Running shoes are all the fashion rage these days, and, interestingly enough,
white soled running shoes are pretty darn fashionable.
The issue is white soled running shoes get dirty really quick and can be
a bit of a challenge to take care of. So, in order to get your running shoes
in Jerry Seinfeld condition, I'm going to show you a few quick
and easy cleaning tips on how you can bring your shoes
back to looking beautiful.
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Everybody wants to know how to clean
their running shoes, and I get this question a lot.
I would love to give you a one size fits all answer, but unfortunately because not
all shoes, shoe materials, and shoe manufacturers are created equal,
there's not one easy answer. But what I can do is give you
a couple of good pointers or starting places so that you
can get your shoes as clean as possible.
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Since white soles are sexy, [whistle] I'm going to show you
exactly how to make sure that these look amazing all the time.
So these are relatively new shoes for me. They're not that messed up.
But if you look at these, they definitely have a little bit more wear in them.
So the way to get these absolutely clean is to make
a solution of equal parts baking soda and laundry detergent.
I'm using scent free and color free, but you can use
whatever you feel good about using. Mix that together in a bowl
and then apply that to the stained area using a cleaning toothbrush.
Now you don't need too much product here, just enough
to make sure you can start agitating that dirt off.
So rub it a few times with the toothbrush.
Then you're going to use a sponge, rinse it with
a little bit of cold water and pat it to dry.
You should see those stains come right off.
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Here's a quick little cheat for you to keep your runners clean on the go
if, for whatever reason, you don't have access to the actual cleaning materials
I just covered. Get yourself one of these.
It's a white eraser. You can pick it up at an art store
or an office supply store. Don't get a pink one or a
custom shape or character. Just this one is exactly what you need.
What you'll do, and this will work on leather and this will work on rubber.
Just find the area that's affected, aka a little bit dirty, and literally
start erasing that stain the same way you would erase
a long division homework issue that you have been having.
I know you're going to start carrying one of these around in your purse
or your pocket. I carry one around in my purse,
and my life has definitely been improved ever since.
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There's no sense in having beautifully clean shoes if you're going to have
really raunchy laces. So what you can do is
simply pre-treat the dirty areas of the laces,
because God knows where these things have ended up.
You can use a bit of laundry detergent, a bit of dish detergent, a little bit
of stain pre-treater. Whatever you've got handy is fine.
Then just find yourself a delicates bag. Again, this is why I talk about them
all the time. You use them for absolutely everything.
Throw your laces into the delicates bag. Wash them as you normally would,
and your laces will be good to go.
Now, while they're washing, what you can do is clean
the little area where the laces go, those little holes.
You can use a cleaning toothbrush with a little bit of laundry detergent
and a little bit of water. Give then a quick scrub
and then sponge dry them and you'll be good.
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If you notice that your shoes are crazy dirty because, big surprise,
you're one of the people that actually wears running shoes
because you exercise, what you can do is let those shoes dry entirely.
Then you're going to get yourself a cleaning toothbrush or perhaps
a brush that's a little bit bigger, I just don't have one handy,
and you're literally going to take your shoe and the brush and start
dry brushing that dirt off. It's a lot easier to deal with
once it's actually dry. So let that all fall to the ground.
Once that's done, you'll have a little bit of dirt left, and you can make a solution
of a teaspoon of laundry detergent to about a cup of water.
Dip your cleaning toothbrush or a cleaning cloth or a sponge
in that solution and then just lightly start to clean the dirty areas.
The idea is you don't want to get the shoe too, too wet.
Again, some shoes really can't sustain any water.
And then, once that's done, you're going to take a clean sponge,
you're going to take some clean water, you're going to rinse off any of those
extra suds, and then you're going to leave your shoe to dry.
Now you're not putting it under artificial heat.
You're literally just letting it air dry and do it's thing.
Now, interestingly, you can do the same exact thing for your sock liner.
If you notice that it is a little bit on the pungent side,
you can take that mixture of laundry detergent and water,
just scrub a cleaning toothbrush in that mixture
and then start cleaning the sole. Rinse it well.
Lay that flat to dry and that should smell a lot better.
And if you want to be really special, you can sprinkle a little bit
of baking soda on that while it dries overnight.
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Now we'll deal with the uncomfortable topic of foot odor,
and there's a really easy way to get rid of it.
You can make you own foot powder, and we have
a video of that which I will link down below.
This stuff I recommend using every day. It's super simple to use.
The video explains exactly how to use it, so definitely check that
link out down there. Just make sure that you always label
your bag of foot powder because, frankly, bags with white powder in them
make people uncomfortable. And like I always say, if you want to
actually clean your shoes at home, just check the manufacturer's website
and see what they have to say about it, and then you can
sort of use what I just said as the guideline, combine that with what
you read on the website, do your thing, make some cleaning magic,
and of course I want to see what kind of cleaning magic you're getting up to.
So find me on Instagram. I'm @MelissaMaker.
Of course you can tag me. The guy filming me right now
and laughing at my terrible jokes, he's @TheChadReynolds,
and we are @CleanMySpace.
This week's comment question is for all of you people who are interested
somewhat in fashion or perhaps making fun of stupid fashion trends.
Not saying this is a stupid fashion trend, but I am curious to know: Do you think
wearing running shoes with like a pretty nice outfit is a good trend?
Or do you think it's like totally weird, and we all look silly and ridiculous?
Personally, I love the fact that I can now get away with
wearing running shoes with a nice outfit because, you know,
I don't got to break my back walking down a street.
But I want to know what you guys think, so let me know in the comments down below.
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Thanks so much for watching, and we'll see you next time.
Welcome to the very end of our video.
This is the time where I get to throw your attention to two very timely videos.
So the first one is that DIY foot powder. I think you're going to love it.
I've been using it for years, and honestly it is fabulous.
The next thing I want to show you is the video on how to clean your TOMS
or canvas shoes or Keds or Converse or any of those types of shoes.
That video is over there. I think you're going to love it.
It's really straightforward, and it helps get those shoes
looking brand new, kind of like what we just did today.
Thanks again and I'll see you guys next week.