:::OFFICIAL SNEAKER CARE/MAINTENANCE POST::: (It's back!)

[tehsojiro]

Ok so there's a thin line of glue residue above the soles of my Retro V's (metallic black silver fire-red). What should I use to remove it? I knowcertain chemicals have to be used to remove glue residue on certain types of materials and I don't want to damage the shoes.

ps. I've had the shoes legit checked so don't ask about that.

 

[memotrujillo]

how should i clean the white cloth type material on my VI's. The material is located on the tounge the whole way up, to the plastiv part on the tounge. Itlooks dirty and i dont want to ruin it.

 

[allout46]

who have washed thier dmp xi's in the washer machine

 

[caronongan]

Anyone know how to clean a pair of Flint XIII's? Pods, leather, grey part, and blue part? The grey suede part is also a little rough in some parts. Isthere way to get it smoother again?

 

[chernabog915]

memotrujillo - take the laces out, use a diluted mixture of barkeeper's friend, about half the friend to water ratio i mentioned before. instead of 3 to 1water, use about 6 to 1, a stiff brush, and take the laces out.

allout46 - easily the stupidest idea period to do with any shoes not made of canvas.

Caronongan - use about a 150 grit sand paper, and basically thatch it up, by that, i mean place it on the suede, and push down, left or right while lifting up.it should bring the texture back up a little bit. the blue part, just use detergent, extremely hot water in a bowl, and a stiff toothbrush.

 

[erick10]

Some dude stepped on my aquas on the front of the shoes and I tried to take off the dust and dirt with water and with my hand but it got worse. The front lookslike its dusty, not really faded but kind of some dust. I which I knew how to post pics. Im new and a noob. Any help please???

 

[chernabog915]

Yeah, a suede brush you see on the previous page, or water and dish soap.

 

[danewera]

I need help getting the yellow off my blk V's. Most of the yellow is on the netting. thanks

 

[jay dean03]

Dude with the Black Cement IVs, my pair have that same cracking as well. all u have to do is use some textile medium paint to cover it up. And the IVs arewearable so you're good. i hope you're not paying $300+ for em tho

 

[lakersmets49ers]

i have a quick question , in regards to seaglow and oxy clean. im at work and the work computers are slow as hell and were not supposed to be online in the 1stplace lol so im not really able to go through all 9 pages but i read somewhere on the 1st page about oxyclean working on the netting on the v's is thattrue?? also can anyone help me out to where i could locate seaglow in the los angeles area please. any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[chernabog915]

No, oxiclean will not do a thing for the netting on V's. www.islandgirlproducts.com for Sea Glow. I'm sorry you aren't supposed to be online atwork, but I'm not googling it for you either.

 

[lakersmets49ers]

thats cool i wouldn't ask you to google it for me im lazy but im not that lazy ill check it out when i get home. thanks for the help though

 

[c hanna]

on the black 3 just leave it...bleach will kill it and you dont want to repaint it

 

[kampoutkid]

is it possible to use Oxy Clean as a substitute for Barkeepers Friend on yellowed Concord XI mesh?

 

[airuphere23]

Just a quick question..on my Cardinal 7's the tongue has started to yellow some...any way to get the tongue white again? I've tried bleach..doesn'tdo much good. Any valid suggestions would be appreciated~

 

[justkicks21]

Just wondering if it matters how many grams are in a silica pack to put into a shoe box.

 

[supremeape]

QUESTION

I Got a pair of supreme high but the tongue is yellowed a bit

Which barkeeper or other product can i use?

http://barkeepersfriend.com/products.htm --- there is so many to pick from on this site which one is theone used on the first page?

 

[corwinator3407]

Anyone know what the best thing to use for the upper of XI's (concords to be exact) is? Just got a couple dirt spots.

 

[chrismatic413]

just checked my DS DMP XIs and the soles are starting to yellow. i thought i had it covered being i threw in some silica packets and stored the box next tosome DampRid.

is yellowing inevitable? looks like the only thing one can do it just slow down the process

the only guarantees in life- death, taxes, and yellowing....

 

[kixclusivewun]

which paint colors should i buy to paint (and mix) for the infared midsole on the VIs ? The paint faded and i need to fix them up. I dont want to kill theshoe by mixing a bad shade of red. Please respond ASAP. Thanks
http://www.turtlefeathers.com/text/angelus/paint.html

 

[dcbjordan]

How can I get this stain out if even possible?

 

[410fresh]

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW I CAN CLEAN/GET OFF THE SOCK BALLS ONTHE INSIDE OF MY JORDAN 19 LOWS AND MY JORDAN 11 LOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rlee926]

Ok I bought these VNDS Bred black/red XI retro off my neighbor and they are in great conditon, but one problem. He decided to paint the midsole (white part)Black

. How can I go about removing this black paint safely sothat it is still going to be fine.

 

[chernabog915]

Duct tape. roll a piece around your fingers and tack it inside.

 

[nikeflightposite]

Can my XII's be saved?? I want the soles to be white again. help??