White Cycling Shoes - Cleaning
09-04-10, 05:53 AM
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White Cycling Shoes - Cleaning
Hey all,
I know - some will say don't buy white shoes or white bar tape - but...
Anyone have tips on best way to clean white cycling shoes - (I have Bonetrager rxl shoes and am considering taking out the insoles and soaking them in woolight)
thoughts ?
I know - some will say don't buy white shoes or white bar tape - but...
Anyone have tips on best way to clean white cycling shoes - (I have Bonetrager rxl shoes and am considering taking out the insoles and soaking them in woolight)
thoughts ?
09-04-10, 06:01 AM
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I love my white shoes. I don't know about woolite. All I've ever done is wipe off mud & grit if they were on the shoes. Somewhere along the way, I might have used some kind of soap while doing this. My shoes, almost 20 years old, aren't shiny anymore, but, it remains clear that they are white in color.
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ooh boy.
Take a terry cotton towel and a 50/50 mix of orange (don't use anything chemical based, no 409, etc) degreaser and water. Almost all the road 'stains' should buff right out. There will be some normal wear but you can keep your shoes looking 90% for a really long time. If you have mesh sections of your shoe, you might try making a paste out of some tide (the kind with bleach, working it in there, letting it soak, and then using some kind of pressurized water source (garden hose) to blast it out. Take out the insoles, toss em in cold wash w/ detergent in the machine and let them air dry.
You could also stuff the shoes with newspaper for an hour after you wash them to absorb most of the water and cut drying time below a day.
YMMV though.
good luck!
Take a terry cotton towel and a 50/50 mix of orange (don't use anything chemical based, no 409, etc) degreaser and water. Almost all the road 'stains' should buff right out. There will be some normal wear but you can keep your shoes looking 90% for a really long time. If you have mesh sections of your shoe, you might try making a paste out of some tide (the kind with bleach, working it in there, letting it soak, and then using some kind of pressurized water source (garden hose) to blast it out. Take out the insoles, toss em in cold wash w/ detergent in the machine and let them air dry.
You could also stuff the shoes with newspaper for an hour after you wash them to absorb most of the water and cut drying time below a day.
YMMV though.
good luck!
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They are shoes...They will get dirty...They will get scuffed...Face it!
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I love my white shoes. I don't know about woolite. All I've ever done is wipe off mud & grit if they were on the shoes. Somewhere along the way, I might have used some kind of soap while doing this. My shoes, almost 20 years old, aren't shiny anymore, but, it remains clear that they are white in color.
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Mr Clean Magic eraser works on the vinyl parts...
when the mesh gets to icky to tolerate, I pull out the insoles, and run em through the dishwasher with mr clean or pine sol (no dish soap, it's too harsh on aluminum, no laundry soap its too foamy).
I use speedplay pedals, so I lube the cleats with finsih line wax lube when they are dry. But they only hit the machine once a year, if that.
when the mesh gets to icky to tolerate, I pull out the insoles, and run em through the dishwasher with mr clean or pine sol (no dish soap, it's too harsh on aluminum, no laundry soap its too foamy).
I use speedplay pedals, so I lube the cleats with finsih line wax lube when they are dry. But they only hit the machine once a year, if that.
