Cleaning Tennis Shoes with Clothes
Tennis shoes can get grubby with the everyday wear and tear, and knowing how to clean them is important. It’s possible to wash your tennis shoes with your clothes if you do it the right way. Here are a few tips to get your shoes looking good as new:
Tips for safe laundering of tennis shoes:
- Tighten the laces – Before you put your shoes in the washing machine, it’s important to make sure the laces are as tight as possible for the duration of the wash cycle.
- Remove soles – You should remove the soles of your shoes before washing, if possible, as the weight and texture of rubber can be too much for the machine.
- Wash in cold water – To make sure the shoes don’t shrink or change shape, you should make sure you use cold water and mild detergent.
- Hand wash/spot clean – For heavily soiled areas, it is best to spot clean them with a soft cloth and mild detergent, or even better, if you can, hand wash them.
- Hang dry – After the wash cycle, you should hang the shoes out to dry, away from direct sunlight.
Following these tips should help you to get your tennis shoes looking as good as new in no time. It can be tricky to tell if your shoes aren’t suited to the washing machine, so it’s generally a good idea to hand wash or spot clean as an alternative.