Do You Wash Shoes?

Depending on how much leather is on them... if there is not too much, I wash them on cold. If they are all canvas - I'll wash 'em on warm.

I always air dry to avoid any shrinking. Plus, it helps to put the shoe holders in at this time to put them back into shape (the wooden shoe holders that most use for dress shoes).

So far, I've always had luck. For more stubborn spots - I will use shoe care products.

Hi Lisa,

You can absolutely put them in the washing machine and the dryer. I clean the rubber areas first with a Magic Eraser or Soft Scrub with Bleach & an old toothbrush (either will get off any grass stains or whatever), then throw 'em in. Normal warm cycle in the wash, low heat in the dryer. I've never, in 30+ years of doing this, had any problems. Good luck!

L.

Of course you can wash tennis shoes. I'd prefer air-drying them but, in a pinch, you could toss them in the dryer and take your chances.

They turn out good. Air dry!

I have done that for years it works great. I put them in the
dryer.

Sure, Lisa, you can wash them in a washing machine or soak in a sink. I would dry them at this time of year over a heating register to give you a little moisture in the house. To get them bright and clean use Shaklee's Nature Bright and a little Basic H. Good Luck, M.

Hi Lisa, I soak mine over night in the washer, finishing up the load in the morning. Dry them on low temp, as too much heat seems to change the shape some. Happy holidays.

Kim I know that people do wash there tennis shoes but athletic shoes technically are not meant to be washed. I worked as a shoe manger for many yrs. When you wash them it deforms them they may shrink also it effects there support system. If they are causal canvass shoes than they are ok to was again they may shrink. They make very good shoe cleaner that you can wash your shoes inside and out and let them air dry. If you wash them I would put them in the dry for about 20 minutes on low and than let them air dry.

I wash shoes and my boys winter boots! I throw one pair at a time in with a load of towels. Tennis shoes I will throw in the dryer on low with the towels, I do remove the laces first, when the shoes are almost dry I pull them out and pull the tongue out and place them upside down near a heat register to finish drying completely.

At the end of the season I throw my kids boots in the washer too,also with a load of towels. If they come out looking like new (sometimes they do, depending on the boot) they go into a grow into box for the next child. If they come out looking worn they go into another box for play boots (we live on a farm so we definitly need a designated pair of boots for school and one for home!) My husband made me a boot dryer, which was very simple to do and also works well for when winter boots get snow inside them and are wet.

The boot dryer consists of 2 1" x 1" boards, cut cut into 2 foot lengths (2 of them) and then he took a 2' x 6" and cut it into 1 foot lengths and 6" lengths. He nailed the 2' x 6"'s together on end to form the base, it makes a frame and is empty in the middle (so the air can circulate through it) and then nailed the 1" x 1" boards onto the frame in an upright position so you have the base (frame) on the bottom with 2 boards attached to it standing straight up. Then when you have wet boots you simply put them on the upright boards upside down and place the whole thing near a register and the board allow air to circulate inside the boots and they dry in an hour or two, if the register is running. I hope that made sense!

lisa; yes i have washed tennis shoes, take the laces out and open up their toungue, ( the flap over top) and put them in wash machine, however they are very noisy when put in the dryer, so i have devised a way to dry my tennis shoes in the dryer, take an old pair of nylons, put one tennis shoe down one leg, you are NOT wearing them, hahaahah put another shoe down the other leg at the same spot then take those shoes in their little nylon sleeve, and put them on the inside of the dryer door, and then pull the panty part above the tennis shoes , and the lower part of leg below the tennnis shoes around the dryer door, and tie them together, then run your dryer, this allows air to flow around them without them bumping horribly around in the dryer, also throw the laces in the wash, i usually tie them together so they dont get lost, have fun and hope it works, my son has a white pair of tennis shoes, he washes them with a rag to get dirt off them then he uses shoe polish to finish them off to give that white look again, have fun and hope it works for yah, D. s

I wash mine in the washer and they come out cleaner. I don't like to throw them in the dryer because all the banging around drives me crazy so I just air dry them.I love doing it in the summer because they dry faster outside! I believe there's a product designed for the dryer that you attach the shoes too and it sticks to the spinner. But I would rather air dry them.

I have washed tennis shoes in the past. Sometimes they come out great, others not so much. They never come out looking new, but always better than before they were washed. I have only air dried them. If you are not wearing them because they are so grungy, it's worth a try.

You can put them in the washer and the dryer. They will come out just fine.

Depends are the clothlike tennis shoes?/? Than yes you can throught them in the wash. If there like new balance tennis or nike's. I would just use bleach and watter or if the arent white use fantastic and spray them and scrub with a tooth brushor rush and than rinse and let dry.

Yes. I have washed mine in the washing machine. Don't put anything else with them. I would air dry them or dry on low only for a short time. If you dry them completely the rubber in them shrinks a little then your shoes will curl a little.

I wash them with a load of towels and they come out great. If they have velco, be sure to "close" the tabs so they don't pick up threads and fuzz. I always air dry them and if I do them in the evening, they are dry by morning. And don't worry if you have any "light up" shoes. . . it does not harm them (at least the washer doesn't, not sure about the dryer since I always air dry).

Hi Lisa - well I've washed tennis shoes and they are normally fine. I would let them air dry, unless you have a special shelf you can put in your dryer that stops them rotating (put them near a hot air vent that your heating comes out of alternatively). Also, wash them with cold water. Good luck - Alison

HOT water, scoop of OXY clean....they come out white, white white.

On time, my husband did throw in a pair of Nikes and the glue came undone on the shoe but that happened once.
I have a front loader which is more gentle than a top loader so I haven't had that issue.

I wash tennis shoes in the washing machine all the time. You can even wash leather tennis shoes in the washing machine. Depending on the type of shoe, mesh versus leather I put them on the delicate cycle. I use to put them in the dryer when I had one of the dryer racks that you can insert in your dryer. I no longer have that kind of dryer so I air dry them. If you are leary about washing them in a machine you can also hand wash using a bristle brush or toothbrush. I recently spot washed my daughter's leather cheer Nike's with Oxy Clean spot cleaner in the spray bottle. It was like magic -- the dirt came right off and she had black scuff marks in the front. Hope this helps.