How to clean white fabric sneakers

Before you start cleaning your white fabric sneakers, you need to prepare your shoes for this procedure:

• remove laces and insoles from the sneakers. They are washed separately;
• clean the sole of the accumulation of dirt with warm water and a rag (or an old toothbrush);
• clean the sneakers from dust using a damp cloth.

Only after these preparatory steps can you proceed directly to bringing the shoes back to their original form.

You can use the following methods:

• wash in a washing machine. It is better to wash fabric sneakers not with ordinary powder, but with bleaching powder. For washing, you must select a special mode for sneakers (if any) and set the temperature to 30-40 ° C. It is not recommended to use the spin function;
• in order not to damage the parts of the washing machine and not spoil the sneakers, it is better to wrap the shoes with a cloth or place them in a washing bag, and only then start washing them. After washing, dry sports shoes on the street or balcony, hanging them by the tongues;

• clean with stain remover and an old toothbrush. Cover the sneakers with a gel stain remover for washing clothes and clean them thoroughly with a brush. Then the product must be thoroughly washed off with water. If necessary, you can repeat the cleaning procedure in this way;

• clean with toothpaste and an old toothbrush. It is necessary to take a white (better whitening) toothpaste without any additives. How to clean the sneaker fabric in this way: apply the paste to the soiled areas of the fabric and soles, leave for 20 minutes, and then rub it well with a toothbrush. Then the sneakers must be washed with clean water;

• treat sneakers with a specially prepared paste: take a little washing powder, mix it with a little lemon juice, hydrogen peroxide and vinegar. With this paste you need to lubricate the sneakers and brush them with a toothbrush. Then wash off the product with water.

You can apply bleaching powder by mixing it with vinegar (1: 1) to remove yellowness from your shoes.

They can be washed in a washing machine at a temperature of 30-40 °, using a special mode designed for washing shoes, or washed by hand using laundry soap and a brush.

To dry, the sneakers must be hung on the balcony, after filling them with paper so that they do not lose their shape.