The comment section floods with questions, debates and disagreements about washing your sneakers in the wash, so in today’s Shoe Care Academy we walk you through exactly why this method is safe on most sneakers. We do NOT put all sneakers in the washing machine, but mesh/ knit/ canvas and leather sneakers are perfect candidates for the washing machine and this is hands down the best way to give your sneakers a deep clean. Tune into this video to hear why you should use the washing machine and the benefits that go with it.
For today’s episode of Shoe Care Academy we took on these Mica Green Air Max 1s using the RESHOEVN8R Signature Cleaning Kit. Now we did something a little different in this episode… We cleaned not 1, but both sneakers on camera to show you the main difference between washing your mesh sneakers in the wash and washing them with just the pretreatment. The main benefit of the Signature Kit is the ability to do both a quick clean and a deep clean depending on the state of the sneaker.
We started with the pretreatment on both sneakers. We used 2 squirts of RESHOEVN8R’s all natural Cleaning Solution with their 3 different brushes. The Soft Bristle Brush was used on the entire uppers. The Soft Bristle Brush is used to breakdown all of the dirt and grime by creating the most bubbles. After that we moved onto the Medium Bristle Brush on the midsoles and finally the Stiff Bristle Brush on the outsoles. However, here is where the difference comes in. One sneaker went into the washing machine on a normal cycle with cold water while the other went to dry. We typically dry our sneakers in the sun, but it was the end of the day so we used the fan.
After we came back we noticed the difference immediately. I challenge any of you to look at this and say you can’t see the difference! The washing machine brought these Mica Green Air Max 1s back to life in the best way possible. You can do it too! I promise if you follow the right steps, the washing machine is a safe and effective method to clean your kicks.
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00:00 Introduction
00:58 Signature Kit Contents
02:24 Benefits of the Shoe Trees
03:19 How to Clean Mesh Uppers
04:23 How to Clean Midsoles
05:33 How to Clean the Insides of Shoes
07:10 How to Wash your Sneakers In the Washing Machine
08:23 Pretreatment Steps
10:13 Laundry Comparison
13:17 Laundry System Benefits
What's going on Reshoevn8tion I'm Jordan and
in today's Shoe Care Academy episode we're going To be doing something a little bit different we're
going to be cleaning both of these Air Max 1 Mica Greens; now I might have said that completely
wrong but hey you got the point. We're going to Be cleaning one using the RESHOEVN8R Signature
Kit and the washing machine to show you how that Works and one using just the pre- treatment to
show you the difference so let's get started. We got our cleaning station all set up with
everything that comes inside of the Signature Kit paired with a couple different products. We
have our Drying Rack and Bowl combo it's perfect For storing your brushes to keep them dry during
the cleaning and even after when you put all your Cleaning products away plus it holds the water
needed to mix in the solution. Comes with the three Brush pack the soft, medium, and stiff to tackle
every part of your shoe. We have two shoe trees Which are perfect for holding the shape of the
shoe in the washing machine as well as allowing us To put as much pressure on the toe box as cleaning
to get really deep into the materials. Our four Ounce cleaning solution which can clean up to
60 pairs of shoes all natural and breaks down All that dirt and grime, our Microfiber Towel which
is perfect to dry off the sneakers as well as keep Your station nice and clean. Our laundry pod which
packs enough power to clean four pairs of sneakers In one wash all natural with no dyes, so it won't
ruin your sneakers at all and our laundry bag this Can hold both sneakers we are only going to be
using it for one shoe today but it can hold a pair Up to a size 12 and it'll scrub your sneakers in
the washing machine and keep them fully protected. That's everything in our cleaning stations, so it's
time to get to cleaning. The first step as always Is to remove the laces to give us a blank surface
so that we can really get into every portion of The sneaker then we will be inserting our
adjustable shoe trees into both sneakers. [Music] Alright we went ahead and got the
shoe trees inserted into both of these shoes Now these are a size 10 so it went in the fourth
hole however these do adjust from a size seven To a size 13 and we do sell extra large shoe
trees on our website if you guys need that. The Main benefit of it is that it holds this toe box
so that we can get super deep into this material And can't bend we can put pressure whatever
we want to do plus we will leave it inserted For the one sneaker that's going in the washing
machine to really hold the shape of the sneaker And reshape it during the cleaning. Now all
we need to do is add two squirts of solution To our bowl of water you do want to make sure
that you mix the solution with water and don't Just go straight in with the solution it is
super concentrated and all you need is two Squirts. Got the solution in our bowl of water.
