swiego
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Just wondering what's a good approach to cleaning shoes that are either well-worn, smelly or just could use a decent cleaning?
I have some various shoes that could use a bath on the inside. These aren't dress shoes but they're not sneakers either, and they're pretty padded. They're not so nice that I would want to spent hours meticulously cleaning every piece of fabric, but they are nice enough that I don't want to outright destroy them. Can I just toss 'em in the washer with some detergent? I was thinking of doing so (maybe gentle cycle, warm water for 1/2 hour to 1 hour) then stuff 'em with newspaper to remove the excess water, bag 'em and toss 'em in the dryer in a puffy bag on low heat for an hour to get rid of most of the remaining moisture, then air dry for a day or two.
Thoughts?
I have some various shoes that could use a bath on the inside. These aren't dress shoes but they're not sneakers either, and they're pretty padded. They're not so nice that I would want to spent hours meticulously cleaning every piece of fabric, but they are nice enough that I don't want to outright destroy them. Can I just toss 'em in the washer with some detergent? I was thinking of doing so (maybe gentle cycle, warm water for 1/2 hour to 1 hour) then stuff 'em with newspaper to remove the excess water, bag 'em and toss 'em in the dryer in a puffy bag on low heat for an hour to get rid of most of the remaining moisture, then air dry for a day or two.
Thoughts?