Anyone that ever wore a pair of white sneakers probably has at least once wondered how they can make sure that their sneakers stay nicely white and fresh. In this guide we explain step by step how we like to maintain our sneakers, but we start explaining how to clean them up.
Introduction
Cleaning
Thoroughly brush your shoes with a brush to remove any loose dirt and dust off the shoes. Begin by applying your favourite sneaker cleaner to your sneakers. We prefer Saphir Médaille d'Or Foam Cleaner since it is ready to use. Use a brush and/or cloth to distribute the cleaner over your sneakers. We like to use a mildly moist synthetic brush to clean the upper of our synthetic sneakers and a cloth for the soles. Afterwards rinse off the sneaker cleaner with water. Make sure that you rinse off all the cleaner before setting your sneakers away to dry. Do not place your sneakers on a heat source such as a radiator since this can cause the material of your sneakers to dry out. Your sneakers should look quite a lot better after this first step. If not please feel free to repeat this step again.
You can also clean suede sneakers this way, but please note that suede sneakers are sometimes notorious for bleeding colour due to the poor quality suede used on these sneakers.
Protecting
After you have thoroughly cleaned your sneakers it is important to protect them against dirt and water. For that we use Saphir Médaille d'Or natural protector spray or Tarrago protector spray. With either of these sneaker protector sprays you protect and waterproof your sneakers so that dirt does not get the chance to attach itself to the material of your sneakers.
Recommended products
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Tarrago
WASC sneaker cleaner spray
£13.00Tarrago Supergel cleaning detergent (125 ml). Tarrago Sneakers WASC is the best cleaner in World. Its new and revolutionary cleaning technology pr...
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Tarrago
Sneaker cleaner
£9.50Tarrago Sneaker Cleaner, 125 ml Now from the makers of Saphir! With Tarrago's sneaker cleaner you can restore your sneaker's former glory. This cl...
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Tarrago
Protector spray
£11.50Tarrago sneaker protector spray (125 ml) Protect your shoes and sneakers with the sneaker protector by Tarrago. The protector spray protects all yo...
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Saphir Médaille d'Or
Foam Cleaner
£16.00Universal foam cleaner for sneakers. This foam cleaner is great for cleaning up your sneakers and shoes. The cleaner is free from any harmful chem...
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Saphir Médaille d'Or
Deep cleaner
£16.00Saphir Médaille d'Or deep cleaner for sneakers (100ml). This deep cleaner for sneakers works great for removing the most stubborn stains from your ...
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The Shoe Care Shop
Microfiber cloth
£8.50Microfiber cloth for cleaning shoes and sneakers. This microfiber cloth is ideal for cleaning leather and synthetic sneakers and shoes. The cloth i...
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Saphir Médaille d'Or
Small microfiber cleaning cloths - set of 3
£6.50Saphir Médaille d'Or cleaning cloths (pack of 3). A handy set of three small sized cleaning cloths used for cleaning sneakers and shoes. The microf...
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The Shoe Care Shop
White cleaning brush
£5.00White bristled cleaning brush. This practical cleaning brush is ideal for cleaning suede, smooth leather shoes and sneakers. The bristles are made ...
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The Shoe Care Shop
Shoe cleaning brush
£6.00Big cleaning brush with firm black bristles Great for when you need just that little extra cleaning power to get that nasy stain of your shoes. Th...
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Tarrago
Sneakers Kit - Clean & Protect
£13.00Tarrago Sneaker kit - Clean & Protect. With this Tarrago sneaker kit you have everything you need to properly clean and protect your favourite...
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