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How to care your shoes

How to Clean Your Sneakers

1. Mix water and washing-up liquid.
2. Soak shoes in water, but not too much, after all, it's leather we're dealing with here.
3. Scrub shoes with a toothbrush or nailbrush. An eraser works wonders with spots. Steel wool is also excellent stuff.
4. Let shoes dry on a steel hanger. If you stuff them with newspapers they won't loose their beautiful shape.

Canvas Sneakers - How to Clean Canvas Sneakers

1.What You Need for Cleaning Canvas Sneakers:

Nylon bristle brush or old toothbrush
Cleanser such as laundry detergent, dishwashing liquid or a "suede and fabric" shampoo.
Nylon scrub pad
Baking soda
Plain paper
White cream shoe polish (for white canvas tennis shoes)

2.If the sneakers are muddy, wait until they dry before cleanin.Knock off any loose dirt by smacking the sneakers on pavement or tapping the soles together over a waste basket or newspaper, then wipe them with a damp cloth to remove any remaining caked-on dirt. Remove laces.

3.Rinse shoes with warm water inside and out. Scrub the canvas sneakers' outsides, insides and liners gently with toothbrush and mixture of water and mild detergent. Rinse with clean cool water.

If scuff marks remain, scrub gently with nylon pad. Rinse again. If the liners still retain foot odor, scrub them with a paste of baking soda and water. Wash laces in with a load of like-colored laundry.

4.Stuff canvas sneakers with crumpled brown paper bags, paper towels or white office paper (not newspaper or colored paper, the ink transfers).

Let them air-dry along with the laces.

Do not dry them near a fireplace or heater. Direct heat breaks down canvas fabric and causes shoes to become dried out and brittle.

5.When the shoes are thoroughly dry, replace inserts and laundered laces.

If stains persist on white canvas sneakers, lightly dab on white liquid shoe polish.

Manufacturers may suggest spraying the tops of new canvas sneakers with a cloth care spray before you wear them. Your best bet is to follow any care instructions included with your sneakers.