Jeg elsker mine hvide sneakers fra & Other Stories. De er sƄ rene i udtrykket og de passer bare til alt! Og sƄ synes jeg virkelig de har holdt sig pƦne, taget i betragtning af at de efterhƄnden er 1 Ƅr gamle og jeg ikke har gjort dem rene Ʃn eneste gang. Og de er altsƄ blevet brugt meget! En anden ting jeg synes er rigtig fedt er, at de holder formen henover snuden. LƦderet har ikke fƄet en masse rynker, omend den hvide farve er begyndt at skalle lidt af nogle steder, men kun ganske lidt. Anyway, lige inden vi tog afsted pƄ ferie i Californien syntes jeg, at de skulle shines op sƄ de var klar til ferie.
/Ā I love my white sneakers from & Other Stories. The style is just so clean and simpleĀ and they just fit everything in my wardrobe! I bought them a year agoĀ and I have not cleaned them once. And they have been used a lot, so I think they last very well! Another thing I think is really nice is that they don’t really seem to wear out. The leather has not gotten all wrinkly around the tip, although the white color has started to peel a bit of some places, but only a little. Anyway, just before we went on holiday in California, I thought they needed to be shined up a bitĀ so they were ready for our vacation.
Step 1
Lav en balje med noget sƦbevand – jeg brugte bare en klar opvaskesƦbe fra Neutral. SĆ„ tĆørrede jeg skoene over fĆørst med en klud, og sĆ„ brugte jeg en tandbĆørste til, at skrubbe syningerne og gummisĆ„len. Det er vigtigt du ikke skrubber for meget pĆ„ selve lƦderet, isƦr ikke nĆ„r det er hvidt – du risikerer at den hvide farve skaller af.
/Ā Make a bowl of water with clear soapĀ – I just used a clear dish soap. Then I went over the shoesĀ first with a cloth dipped in the water, and then I used a toothbrush to scrub the stitches and the rubber sole. It is important that you dont scrub too much on the leather itself, especially when it is white –Ā the white color might start to peel off.
Step 2
Efter at have vasket skoene, brugte jeg noget ganske almindeligt husholdningssprit pƄ en karklud, til at fƄ de sidste streger og misfarvninger af gummisƄlen.
/Ā After washing the shoes, I used some plain household alcohol on a cloth to get the last dirt and discolorationĀ off the rubber sole.
Step 3
Da mine sko var tĆørre valgte jeg, at give dem en omgang lƦderfedt, bare for at gĆøre lƦderet blĆødt og medgĆørligt igen. Jeg bruger Ć©n kĆøbt i en hesteforretning (Hƶks) som jeg bruger bĆ„de til mine tasker og sko, men jeg er ret sikker pĆ„ man kan kĆøbe lignende i de fleste taskeforretninger eller hos din lokale skomager.
/Ā When my shoes were dry, I chose to give them a range of leather balsam, just to make the leather soft again. I bought mine in a Danish Horse equipment store, but I’m pretty sure you can buy it in any local bag shop or at your local cobblers.
Step 4
Her kan du enten vƦlge at vaske de gamle snĆørebĆ„nd – lƦg dem evt. fĆørst i blĆød i lidt let kloroplĆøsning og smid dem med i vaskemaskinen nƦste gang du alligevel skal vaske hvidt. Du kan ogsĆ„ kĆøbe et par nye hvide snĆørebĆ„nd. Vi havde et par liggende i vores skoskab, sĆ„ dem satte jeg i.
/Ā Now you can either choose to wash the old laces – maybe let them soak in a lightĀ chlorine solution first and then put them in the washing machine the next time you need to wash white clothes anyway. You can also buy a pair of new white laces. We had a couple in our shoe cabinet, so I put them in.
Step 5
Hvis du vƦlger at sƦtte nye snĆørebĆ„nd i som jeg gjorde, og de er for lange, sĆ„ kan du med fordel klippe dem og brƦnde enden sĆ„ de ikke trevler. Dette kan du dog kun hvis det er polyester snĆørebĆ„nd, fordi de bliver til plastik nĆ„r det bliver brƦndt. Bare ikke hold dem i ilden for lƦnge (max et par sekunder), for sĆ„ bliver de sorte og det ser altsĆ„ ikke sƦrlig pƦnt ud š
/Ā If you choose to put new laces in as I did and they are too long, then you can cut them and burn the end so they dont tire. However, you can only do this if it is polyester laces because they melt into plastic when burned. Just dont hold them in the fire for more than a few seconds, as they will get black and that doesn’t look very nice š
Step 6
Som en sidste ting valgte jeg, at imprƦgnere mine fine, rene sko. Jeg gav ogsĆ„ lige mine hĆ„ndtasker en omgang, eftersom de et par dage inden vi tog afsted pĆ„ ferie ogsĆ„ fik en omgang rengĆøring og pleje. SĆ„ stĆ„r de bedre imod skidt og regn!
/Ā As a last thing, I chose to protect my nice clean shoes with this product. I also used it on my handbags, because a few days before we went on vacation they also got a round of cleaning and care.Ā Then they will last better through rain and the dirt will come off easier.
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Fedt at hvide sneakers kan blive hvide igen. De ser mega fine ud nu!
Using toothpaste and toothbrush is also one way of cleaning leather shoes. It’s easier
FYI On step 6 I think the word impregnate is used incorrectly.
I did not see how Signe used the word impregnate as she must have deleted it from her post but you can surely use this word when talking about shoe care. š so i assume SIgne used it correctly and a non-native speaker tried to correct her but this lady herself did not know how to use the word impregnate ! Been a fan of your blog for over a year now, Signe! Love it! Keep up the good work š