cleaning converse shoes

hoody · 09-08-2006 8:38am #1

can anyone tell me the best way to clean converse runners? i have a white pair at the mo and they're filthy but i'm afraid to put them in the washing machine because it made bits of the last pair

cheers

lasair · 09-08-2006 9:49am

i hand wash my sisters for her.
i use vanish (you could use washin powder or fairy liquid or shampoo but on whites try somethin that wont leave a nasty stain), let it sit on it for a few minute, for whites id leave it longer and scrub with either an old tooth brush or a sponge.

oh and with whites remember they can turn yelow if you dry them in direct sunlight, because the glue bondin the shoe is yellow underneath.

it does the trick and they do be always sparkling.

best of luck

09-08-2006 9:56am

you don't clean converse...

Faerie · 09-08-2006 11:20am

Well don't put them in the washing machine anyway! I tried that before because my jeans stained them really badly in the rain, and the colour REALLY faded.
And I have to agree with Deleted User, Converse trainers tend to look better scruffy and unclean.

Creamy Goodness · 09-08-2006 1:39pm

normally when sticking footwear in the wash you wouldn't put anything else in, unless of course you've got a industrial sized washing machine

they tend to look better worn in.