How to whiten white sneakers at home

The current trend allows for the combination of sports shoes with jeans, shorts, dresses and even an elegant coat. White sneakers require special care, regardless of the material from which they are made. Dust, dirt, moisture - all this negatively affects the shape and structure of the product.

How to whiten the sole of white sneakers

Use nail polish remover (with or without acetone) or ethyl alcohol.

1. Take an ordinary school eraser to remove a lead pencil, carefully go through it on the sides of the sole.
2. Moisten the cosmetic disc in a nail polish remover or medical alcohol, wipe the surface thoroughly.

Preparation of sneakers for processing

Remove the insoles and laces, rub them with soap, leave for half an hour. After the expiration date, wash in a typewriter with the addition of air conditioning, send to dry in fresh air. There are frequent cases when dirt eats into the structure of laces, at such moments it is necessary to soak them in bleach for 45 minutes (“Domeestos” or “Vanish” will do).

Boric acid and turpentine

1. Apply a small amount of turpentine to a cotton pad, wipe the surface of the sneakers, leave for a quarter of an hour.
2. Start preparing the composition for soaking. Dilute 100 ml. alcoholic tincture of boric acid in 5 liters of cool water, add 30 grams. crushed salt, wait until it dissolves.
3. Rinse your sneakers with turpentine with plenty of water, then put your shoes in a bowl of boric acid for 15 minutes.
4. After the expiration date, rinse the sneakers and send to be erased in the machine, setting the mode "without spin." Be sure to add powder and rinse aid.

Toothpaste and Soda

1. Grate a piece of tar soap on a grater. Pour hot water into a basin and add the shavings.Stir in a convenient way, wait for the solution to cool to room temperature. Soak the sneakers, cover the tub with a bag or an industrial film, leave for 30-40 minutes.
2. Proceed to the preparation of the mixture, which will be used for bleaching. Mix 50 gr. baking soda, 45 gr. crushed salt and a half tube of whitening toothpaste into a homogeneous mass. The mixture should be viscous, not dry. Otherwise, adjust the consistency by adding a little more paste.
3. Take a hard toothbrush, scoop it with copious amounts of the product and carefully treat the surface of the sneakers. Rinse with cool water, evaluate the result, repeat the previous manipulations if necessary.
4. After processing the shoe, put it back into the soap solution (having prepared it again), leave it for another quarter of an hour. Do not rinse with water, immediately send to erase. Turn on the machine for a 30-minute mode without spinning, add a lot of powder and rinse (sure!).
5. After washing, squeeze out excess moisture from the sneakers, put it to dry on the balcony in a horizontal position. For quick drying, you can fill the shoes with a cotton cloth or toilet paper, leaving half an hour.

Dishwashing Liquid and Hydrogen Peroxide

1. Dilute 300 ml in 5 liters of warm water (40 degrees). Dishwashing liquids are preferably thick in consistency, stir the composition.
2. Place in a bowl with a solution of sneakers, cover the container with a plastic bag or wrap a film, wait 40 minutes.
3. After the time has elapsed, rinse the shoes under the shower, evaluate the result Now use hydrogen peroxide.
4. Moisten a cotton swab, wipe the surface of the product, the sole and the inside well. Leave for 10 minutes.
5. Re-put the sneakers in a bowl, wait half an hour, then wash in the machine without pressing, dry in the fresh air.

Lemon acid

Lemon is considered to be an effective whitening agent, in particular, a concentrated mixture of citric acid.

1. Mix 80 gr. citric acid with 700 ml. warm water, wait for the granules to dissolve.
2. Wear rubber gloves, moisten a white rag or a sponge in the composition, treat the surface of the sneakers so that they can drain liquid.
3. Wait 5 minutes, rinse the solution with running water, repeat the action 2-3 more times.
4. At the end of the manipulation, do not wash off the last applied composition, perform a machine wash without spinning with the addition of oxygen bleach.

If your shoes are made of cloth, it is worth to increase the number of ingredients three times and in this mixture soak the sneakers for half an hour.

You can also use fresh lemon juice, but the effect is reduced by about 10-15%. In this case, squeeze out the juice from 3 citruses, soak a white piece of cloth or cosmetic tampon in it, carefully treat the surface and sole, and then wash the shoes with a typewriter.

Table Vinegar

1. Moisten shoes with warm water, rub with soap until a characteristic brownish color appears.
2. Pour 5-6 liters of cool water into the basin, add 200 ml. Table vinegar concentration of not higher than 9%.
3. Wash soap off sneakers, soak them in acetic solution, leave for 20 minutes.
4. Conduct a thorough hand wash, send to dry in fresh air.

If shoes are made of hard materials, it is not necessary to soak them in a solution. It is enough to moisten a cotton pad with vinegar, then carefully treat the surface and leave for 10 minutes. It is necessary to remove structure with a wet rag.

Before you start bleaching sneakers, you need to prepare them.Take out the insoles and laces, wash and hang out to dry. Bleach the sole with ethyl alcohol or nail polish remover. Use universal methods, including hydrogen peroxide, boric acid, vinegar.

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