How can I bleach out the canvas on white tennis shoes?
Question:My four year old daughter got her brand new white tennis shoes muddy. The leather came out fairly clean, but the fabric parts are a dull tan. Is there something I can spray, to bleach them out white again?
Answers:
Don't use bleach it will just turn the white canvas a yellowish color. I always use a whitening toothpaste anda old toothbrush and scrub them that way. Also as long as you don't use a quick source of heat (like a dryer) to dry them they won't be completely stained and you should be able to get the mud out.
Hmmmmmm.Bleach! yes bleach...it's the liquid that makes things white.
use a little bleach on a tooth brush (obviously throw the tooth brush out after use) to clean the canvas
trust its from a sneakerfreaker!
Chloroxe is easiest and cheapest.
If your white canvas tennis shoes are looking a little dingy and washing them in the machine is simply not going to do the trick, use white shoe polish to make them look brand, spanking new.
I just pitch mine in the washer with hot water and bleach. It also has the benefit of helping to keep the shoes from getting smelly quite so fast! :-)
Chlorine bleach causes a chemical reaction which yellows canvas. You might try pre-soaking them with 3 tablespoons baking soda dissolved in warm water.
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