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Perhaps a bit OT, but we just bought our 1-year-old new shoes, and my wife
insisted on white (over my objections that they'd get much dirtier than black). They're already(!) getting dirty. Is there a good way of really cleaning white shoes (beyond removing the removable particles)? Tia, Michael Hamm BA scl Math, PBK, NYU http://www.math.wustl.edu/~msh210/ |
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x-no-archive:yes Michael Hamm wrote:
Perhaps a bit OT, but we just bought our 1-year-old new shoes, and my wife insisted on white (over my objections that they'd get much dirtier than black). They're already(!) getting dirty. Is there a good way of really cleaning white shoes (beyond removing the removable particles)? Gosh - I thought everyone knew this. I guess I'm an old fogie but I used to have saddle shoes and we'd have to clean them because they got dirty too. The last child of mine that I can remember that had white baby shoes is now 35 years old, and I don't remember my grandchildren wearing such things. So I guess the method has gone out of the group memory now. I'm assuming that you are aren't talking about sneakers that can be thrown in the washer. You get shoe polish and kind of paint it (with a spongy type applicator which is on the bottom of the lid) on to the white parts (if the shoe is anything but white - or all over if it is all white - I usually didn't paint the edges of the soles which were brown). I can't remember the brand, and maybe they don't have such things anymore because dirty is fashionable or something. grandma Rosalie |
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In article tl.edu,
Michael Hamm wrote: Perhaps a bit OT, but we just bought our 1-year-old new shoes, and my wife insisted on white (over my objections that they'd get much dirtier than black). They're already(!) getting dirty. Is there a good way of really cleaning white shoes (beyond removing the removable particles)? All the shoes our son wore when he was 1 were of the type that you could throw into the washing machine. Stiff leather shoes are not appropriate for baby feet anyway, so we never ran into the problem. If you did get leather baby shoes, clean them like any other leather shoes---sponge them off with a damp cloth, use saddle soap if they are really filthy, dry slowly, and seal them with a good shoe polish. -- Kevin Karplus http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/~karplus life member (LAB, Adventure Cycling, American Youth Hostels) Effective Cycling Instructor #218-ck (lapsed) Professor of Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz Undergraduate and Graduate Director, Bioinformatics Affiliations for identification only. |
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Michael Hamm wrote in message i.wustl.edu...
Perhaps a bit OT, but we just bought our 1-year-old new shoes, and my wife insisted on white (over my objections that they'd get much dirtier than black). They're already(!) getting dirty. Is there a good way of really cleaning white shoes (beyond removing the removable particles)? Tia, Michael Hamm BA scl Math, PBK, NYU http://www.math.wustl.edu/~msh210/ If they are regular throw in the wash shoes, I would recommend the new stain pen from Clorox. Looks like it would really work, I can't wait until out local stores start carrying it. White baby shoes are just so darned irresistable... Plus they match everything! Brandy |
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Brandy Kurtz wrote: *Michael Hamm wrote in message i.wustl.edu... * Perhaps a bit OT, but we just bought our 1-year-old new shoes, and my wife * insisted on white (over my objections that they'd get much dirtier than * black). They're already(!) getting dirty. Is there a good way of really * cleaning white shoes (beyond removing the removable particles)? * *If they are regular throw in the wash shoes, I would recommend the new *stain pen from Clorox. Looks like it would really work, I can't wait *until out local stores start carrying it. White baby shoes are just so *darned irresistable... Plus they match everything! My kids wear white leather baby shoes and I don't think they can be thrown in the wash. You have to clean them like you clean any leather shoe. You clean them with regular leather cleaner and polish with white shoe polish, or you just use a liquid polish like this: http://65.18.207.26/store/product1101.html which sort of paints over any flaws (but of course you do want to still clean the shoe first!) -h. -- hillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net "uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est." not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large |
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Kevin Karplus wrote: In article tl.edu, Michael Hamm wrote: Perhaps a bit OT, but we just bought our 1-year-old new shoes, and my wife insisted on white (over my objections that they'd get much dirtier than black). They're already(!) getting dirty. Is there a good way of really cleaning white shoes (beyond removing the removable particles)? All the shoes our son wore when he was 1 were of the type that you could throw into the washing machine. Stiff leather shoes are not appropriate for baby feet anyway, so we never ran into the problem. Stride Rite and other companies now make very flexible leather shoes for new walkers. They were the only shoes that fit my youngest when he was learning to walk. --Robyn |
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Rosalie B. wrote: I'm assuming that you are aren't talking about sneakers that can be thrown in the washer. You get shoe polish and kind of paint it (with a spongy type applicator which is on the bottom of the lid) on to the white parts (if the shoe is anything but white - or all over if it is all white - I usually didn't paint the edges of the soles which were brown). I can't remember the brand, and maybe they don't have such things anymore because dirty is fashionable or something. They still sell it. I do have to admit that I don't bother cleaning/polishing my toddler's shoes though. I wouldn't say dirty is "fashionable" but certainly not unexpected on a young child's shoes. They have separate (black) dress shoes to wear when dirty sneakers or dirty white toddler-shoes are not appropriate. I do clean those when needed; usually just a damp cloth will do the trick. --Robyn (mommy to Ryan 9/93 and Matthew 6/96 and Evan 3/01) |
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On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:15:59 EDT, Robyn Kozierok
wrote, in part: Stride Rite and other companies now make very flexible leather shoes for new walkers. Right, that's what we bought. Several people mentioned shoe polish (which I use frequently on my own, black shoes, but, somehow, didn't think would really clean white ones; I guess I'm wrong), and at least one person said simply wiping with a damp cloth will get rid of most problems. Thanks very much to all who responded (and those who will). Michael Hamm BA scl Math, PBK, NYU http://www.math.wustl.edu/~msh210/ |
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