Take a cotton pad, vinegar and acetone. Mix the liquid in equal proportions, dip a disc into it and walk it over the entire surface of the shoe, carefully treating all contaminated areas.
3. Use citric acid. It is not necessary to dilute it, however, it is better to work in it with gloves, so that the acid can not corrode the skin of the hands.

Important! Do not forget about the shoelaces that were originally removed. They also need to be put in order so that they do not stand out with their grayness against the background of neat and clean sneakers. To help you with some practical tips in a separate article "How to remove white shoelaces?".

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How to wash white sneakers?

Sneakers can be washed in the car only in the “sports shoes” mode, however, not all models have this mode. If you wash your shoes in the normal washing mode, then the chances of spoiling them increase significantly.

Important! Alternatively, select the shortest cycle with the lowest temperature. As a rule, this is a 30-minute mode with a temperature of 30 C.

If you can’t remove dirt from shoes in the washing unit, you can do it manually:

1. In order to bleach the sneakers, pour warm water into a small basin, dissolve the necessary amount of detergent in it and lower the shoes there.
2. Stretch your sneakers several times and then rinse thoroughly in running water.

Important! Please note that even a small amount of detergent in the water can lead to yellow stains.

If the surface of the sneakers has absorbed a certain amount of dirt, then washing it with one wash will not work. To remove stains:

1. Take a cotton swab soaked in clean gasoline and wipe it with the contaminated area.
2. After eliminating the contamination, go over the entire surface with wet wipes to completely remove gasoline traces.

Rinse thoroughly and dry your shoes.

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We clean the insoles

A huge number of bacteria accumulate in the insoles, whose vital products are a source of unpleasant odor. Before starting to clean the insoles from sweat and dirt, they need to be removed from the shoes.

Returning the insole to its original appearance is quite simple - take a laundry soap and thoroughly soap the insole with it, then carefully go over it with a toothbrush. After washing the soap, evaluate how well you managed to clean the insole.

If the first time you were not able to achieve the desired result - repeat the procedure.If necessary, the insoles can be dried with an ordinary household hairdryer.

Important! If, even after such measures, the unpleasant smell of shoes remains, it makes sense to think about the following issues:

• Foot fungus - causes, solutions.
• How to choose high-quality sneakers?

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How to dry your sneakers?

So that after washing the shape of your shoes does not change, you should dry it correctly:

• Before starting drying immediately, fill your shoes with paper or paper towels. They absorb moisture well, and they do not contain dyes.

Important! It is undesirable to use newspapers for these purposes, because of the presence of paint in them, and because they are more rigid and cannot completely fill the volume of shoes.

• If you used substances with flavorings during the cleaning process, put orange or tangerine peels in your shoes for a couple of hours before drying.
• If after all the manipulations in the sneakers there is an unpleasant odor, then you can try putting small pieces of peeled potatoes in them - it absorbs all extraneous odors well.

Important! Tidied up your favorite pair of practical shoes? Then it's time to experiment with its design. Find out, how interesting to tie shoelaces on sneakers.

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Now you can easily clean the white sneakers from yellow spots and dirt, which means that you can wear them for a long time without experiencing any discomfort due to the not very neat appearance of the shoe.