Having clean shoes is not impossible. However, it is a fact that no matter how hard you try and no matter what you do, your shoes are going getting dirty. Nonetheless, with a little work, you can have your shoes looking good no matter how often you wear them. This article will discuss how to clean your shoes using a washing machine.
Steps for Cleaning your Shoes
Remove the laces from your shoes. This will prevent damage to your shoes as well as to your washing machine.
Use different kinds of items to clean your shoes: a brush can wipe of dirt and mud, pins can remove excess mud in tiny spaces, and a cotton ball soaked with alcohol can remove accumulated dirt.
Place your shoes and shoe laces inside the washing machine.
Put some detergent inside the washing machine.
Set the temperature of the water inside the washing machine to cold in order to prevent the color of your shoes from fading.
Place your shoes inside the washer and start the cycle.
Remove your shoes from the washer and put them in indirect sunlight for 4-6 hours to dry. It is not recommended that you put your shoes in direct sunlight since this will trigger the fading of colors.
Put the laces of your shoes back on, and walah, your shoes are clean.
Guidelines
Do not put newspaper or any other kind of paper with ink inside your shoes to help them dry, since this can cause the inks to attach to your shoes. Instead, use some tissue or paper towels.
If the only dirty part is the plastic component of your shoes, then there’s no need to use the washing machine. You can just brush using an old toothbrush with a little baking soda.
Before washing your shoes using the washing machine, you may want to consider placing them in a pillowcase for protection.
If you do not have a washing machine, you can just use a bath tub or the sink to wash your shoes. However, you need to brush them regardless.
Precautionary Measures
Make sure to check the tags of your shoes for any special washing instructions which they might have. This is important, because different shoes require different methods of washing.
If your shoes are very expensive, then you may want to manually wash them since using a washing machine may cause damages.
Footwear such as shoes must be cared about. Cleaning your shoes is very easy and simple, but it does require work, and this naturally turns people away from doing it. The above guidelines and steps are considered as a huge help for people wanting clean shoes. Follow this advice, and you may extend the life of your shoes as well as their quality. Do not follow this advice, and you will be left with dirty, disgusting, and unappealing shoes that do not feel comfortable to wear. The choice is yours.
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