Vans canvas shoes

ceewash

My son will only wear these canvas shoes. They are black and white check which soon becomes a dirty grey colour. I have put them in the washing machine but this didn't work and I am nervous about increasing temperature. Is there a miracle cleaner out there. Just been watching "It works" on QVC which deals with stains, is there something which deals with grime?

floss2

I have successfully washed Vans and Converse in the machine with a pre-wash & big dose of good old Persil bio powder - it got rid of the Glastonbury mud from a couple of years ago!
That was probably a 40 degree wash, although I may have done a 60 degree to kill anything lurking in the mud!

ceewash

Did you wash at 40 degrees or higher?

Plum_Pie

I've just got a lot of stains out of clothes using hydrogen peroxide. £1 a bottle (9% strength) from the chemist. I applied it neat (wearing rubber gloves!), rubbed it in, left it for about half an hour and then washed the clothes on a quick cool wash. No colour fade either btw.

becky2812

just to warn you, when i put my son's converse in at more than a 30° wash (think i did a 40° one) the canvas shoe bit shrunk, and he couldn't get his foot in any more!!!

FunkyFairy

I too will only wear Vans and i have washed mine in the W/M many times. I do them on a 40oc wash.

sammy_kaye18

thanks all

me and the bf are converse and Van freaks so will be watchign this thread with great interest ecause with him moutain biking and refusing to wear anythign ese i may need to clean them on more than one occassion

Penelope_Penguin

Anything of use here - cleaning converse trainers

Penny. x

lynzpower

I had some of these before, and I soaked them in a mild stardrops solution in a bucket before putting in WM and they came up pretty good. NOt brand new of couerse but not bad considering how filthy they were!

starjumper

Hmm don't know if this helps, but I've seen loads of Vans at our local TK Maxx really cheap, I know it's not reviving the old but if you need to replace then it might be worth a look.

LilMissEmmylou

tbh - i wore my vans till the fabric started to come off the sole and they where a black and white print... i never washed them lol. So if its just a greying issue, i wouldnt worry too much. If its like OP with mud etc then ok id do a low temp wash to try and get the dirt out, but id not do a higher wash for fear of the glue going funny.