how to clean white vans in six easy steps
These are an all time classic but boy can they get marked quickly! As an essential footwear weekend companion your white vans can be a reliable safe zone for your street casual oh so thought through look. But all white trainers require upkeep so we’ve put together a guide for you.
And you don’t need major chems or graft for this so read on now learn how to clean white converse bad boys.
1. The equipment
Cleaning white trainers of any kind should be nearly as effortless as wearing them so to get started, here’s what you’ll need:
Take off the shoelaces. Unlace your shoes to expose as much of the white canvas as possible, making it simple to clean your converse.
- You can of course clean your laces eparately by letting them soak in a basin of luke-warm, soapy water, but you know for sure that they may never be as shiny bright as when you brought them so we think you should just replace with a new set every now and then
2. Rinse your vans under water
Next step in our How to clean white vans guide to rinse your weekend pride and joys in cold water under a running tap or in a basin of water.
- Use cold water instead of warm water prevents stains from setting in or any colours from running into the white canvas.
3. Baking soda and vinegar paste
Combine enough baking soda and white vinegar in a plastic bowl to form a foamy but still thin paste.
- Try not use a metal bowl or spoon as metal reacts negatively to vinegar.
- You could also use washing powder instead of baking soda or liquid laundry detergent instead of vinegar, depending on what’s available.
- The paste should be about two parts baking soda and three parts vinegar. Do not use red wine vinegar, however, as it stains. You know that already, right!
4. Scrub the paste over your converse
Dip a clean toothbrush or nail brush into the homemade cleanser and scrub the surface of your converse cleaning the sides as well and obviously focusing on any especially dirty areas.
- Rinse again to check progress and avoid getting baking soda or vinegar all into your washing machine as mum and dad may kill you….
5. Into the washing machine
Throw your shoes into the washing machine along with a little standard detergent and run the machine on a full cycle using cold water.
- Please do not use a chlorinated bleach or detergent.
6. Let them dry!
Converse shoes must be allowed to air dry so don’t use the dryer
- Do not use a dryer. Machine drying white Converse will mess them up and turn them all bendy and warped.
That’s our How to clean white vans guide!
