Suede and nubuck materials can be tough to clean and mixed with a vibrant color it can be even harder! You risk room for color bleed, color fade, watermarking and permanent damage to the sneaker. Luckily we have everything that you need, in today’s Shoe Care Academy episode we give you a full cleaning guide for all your suede Nike Dunks! These Green Apple SB Dunks were requested in the comments after we took on the Orange Lobsters a few videos back, so we had to clean them up for you guys.
We picked up these bright and vibrant kicks used from eBay for a deal and after they arrived at the headquarters we rocked them a little bit more to get them really dirty! We weren’t too sure about how these would clean up when we first sat down to take care of them, but we had to put the product to the test.
For this cleaning we used the Essential Cleaning Kit. The Essential Cleaning Kit is highly beneficial for suede or nubuck sneakers that need a deeper cleaning, but it is also the perfect kit to give your sneakers a quick and effective clean. We also paired the product with a couple different things from our product line up to create the perfect cleaning station.
Now there was a few things that could go wrong with this sneaker, so it was really important to clean the sneaker evenly and take our time during the cleaning. The color bleeding was a huge possibility during this cleaning. One pro tip that we used was cleaning the sneaker one panel at a time and patting the sneaker dry as you go to avoid oversaturating the material.
We used the 3 different brushes to clean up these SB Dunks and then allowed the sneaker to dry in the Arizona Sun. When you are cleaning suede or nubuck materials it is crucial that you place the sneaker outside or in front of a fan to dry. These materials needs to dry evenly to look their best or there could be watermarking, discoloring and additional issues.
Since we got the suede wet, we had to reset the nap on these materials to ensure that it came back to the buttery texture. We see a ton of comments about getting suede wet, but you can 100% get suede wet as long as you are careful!
For the last step we used Mink Oil to bring back the color of the suede and condition the materials. Mink Oil helps not only recondition the suede, but the leather as well!
Let us know in the comments what you want to see us clean and we might just make your dream a reality!
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00:00 Sweepstakes Information
00:42 Video Introduction
01:06 How to Set Up a Cleaning Station
01:51 Benefits of the Air Compressor
02:32 Benefits of the Shoe Trees
03:22 How to Clean Suede Uppers
04:30 Benefits of the Medium Bristle Brush
05:07 How to Clean Rubber Outsoles
06:20 How to Effectively Dry Suede
07:02 How to Reset the Nap on Suede
07:45 How to Use Mink Oil
09:16 Product Breakdown
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and in today's Shoe Care Academy episode we're Going to be taking on these Green Apple SB
Dunks that released in the 2022 fruit pack. We're going to be cleaning these up using the
RESHOEVN8R Essential Cleaning Kit as well as The RESHOEVN8R Dry Suede Kit to reset that
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Without further Ado let's get into this cleaning! Went ahead and got our cleaning station all
set up with everything that you will find in The RESHOEVN8R Essential Cleaning Kit we have
our four ounce cleaning solution which can clean 40 to 60 pairs of shoes, our three different
brushes that you can find in the three brush Packs, as well as our microfiber towel to dry off
the sneaker when we are done. We also paired it With a few more products we have our Shoe Tree
which is essential for cleaning shoes to allow Us to put as much pressure onto the toe box. Our
Cleaning Mat to keep our cleaning station nice And clean and absorb all of that dirt and grime
and our Drying Rack and Bowl combo to store our Brushes as well as our water and solution. Before
we start this cleaning I'm going to be setting One shoe aside for before and after purposes
and then after we do that we'll head over to Our sneaker store Many Worlds to use their air
compressor to blow off all of this surface dirt. [Music] Alright I'm back from Many Worlds now
the air compressor did a lot more than I Thought it was going to got this shoe fairly
clean we blew off all of that surface dirt And grime. The reason that we use the air
compressor is just so that we don't push It further into this suede material it is
a delicate material and there is a huge Chance that this green is going to bleed we
won't know until we clean it. So for the next Step we're going to be removing the laces
and inserting the adjustable Shoe Tree. Got the Shoe Tree inserted into the shoe now the
main benefits of the shoe tree is that it helps Hold the shape of the sneaker during the cleaning
process, lets us put as much pressure onto this Toe box as possible and it helps eliminate the
creasing that you already see on this toe box. For The next step of this cleaning we're going to be
taking our cleaning solution and mixing two squirts
Into our bowl of water before we get to scrubbing.
