The
humble tennis shoe or sneaker has become one of the most popular
varieties of footwear around these days. Such canvas shoes have also
gotten fashionable and even become very expensive.
Canvas shoes are also real easy to get dirty and very hard to clean.
They are also real easy to destroy or damage if you don’t know how
to clean them properly. Many people refuse to even try to clean to
canvas shoes, yet nobody wants to walk around with dirty shoes
either.
Fortunately,
it is easier to restore the bright white look of your shoes without
damaging them if you know how to properly clean them. There are also
a few tricks you can resort to in order to keep your shoes looking
clean. Here’s a basic rundown of how you should keep your canvas
shoes clean.
What Will You Need for Cleaning Canvas Shoes?
Here’s
a list of what you will need to clean your canvas shoes. There are
actually two methods for cleaning canvas shoes, both of which require
the same materials.
-
Liquid
laundry detergent or dish detergent -
A
toothbrush -
Water
-
Bowl
-
Baking
soda -
Baking Powder
-
A
small soft cloth -
A
can of spray starch -
Cornstarch
-
Cream
shoe polish in the shoes’ color -
Laundry
stain remover -
Ziploc
bag -
Essential
oil, such as lavender or sage
