In addition to expensive special detergents, there are also plenty of household tricks to keep the white favorite treads clean
5 care tips for white sneakers
1 Impregnate
Even before you wear your white sneakers for the first time, you should not forget the impregnation. This protects the shoe and makes cleaning much easier.
By the way, this applies to all sneakers. The most beautiful classics can be found
2 Remove rough spots
An old toothbrush is great for cleaning sneakers. Due to the small bristles you can clean much more targeted than with large shoe brushes. So the leather is not unnecessarily strained.
3 Wet wipes
A real insider tip: With baby towels or make-up wipes you can remove mucky crawlers very gently. Works particularly well on the sole. Never use colored sponges as they may rub off.
4 Deep cleaning
If your white sneakers have really suffered from bad weather: Mix a mix of baking soda, rinse and water, apply to a piece of Zewa or a toothbrush and brush sneakers. But beware: Do not exaggerate, otherwise the leather will be brittle. Remedy creates colorless leather oil.
5 Shoelaces
Instead of buying new laces, you can treat the old one also a beauty treatment. Thread out laces and soak in gall soap for 15 minutes. Then in a cloth bag and into the washing machine. The laces should not be loose in the washing machine as they may get caught in the drum.
6 Washing machine? Dishwasher!
Unfortunately, shoes are not allowed in the washing machine because heat and spin can loosen the glue, we know. But do you already know this trick from sneaker experts? Place the fabric sneakers (not on leather sneakers) in the top compartment of the dishwasher and wash at the lowest possible temperature. Who finds the idea unhygienic: Instead of breakfast board vases or other Staubfänger in this wash show.