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I cleaned my gym shoes today (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 week ago by tuckerm@feddit.online to c/Dullsters@dullsters.net

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I bought this pair of lightweight, plain canvas shoes for the gym a couple months ago. Functionally, I like them. I also like their very plain aesthetic, but the canvas material holds on to dirt like nothing else. It's not a smooth material; it's very porous, so it's not like you can brush dirt off of them, either. It gets trapped right in there.

Today I tried cleaning them with Fels-Naptha soap and a bristle brush. It worked pretty well.

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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you don't mind soaking them, a sink of warm water and a few teaspoons of LAs totally Awesome cleaner from certain dollar stores or home depot, will clean off almost any dirt, oil, grease, stain etc. You can give them a pre spray too before soaking.

[–] tuckerm@feddit.online 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks for the tip, I might try this next time. I basically saturated them with water when cleaning them just now, so I don't think soaking them would be much different. I also wonder if washing soda would improve them a little.