Washing Keds with bleach? (dye, color, light, bleaching)

[Voebe]

My white sneakers are so dirty, and although I've sometimes washed sneakers before (not lately), I've never used bleach. If you have, how much do you put in, for a small load? I've heard that beach can turn things yellow. Is this a bad idea?

[hertfordshire]

Maybe start with an OxiClean soak and see if that works?

[silibran]

Originally Posted by hertfordshire

Maybe start with an OxiClean soak and see if that works?

Yeah, I would be leery of bleaching my shoes. OxyClean whitens many things safely.

[lubby]

when I used to wash my keds back in the day with bleach and let them dry in the sun they yellowed slightly. Try Oxi clean and see if that works. So instead I just cleaned them up and used while shoe polish whether it be leather or canvas.

[TMSRetired]

I ended up switching to the leather version of Keds for white sneakers and they are so much easier to keep white using a water+clorox mix.

My other colors are canvas but anything white is now leather.

You can try soaking them in a weak water+clorox mix and see if that helps.

[D217]

Great suggestions so far. I always hand wash shoes, using a soft scrub brush.

I'd also try Oxiclean over bleach. Bleach is corrosive and can lead to the breakdown of certain materials, so go easy there...


RIT dye makes a white wash treatment, "Whitener & Brightener", which can be used after giving them a good cleaning first. They sell it in the laundry isle.

[phonelady61]

i usually throw them out if they are so dirty you cant see the color anymore . I dont wash shoes because most cheap shoes come apart when you throw them into the wash .

[CNYC]

I second the leather versions. The canvas ones Keds are good for 2 months during the summer.

On another note I highly recommend NOT buying Keds or Converse. They are horrible for the feet and will cause you much pain in the future.

[TMSRetired]

Originally Posted by CNYC

I second the leather versions. The canvas ones Keds are good for 2 months during the summer.

On another note I highly recommend NOT buying Keds or Converse. They are horrible for the feet and will cause you much pain in the future.

I have a pair of Keds as well as other sneakers. If I'm just going food shopping, etc. then I wear my Keds as there's not much walking.

But if I'm going to be doing some heavy duty walking then I have other sneakers that have much better support..Reebok Club C (also white leather).

[Kim in FL]

Won’t help now, but when you buy new canvas shoes; Scotch Guard them. Do it inside and out. Will keep your shoes cleaner, longer.