How To Clean Converse Shoes

By Author: Aarohi Joshi
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Today, Converse has become more than just a footwear brand; it is well recognized designer class footwear in world. The unique style, exclusive prints, colorful palette and chunky white stereotypical laces make this footwear a fantastic collection for any fashion conscious user. Like any other designer footwear, this one too needs careful cleaning to retain its timeless glamorous appeal. And, you can wash Converse shoes self by following some DIY care tips.

The items you need to clean Converse shoes are easily available anywhere; most probably many of these may be in your store or in maintenance kits. The essentials that you need to make your Converse footwear like a new are: few plastic bags, white vinegar, stain stick, baking soda, old toothbrush, bleach, OxiClean or mild detergent and WD-40 (corrosion-spot remover). The cleaning process starts from removing the laces. These can be cleaned easily separately or can be replaced with new.

Now put the plastics bags inside the shoes to give the shoes a firm shape as they get when in feet. It helps to hold up original shape during and after washing. Now rub the ...
... stain stick all over inside corners and outside. To make the reach, you may use toothbrush. It softens the deposited dirt and grime. In case, you cannot arrange the stain stick, make a paste like mixture of baking soda and white vinegar as alternative and apply it all over with toothbrush. A mild drop of bleach can be added to the paste but avoid over dose of it; otherwise, it may fade up the colors. Many Converse users may advise for using bleach to get extra shining or cleaning but it may do bad rather than good if used excessively. So, if you are using bleaching powder, be cautious about the use and its concentration.

Now, we come to the second step of Converse shoes cleaning. Put the shoes with plastic bags inside in the washing machine. Do not use hot water or any hard detergent with bleaching powder; just mild detergent is enough. Add some heavy volumetric clothes in the tub; towels, bed sheet or blanket is good enough. These heavy clothes are added to reduce the impact power of shoes upon the walls of washing machine as well as to reduce the thump noise. Spray the starch before rinsing and drying. The most important tip is that never use machine dryer for fast drying. Dryer use may deliver a pale look to white Converse. Natural air drying is good enough; sun drying can be used for white shoes but avoid it for colored Converse shoes drying.

Yet, you have to do one more task to accomplish the professional cleaning of Converse shoes. Use WD40 to clean the scuff marks upon rubber and sole. Check the groves and clean the firm deposits with light scratching force but do not use sharp edged or pointed articles to scrap the deposits. This firm deposition can be avoided by timely cleaning. The whole process to clean Converse shoes takes around 30-40 minutes; and it is worth to enjoy the brand’s prestige for longer period.