what's your experience washing sneakers in the washing machine? (linux.community)

submitted 7 months ago by vestmoria@linux.community to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/1079067

after running under the rain for 30 minutes my white sneakers had a foul stench. I tried disinfectant and washing them with soap and water and lots of rubbing and sunlight to dry.

While that got rid of most of the smell, my white sneakers are now brownish, specially around the shoelaces.

I've never washed sneakers in the washing machine. Am I going to ruin them?

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[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Shoeshiners exist for a reason. There's a science to cleaning shoes.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

Shoeshiners are for "nice" shoes that use primarily "hard" materials for the outer layer that can be, well, shined. They don't typically take care of the inner parts where more standard fabrics are nor do they do sneakers.

Sneakers you can toss in the washer and call it a day

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

I have tried this with little success, I always just assumed they weren't made for that.

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 5 points 7 months ago

that reason is not sneakers

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

I thought sneakers were shoes.

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Airplanes are vehicles, yet it won't do you much good to take them to a car mechanic.

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah, but airplanes aren't cars. Sneakers are still shoes though, so the expectation is/was there.

[-] Drusas@kbin.run 3 points 7 months ago

Shoe shiners:

Are exceedingly rare in the modern era, and
Shine shoes. They do not clean sneakers.

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

I thought sneakers were shoes.

[-] Drusas@kbin.run 3 points 7 months ago

Would you try to shine sneakers?

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

If they were as the OP describes, yes. Or whatever the equivalent to sneakers are. I just didn't know it was vastly different or that they could go in the washer without side effects as I've always failed.

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