How to whiten white sneakers at home

The current trend allows 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 graphite pencil, carefully walk them on the sides of the sole.
2. Soak the cosmetic disc in nail polish remover or alcohol, wipe the surface thoroughly.

Preparing sneakers for handling

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

Boric acid and turpentine

1. Put a small amount of turpentine on a cotton pad, wipe the surface of the sneakers, leave for a quarter of an hour.
2. Proceed to prepare the composition for soaking. Dilute 100 ml. alcohol tincture of boric acid in 5 liters of cool water, add 30 gr. chopped salt, wait for it to dissolve.
3. Rinse the turpentine sneakers with plenty of water, then place the shoes in a basin of boric acid for 15 minutes.
4. After the expiration date, rinse the sneakers and send them to be washed in the machine, setting the "no spin" mode. Be sure to add powder and rinse aid.

Toothpaste and soda

1. Grate half the bar of tar soap. Pour hot water into the basin and add the resulting chips. Stir in a convenient way, wait for the solution to cool to room temperature. Soak your sneakers, cover the basin with a bag or industrial film, leave for 30-40 minutes.
2. Proceed with the preparation of the mixture, with the help of which whitening will be performed. Mix 50 gr. baking soda, 45 gr. chopped salt and half a 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 up an abundant amount of it with it and carefully treat the surface of the sneakers. Rinse with cool water, evaluate the result, if necessary, repeat the previous manipulations.
4. After processing the shoe, re-place it in a soapy solution (having prepared it again), leave it for another quarter hour. Do not rinse with water, immediately send to wash. Turn the machine on for 30 minutes without spinning, add a lot of powder and rinse aid (required!).
5. After washing, squeeze out excess moisture from the sneakers, set to dry on the balcony in a horizontal position. For quick drying, you can fill the sneakers with a cotton cloth or toilet paper, leaving for half an hour.

Dishwashing liquid and hydrogen peroxide

1. Dilute 300 ml in 5 liters of warm water (40 degrees). dishwashing liquid preferably a thick consistency, stir the composition.
2. Place the sneakers in the basin with the solution, cover the container with a plastic bag or wrap it with a film, wait 40 minutes.
3. After time, rinse your shoes in 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 on for 10 minutes.
5. Put the sneakers back in the basin, wait half an hour, then wash in the machine without spinning, dry in the fresh air.

Lemon acid

An effective bleaching agent is considered to be lemon, in particular, a concentrated mixture of citric acid.

1. Mix 80 gr. citric acid with 700 ml. warm water, wait until the granules dissolve.
2. Put on rubber gloves, soak a white rag or sponge in the composition, treat the surface of the sneakers so that liquid drains from them.
3. Wait 5 minutes, rinse the solution with running water, repeat the action 2-3 more times.
4. At the end of the manipulations do not wash off the last applied composition, machine wash without spin with the addition of oxygen bleach.

If your shoes are made of fabric, it’s worth tripling the amount of ingredients and soak the sneakers in this mixture for half an hour.

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

Table vinegar

1. Dampen the shoes with warm water, rub with household soap until a characteristic brownish tint appears.
2. Pour 5-6 liters of cool water into the basin, add 200 ml. table vinegar with a concentration of not higher than 9%.
3. Wash the soap from the shoes, soak them in vinegar, leave for 20 minutes.
4. Carry out a thorough hand wash, send to dry in fresh air.

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

Before you start bleaching the sneakers, you need to prepare them. Take out the insoles and laces, wash and hang 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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