Care tips
Wash shoes: How to clean your treads in the machine correctly
The more often shoes are in use, the more clearly dust and sweat make themselves noticeable. If the commercially available care products fail, only the washing machine remains.
Classic sports or street shoes that are used in everyday life as well as with sporty (outdoor) activities are becoming more and more dirty over time and start to stink- no shoedeo helps. Here it would be an offer to simply clean the treads in the washing machine, but are they suitable for it at all? In fact, all shoes that consist of synthetic materials can be washed, such as vegan sneakers, ballerinas, sneakers, linen and fabric shoes. This article explains what you need to consider and how you can also wash your shoes by hand.
Wash the instructions for shoes: step by step
- Before you in the shoes in the you should give coarse dirt with a firm Remove – alternatively, a damp cloth is also possible.
- Remove the laces and possible insoles from the shoes so that they are not washed.
- So that the shoes do not accidentally damage the drum drum, you should only wash them with other robust textiles such as towels or bed sheets.
- It is even safer for the shoes in the machine if you have a special one Or a padded use for protection.
- Wash the shoes to 30 degrees, preferably in a gentle diaper (easy to care for or wool) – and do without the spin course to protect the materials.
- Put only a little (full) detergent in the machine and no fabric softener. If you only wash your shoes, there are also special For sneakers.
- After washing, the shoes should be stuffed with newspaper so that they can take their original shape again when drying in a warm place.
- In the last step, the dry shoes are with one treated to seal the surface and protect against new signs of wear.
Care tips: Wash shoes without washing machine
Whether boots, high heels or sandals: If the leather shoes have been made, they must never be inserted into the washing machine. But what if the fine treads are so dirty that you can no longer show them in public? Quite simply, then there are a variety of suitable care products that you can use for cleaning leather – the same also applies to shoes made of synthetic materials that you can also wash in the machine due to glued -up or sewn -on applications (e.g. metal, rhinestones or sequins).
- A liquid detergent is suitable for fabric and linen shoes, which you have to rub and wash out by hand.
- There are also special for sneakers made of synthetic leather that are intended for cleaning and care, or one .
- For shoes are made of real leather – or to be recommended. They not only remove coarse dirt, but also stains.
And even with sensitive shoes, it makes sense to treat the material with an impregnation spray after manual cleaning and care.
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Source: Stern
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