![]() ![]() If you’re investing in sneaker care, it’s a good idea to have both a soft-bristle brush and a hard-bristle brush at your disposal. A soft-bristle brush is key when dealing with delicate materials.” A medium brush can be used all around the sneaker but should not be used on delicate materials such as suede, nubuck, or satin. “Hard brushes should only be used on the undersole and some midsoles. “Aside from the solutions, using the proper brush is key to cleaning sneakers,” says Tran. Materials: Walnut handle, hog’s-hair bristle | Intended use: Cotton mesh, suede, premium leather He soaks in a bowl of water with half a scoop of OxiClean and says “it gets the white laces so bright white.” (One caveat: The soaking method will damage any material that can’t get wet, so check if your shoes have leather or suede accents.)īoth Trolio and Brown also recommend OxiClean for cleaning removable insoles, which can be as simple as adding them to a load of laundry in a garment bag, and the detergent is also Rademaker’s go-to for cleaning shoelaces. The method “completely revitalized a mud-covered pair of slip-ons for one of my kids,” she says, and even for shoes that see less heavy-duty use, “it’s a really nice brightener” and gets sneakers close to new. To clean canvas sneakers like Vans or Keds, Strategist senior editor Jen Trolio recommends soaking them in a basin with a scoop of OxiClean “for at least a few hours ideally overnight,” then rinsing well. Ingredients: Sodium percarbonate, sodium carbonate, surfactants and polymer chlorine bleach-free | Intended use: Textiles | Medium: Powder ![]() “In my experience, it gets out stains and stubborn dirt a lot better than the other sneaker cleaners out there,” and the oil-derived soaps also help to condition leather. He adds that, when “combined with a medium-bristle shoe brush or toothbrush,” the solution “allows for a clean wash and maximum dirt removal.” “It has the least harsh chemicals,” says Rademaker. The naturally derived formula is mild and won’t leave behind much soapy residue, according to Richard Brown, the founder of sneaker-restoration company Proof Culture. Waleed Cope, the founder of Soap Box, a Brooklyn laundry and sneaker-cleaning store, says the product can work miracles on retro Jordans, Adidas Ultraboosts, Yeezy Boost 350s, Balenciagas, and Nike Air Force 1s. ![]() “This solution works well on most materials - leather, suede, nubuck - and gets the job done,” says Tran. Several of the sneaker-cleaning experts we spoke to cited Reshoevn8r as their favorite all-purpose cleaner, good for cleaning most parts of a shoe with a natural formula that won’t cause damage or discoloration. Ingredients: Coconut and jojoba oil–derived soaps | Intended use: All-purpose, works on suede | Medium: Liquid solution (And if you want to avoid stains in the future, you can take the extra step of waterproofing your sneakers after cleaning them.) For daily-wear scuffs, grit, and stains, there are a ton of effective cleaning products for all types of kicks, at every level of complexity - from applying tinted leather cream with a toothbrush to tossing canvas sneakers in a tub with OxiClean and soaking overnight. If you walk on the street, you’re going to get it onto your shoes.” At a certain point, you’ll need to do a cleaning to get rid of that dirt.įor more serious damage like discoloration, take your sneakers to a pro, who can mix a custom dye to disguise it. And there’s no miracle product to prevent that, says Eduard Shimunov of Financial District shoe-repair store Cobbler Express - “unless you put a bag over them,” he says. Whether they’re a prized pair of Margielas or the beaten-up New Balances you wear to run errands, all sneakers get dirty. ![]()
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