Method 1
There are several tools that are great for cleaning the bottoms of the sole.
- Mr Clean Magic eraser: Works wonders. Uses no chemicals, it’s just a sponge that has special material used to pick up dirt on surfaces.
- Brillo Pads: Rough material that gets deep into the small areas.
- Joy dishwashing liquid: Concentrated liquid that cleans great.
- Sponge: A sponge.
- Paper towels
- Water
- toothbrush
First to get the basic stuff off wet the Magic eraser and scrubt he surface it should clean it in almost and instant. Then wet the sponge and wip ethe surface so it’s wet. Now put a little bit of Joy ont he soles and take the brillo pad and scrub the dirty areas. Take a wet paer towel and wipe off the soapy areas. Now for the little inner crevices (if it’s not already clean already) use a toothbursh with soap and make sure when you scrub the dirty stuff flicks in your face or something. After everything dry it off with a paper towel.
Method 2
Materials
- Greased Lightning (can be found in any hardware store, get the multi-purpose cleaner, not the kitchen cleaner)
- old rag
- toothbrush
First off, this stuff is not for leather. It for rubber and rubber only. Some foam midsoles seem to absorb the dirty mixture afterwards so I’d be careful. With that said, don’t just spray some directly to the sole, that would lead to drips and runs toward the leather. Just spray some on the old rag and start applying it to the bottom of the sole. While wiping with the rag, you may notice some dirt coming off but not all. That’s where the handy dandy toothbrush comes in.
With a good amount of greased lightning on the shoe, scrub away with the toothbrush. It’s alot stronger at getting the caked on stuff and can reach into the hard to reach areas.
After you feel you have loosened the dirt, rinse gently with cold water. Dry the shoe with another rag. Water left on soles and midsoles is never a good thing.
Repeat the process if you wish.