Now although I'm going to be cleaning both of These sneakers I am going to set one aside for
now and just tackle the deeper cleaning to put In the washing machine and then we'll tackle
the other one. Now that we're down to one shoe We're going to be starting with our Soft Bristle
Brush on the entire uppers of this material and
Really get into the suede and this mesh before
we move on to any other cleaning methods. [Music] Overall the soft brush did its thing on these
sneakers it created all of the bubbles that We love and broke down that surface dirt now
you can actually see this greenish blue color That's on this sneaker, worked really well on
the leather and the suede also worked really Well on the mesh we are still going to be
putting them in the washing machine. The mesh Still has some deeper staining specifically in
this sock liner there's a couple deeper stains Right over on this side of the sneaker we can
try to hit them with our medium brush, but the Laundry system is really going to be the only
way to flush them out next step will be hitting This midsole using the medium brush as well as
using the medium bristle brush on the tongue And the sock liner. The medium bristle brush
is super beneficial it gets deep into that Midsole specifically on this midsole it's super
important that you clean out the air bubble it Traps in a lot of dirt but it also is a delicate
enough brush that you can use it on on different Materials such as leather sometimes you can use
it on Suede and sometimes you can use it on knit You just have to be super careful not to push
too hard. The medium bristle brush did a pretty Good job on the midsole there is still some
deeper staining there is a little bit of heel Drag now these were the first ever shoes we
let our editor Zion wear, so we're going to be Using a quick little tip that I learned when
working here with the microfiber towel we're Just going to be dipping it in the solution
and scrubbing out those deeper stains. [Music] When I was using the medium bristle brush I went ahead
and took the shoe tree out just so that I could get a deeper cleaning on this
sock liner the insole is also super Dirty so I'm going to be taking that out
and cleaning it using our medium bristle Brush before I move on to the stiff
bristle brush on these outsoles [Music]. [Music] Alright the insole is all taken care of
for the last step of this cleaning before The washing machine we are going to be taking
care of this outsole using our stiff bristle Brush. The stiff bristle brush is the toughest
brush in our arsenal it's perfect for cleaning Outsole and hard rubber on sneakers however
you don't want to use it on any other materials Because it could cause damage. The outsole
is the grimiest part of your sneakers so Make sure you keep it clean. The pre-treatment
of this sneaker is all taken care of now we Are going to be scrubbing the laces in between
our hands before we put them in the laundry bag. Laces are all taken care of we're
going to be putting everything in This laundry bag leaving the shoe tree
inserted as I mentioned it'll help hold The shape of the sneaker in
the washing machine [Music].
Alright got our shoe insole and laces inserted Into our laundry bag let's
head to the washing machine. Alright we are in the laundry room we're going
to be washing this sneaker normal cycle with cold Water. We get tons of comments that you shouldn't
wash your sneakers in the washing machine I Promise you it is okay we don't recommend that you
wash every sneaker, but mesh, knit, canvas sneakers Are the perfect candidates for the washing machine
we don't recommend washing sneakers that are super Old because they can fall apart but this one will
be perfect as long as you do it right. We're back in the studio while that shoe is
in the washer we're going to be taking care Of the second shoe I did get a new cleaning mat
towel and a new bowl of water just to start over. I don't want to push any more grime into this
shoe it's just not necessary we will still be Using the Signature Kit paired with our drying
rack and Bowl combo for this cleaning we just Won't be putting them in the washing machine.
The Signature Kit is super beneficial because You can either do a quick clean or a deep clean
and you can pick it up reshoevn8r.com And use my link in the description to save 10%
off. Pre-treatment steps are identical for the Second cleaning, one thing I didn't talk about on
the last cleaning is the materials of this shoe It does feature this leather material in green,
this mesh material in this white color and it Does have a gray suede. We went ahead and cleaned
it using the soft bristle brush patted it dry as We went and really made sure that we dried the
entire sneaker evenly clean the entire sneaker Evenly to avoid those watermarks on the suede.