Got our solution into the bowl of water so now for The next step of the cleaning we are going to be
using our soft bristle brush this is the softest Brush in our arsenal we're going to be using it on
the entire uppers from the leather material to the Suede, the tongue and the sock liner . Now since
this does have this vibrant green color on the Suede I'm not really sure if it's going to bleed
so I'm going to clean one area first see how the Material reacts and then we'll clean the entire
shoe. One thing to remember when you're cleaning Suede shoes is you want to clean the entire
sneaker evenly, pat dry as you're cleaning to avoid Water marking because it definitely can happen
so let see how this shoe reacts. [Music] All done with our soft bristle brush now soft
bristle brush did its job I didn't see a ton of Bleeding on this shoe there was a little bit from
the lighter green color didn't really see it from The darker green which shocked me but nothing
to be super concerned about, didn't ruin the Leather, the sock liner or the tongue. Did its thing
clean the whole shoe evenly you might have noticed That I did dab the brush on the cleaning mat a
couple times just to avoid over saturation as Well as patted dry throughout the cleaning. Suede
is like a sponge and it really likes to soak up All of the moisture so it's important to dry the
sneaker as you go. For the next step I'm going to Be using the medium bristle brush specifically
on this midsole and then I'm going to use it on The tongue and the sock liner one more time the
medium bristle brush is a great tool for cleaning Multiple materials it works well on the nylon
sock liner as well as the tongue and it also works Great on the leather materials but the main point
of this brush is to clean those rubber midsoles . We are all done with the medium bristle brush
We went ahead and took care of this midsole as Well as the tongue and the sock liner I also
removed the shoe tree and the insole to really Get a deep clean on this insole using the medium
bristle brush I'm going to leave this out of the Shoe to dry but I am going to put the shoe
tree back in so that we can finish up this Process. We're going to be moving on to this
outsole using the stiff bristle brush [Music]. One thing about the stiff bristle brush is
that it works best on rubber you can use it On the midsoles if there's some deeper staining
and then always the outsole. We get a lot of Comments why do you even clean the outsole of
your shoes well because why wouldn't you clean The entire sneaker? However I wouldn't use the
stiff bristle brush on any other material such As knit, canvas or suede because it is so stiff
so just stick to the hard rubber materials. We're all done with the pre-treatment on this
sneaker now SBS do have this fatter tongue, fatter Sock liner and the thicker laces so we could put
them in the washing machine however for this. We're Not going to because of this vibrant suede. It
could fade, it could cause damage we're just not Doing it and it looks pretty good without that
washing machine so I'm going to set this aside Before we go outside to let it dry and take
care of these laces. [Music] Laces and
Shoe all cleaned up we're gonna head and put
this outside and let it dry luckily we live In Arizona so it'll only take a couple hours. One
thing to remember when you're cleaning suede is You want it to dry evenly so take advantage of
the sun use a fan, let it air dry just make sure That you're allowing it to dry evenly and never
put your shoes in the dryer let's go outside. [Music] Alright we're back we went ahead and
let the shoe dry outside overnight to get an Even dry and as you can see these SB'S cleaned up
really good all that's left to do is we need to Reset the nap on the suede so for that step we
are going to be using our Dry Suede Kit paired With our medium bristle brush to bring that
suede to that buttery texture. You don't want To apply too much pressure to the suede just
kind of let the brush do its thing and move It in multiple directions until you get that
desired texture on the suede also the medium Bristle brush has a similar consistency to the
suede brush it just covers more surface area so You can use that as well when you're trying
to reset the nap don't push super hard into The material just let the material come back
by itself. We got our suede all reset using the Tools in our Arsenal overall it is back to that
super buttery texture now I didn't see a ton of Color bleed when I was cleaning this shoe but
I am definitely seeing some fading on the color Now that it is dry so to bring that back we are
going to be bringing in another product this is The RESHOEVN8R Mink Oil we're going to spray a
couple even coats on this sneaker and rub it in Using our medium bristle brush to really bring
back the color. Mink oil is great for bringing Back color and suede as well as reconditioning the
materials on Suede and Leather So if you have some Suede or leather pairs in your collection
make sure that you pick this up. [Music] We're all done with the mink oil we got
these back to that vibrant green color now I Mentioned these are from the fruit pack they
were actually inspired by green apple Jolly Ranchers which is personally my favorite Jolly
Rancher, but these are not my favorite out of the Fruit pack. The green is just not my color but
the blue raspberry ones are pretty legit. Let Us know in the comments which is your favorite
out of the entire fruit pack. Now that we have All of the cleaning out of the way all that's
left to do is lace up this sneaker. [Music] Shoe is all laced up and ready to go let's take a
look at the before and after overall I would say That these results speak for themselves the Green
Apple SB Dunks cleaned up really nice we've had a Ton of requests for this shoe so we made it happen
for you. Let's recap a little bit of this cleaning We went ahead and used our RESHOEVN8R Essential
Cleaning Kit for the bulk of this cleaning And paired it with a couple other products we used
our Drying Rack and Bowl combo this is great for Holding the brushes during the cleaning process
as well as holding your water in solution to Keep everything in one centralized location. Also
it's perfect for storing your brushes after you're Done with your cleaning. We used our cleaning mat
which is one of my favorite RESHOEVN8R products
Keeps your cleaning surface nice and clean
highly absorbent and it is machine washable So when you're done with your cleaning throw it
in and reuse it for as many cleanings as you want . We used our RESHOEVN8R shoe trees; the shoe trees
are essential for holding your sneakers they help Hold the shape of your sneakers and allow you
to put as much pressure onto your toe box also If you are putting your sneakers in the washing
machine which we didn't do with these ones you Will leave the shoe trees in there and it'll help
keep your sneaker the shape that you want it to be . Next our Dry Suede Kit our dry suede kit is
extremely beneficial it works great if you Want to reset the nap on the suede also if you
have a pair of suede shoes that isn't super dirty And you just want to do a quick cleaning the
dry suede kit is perfect for that quick clean Method and finally our RESHOEVN8R mink oil
use this to bring back the color on the suede As well as recondition the leather great tool
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