washing shoes
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stdreb27
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Originally Posted by alix2.0
http:///forum/post/2855829
how does one go about washing sneakers?
toss em in the washing machine and put some soap then putting it on wash.
That is what we always did anyway.
http:///forum/post/2855829
how does one go about washing sneakers?
toss em in the washing machine and put some soap then putting it on wash.
t316
Active Member
Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/2855864
toss em in the washing machine and put some soap then putting it on wash.
That is what we always did anyway.
+1, and instead of putting them in the dryer, sit them in front of the refridgerator (on the floor where the warm air comes out). This slow dry helps keep them from losing so much form.
http:///forum/post/2855864
toss em in the washing machine and put some soap then putting it on wash.
+1, and instead of putting them in the dryer, sit them in front of the refridgerator (on the floor where the warm air comes out). This slow dry helps keep them from losing so much form.
ruaround
Active Member
Originally Posted by Mimzy
http:///forum/post/2856096
put them in a pillowcase first though; it'll keep the inside of your machines safe, keep the laces from getting tangled in stuff, and it'll keep the rest of your laundry safe too. i always wash and dry my sneakers in pillowcases and have never had any mishaps.
i honestly dont get this philosophy... do you tie the pillow case??? if you do is it tied tight??? are the shoes placed next to each other, on top on one another or one in front of the other... when the washer hits spin what is the difference???
http:///forum/post/2856096
put them in a pillowcase first though; it'll keep the inside of your machines safe, keep the laces from getting tangled in stuff, and it'll keep the rest of your laundry safe too. i always wash and dry my sneakers in pillowcases and have never had any mishaps.
i honestly dont get this philosophy... do you tie the pillow case??? if you do is it tied tight??? are the shoes placed next to each other, on top on one another or one in front of the other... when the washer hits spin what is the difference???
mimzy
Active Member
Originally Posted by ruaround
http:///forum/post/2856143
i honestly dont get this philosophy... do you tie the pillow case??? if you do is it tied tight??? are the shoes placed next to each other, on top on one another or one in front of the other... when the washer hits spin what is the difference???
if I don't have a european sham handy (the kind of pillowcase that has a button or zipper closure), i tie it closed with a ponytail holder, as close to the end of the pillowcase as possible, to allow the shoes to move around in the case enough so they get a good scrubbing.
i was told to do this when i was little, and have done it every time i have washed my shoes since; every time but one. and that one time, i had permanent rubber shoe prints on every bloody thing that was in that washing machine. the entire load was ruined and my shoes had stained streaks on them in a funny color from rubbing against something on the inside of the machine. huge disaster. pillow-case it
http:///forum/post/2856143
i honestly dont get this philosophy... do you tie the pillow case??? if you do is it tied tight??? are the shoes placed next to each other, on top on one another or one in front of the other... when the washer hits spin what is the difference???
if I don't have a european sham handy (the kind of pillowcase that has a button or zipper closure), i tie it closed with a ponytail holder, as close to the end of the pillowcase as possible, to allow the shoes to move around in the case enough so they get a good scrubbing.
i was told to do this when i was little, and have done it every time i have washed my shoes since; every time but one. and that one time, i had permanent rubber shoe prints on every bloody thing that was in that washing machine. the entire load was ruined and my shoes had stained streaks on them in a funny color from rubbing against something on the inside of the machine. huge disaster. pillow-case it
ruaround
Active Member
Originally Posted by Mimzy
http:///forum/post/2856199
if I don't have a european sham handy (the kind of pillowcase that has a button or zipper closure), i tie it closed with a ponytail holder, as close to the end of the pillowcase as possible, to allow the shoes to move around in the case enough so they get a good scrubbing.
i was told to do this when i was little, and have done it every time i have washed my shoes since; every time but one. and that one time, i had permanent rubber shoe prints on every bloody thing that was in that washing machine. the entire load was ruined and my shoes had stained streaks on them in a funny color from rubbing against something on the inside of the machine. huge disaster. pillow-case it
perhaps it has just made more sense to me to just wash them alone...
http:///forum/post/2856199
if I don't have a european sham handy (the kind of pillowcase that has a button or zipper closure), i tie it closed with a ponytail holder, as close to the end of the pillowcase as possible, to allow the shoes to move around in the case enough so they get a good scrubbing.
i was told to do this when i was little, and have done it every time i have washed my shoes since; every time but one. and that one time, i had permanent rubber shoe prints on every bloody thing that was in that washing machine. the entire load was ruined and my shoes had stained streaks on them in a funny color from rubbing against something on the inside of the machine. huge disaster. pillow-case it
perhaps it has just made more sense to me to just wash them alone...
mimzy
Active Member
Originally Posted by ruaround
http:///forum/post/2856210
perhaps it has just made more sense to me to just wash them alone...
i pillowcase them when i wash them alone too! keeps them from being abraded by the inside of the washing machine and dryer!
...it also keeps the noise-factor down big-time.
http:///forum/post/2856210
perhaps it has just made more sense to me to just wash them alone...
i pillowcase them when i wash them alone too! keeps them from being abraded by the inside of the washing machine and dryer!
...it also keeps the noise-factor down big-time.
stdreb27
Active Member
Originally Posted by Mimzy
http:///forum/post/2856096
put them in a pillowcase first though; it'll keep the inside of your machines safe, keep the laces from getting tangled in stuff, and it'll keep the rest of your laundry safe too. i always wash and dry my sneakers in pillowcases and have never had any mishaps.
HOW CAN YOU DOUBT IT, OUR MARTHA STEWART HAS SPOKEN
http:///forum/post/2856096
put them in a pillowcase first though; it'll keep the inside of your machines safe, keep the laces from getting tangled in stuff, and it'll keep the rest of your laundry safe too. i always wash and dry my sneakers in pillowcases and have never had any mishaps.
HOW CAN YOU DOUBT IT, OUR MARTHA STEWART HAS SPOKEN
mimzy
Active Member
Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/2856239
HOW CAN YOU DOUBT IT, OUR MARTHA STEWART HAS SPOKEN
omg Martha is going to KILL me. she's going to have me on her hit list I KNOW it. I am SO not Martha.
http:///forum/post/2856239
HOW CAN YOU DOUBT IT, OUR MARTHA STEWART HAS SPOKEN
omg Martha is going to KILL me. she's going to have me on her hit list I KNOW it. I am SO not Martha.
shinobi9119
Active Member
run through the snow!!!
reefereric
Member
WHAT?!
Let it snow!
Let it snow!