Soft bristle brush did a pretty good job there's Still some deeper staining on this toe box as
well as the sock liner that we're going to be Hitting up using our medium bristle brush as well
as using the medium brush on this midsole. All done with the medium bristle brush now
it did do most of the work I am noticing That the sock liner is still really dingy
without the washing machine we might not Get it super clean but we won't be able
to tell until we fully dry the sneaker. For The next step I'm just going to be cleaning
this grimy insole using our medium bristle Brush before we move on to the outsole
with our stiff bristle brush [Music] Pretreatment is all done on this
sneaker all that's left to do is Take care of these laces before we put them
on the drying rack. Now the steps are pretty Much the same as we did for the first
cleaning however they're not going in The washing machine so we will notice
a little bit of difference is probably On the materials but we won't know until
they dry so let's take care of these laces. [Music] Now we're going to the drying rack. We are back we went ahead and let these shoes dry
overnight on our drying rack overall these results
Speak for themselves this is the sneaker that
went in the washing machine only needed to wash it Once and then we let it air dry to make sure that
that suede dried evenly. This is the sneaker that We cleaned with just our pre-treatment and let it
dry on our fan overnight there are a couple slight Details that you can tell just really didn't come
out on this shoe this tongue specifically is super Dingy really gross what you don't see when you use
the laundry system the mesh all together is just Still really dingy, the sock liner is dingy this
toe box looks better than I thought it did, but It still isn't that deep clean that we were really
looking for. The other difference is that there is Some deeper staining still on the midsole the air
bubble didn't get fully flushed out there's some Dirt and grime kind of stuck in there whereas if
we would have put this in the washing machine it Would have been fully flushed. Now if we look at
the shoe that went in the washing machine this Mesh went back to that white color it got all of
that deeper staining that was stuck right around This line here as well as the sock liner and the
tongue cleaned up really good it flushed out all Of that dirt and grime that is still stuck in
this other shoe. The main similarity is that the Suede is crunchy either way because it got wet so
we will need to reset the nap on the suede using Our Dry Suede Kit and our medium bristle brush one
important thing to note when you are resetting the Nap on suede you don't have to apply pressure
you just move the brush in multiple different Directions and it'll reset that nap don't push the
brush into it because you don't want to pushed too Hard, but once you get rid of that crunchy texture
and it brings it back to that buttery soft texture This shoe will look a million times better. Alright we got our suede back to the texture that We wanted we used our dry suede brush now the
dry suede kit does also come with this eraser we Didn't have to use the Eraser because there wasn't
any deeper staining on the material but this tool Right here well these tools are really really
good if you want to clean your suede sneakers If they aren't super dirty and you want to do a
dry cleaning method I highly suggest the dry suede Kit. We also used our medium bristle brush that
comes in our signature kit this is very similar To the suede brush it just covers more surface
area another great tool for resetting the nap on Suede is our brass bristle brush. Now the last part
of this cleaning is to lace up these sneakers and Put these insoles back in, but I want to point out
the difference in these insoles this is the insole That went into the laundry system we got it back
to a super nice white this is the one that did not Go in the washing machine that we just scrubbed
with our brushes still looks a little bit dingy It is much cleaner than it was, but overall the
before and after really shows that the laundry System is a great tool for cleaning mesh sneakers.
Let's lace these up overall the laundry system is Going to be the best method for mesh sneakers,
canvas sneakers and even some leather sneakers Just because of that dingy stitching that is super
hard to clean but this video is a total comparison The pre-treatment works if your shoes aren't as
dirty as we get them so it's definitely not to
Hate on the pre-treatment the product speaks for
itself to achieve these results we used a couple Different products we used our RESHOEVN8R
Signature Kit on both shoes. The Signature Kit Is super great because you can do a quick clean
with just the pre-treatment or a super deep clean Using the laundry system we paired that with our
drying rack and Bowl combo to hold our brushes And our water in solution throughout the cleaning.
We used our cleaning mat to keep our surface super Clean and avoid any mess on the table we also used
the secret ingredient the RESHOEVN8R laundry pods These are the key for the laundry system there's
no dye they're all natural and it will not damage Your sneakers when done appropriately. After we let
the sneakers dry we did notice that the suede was A little bit crunchy so we went ahead and used
our dry suede kit paired with our medium brush To bring it back to the results that we wanted
and get that buttery suede that's how we cleaned Up both of these Air Maxes. The results speak for
themselves the laundry system is definitely the Best way to wash your sneakers that's going
to wrap up today's Shoe Care Academy episode You can pick up all of these products and so much
more at reshoevn8r.com and use my link in the Description to save 10% off. If you like today's
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to let us know your favorite Air Max. I'm Jordan And hopefully I'll see you guys again soon in the
next Shoe Care Academy video [Music] thank you
