r/SneakerCleaning

was a sneaker kid in High School and have really grown out of it. Was going through old shoes to donate today and found these 3 pairs that I thought may be worth selling/restoring

I have 1 Pair Jordan 4 Retro "Lightning", size 12.5
1 pair Nike SB Dunk High "Danny Supa, Size 12
1 pair Jordan 1 Retro High OG "Electro Orange", size 12

I would like to sell these, and would on the cheap side since they’re old/worn, but don’t know where to sell, or how to restore. If anyone could help me with this let me know. I really don’t know much about them so please help me!

Thank you

I have some Aqua 6’s that have a cooked toebox. The hairy suede is flattened and seems like it’s gone.

I’ve tried brass brushing, steaming, scrubbing with water as a last resort, nothing is helping.

Before I give up or do any actual damage, what’re my next steps to clean up and restore this shoe?

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as the title says i need help removing this stain, these shoes have about a week and at work today i pushed a card box with them just to a few minutes later look down and see these stains.
so far all i tried was some shoe cleaner gel that didn’t work, and some water with soap with a shoe cleaner sponge which made the fluffy material of the shoes flat, then i rubbed with a silicone brush to restore the fluff as they became flat. i am just sad that i got them recently and already ruined them.

if anyone knows how to remove it please help me

Finally got my dream shoes, the Reebok bb4600s, but I wanted to make the tongue look young again… any advice? Thanks

I've just bought a bundle of high end early 2000 Nike Air Air Max 90s with a lot of them needing sole swaps which is fine. But on both their 'running man's' and the 'Steve Nash Suns' the mudguards need some work. Looks like the yellow leather has worn on the 'running man's and some of the cool artwork markings have worn away on the "Steve Nash's. What's the best method of getting these sorted?

How do i clean this ?

The black that u see is the mat stain i got after a month of gym workouts. I dont use these shoes outside anywhere

So a little more than a week ago I posted this in the subreddit and yall roasted me 😭 but also gave me and my husband some good laughs, so thanks for that. Everyone said they were beyond repair but my husband said "fuk it, they can't get any worse.."

He just used some soap and water and didnt even go that hard with the elbow grease. But damn it look like they might be salvage-able 🤷‍♀️✌️💯

Did anyone else pick up any of the 26 Kobe Bryant Nike Air Force One's. The materials on these are so nice, great leather with the synthetic overlay for the snakeskin look is crazy. I picked up all of them but just posting these two I got a few days back. These are crazy cheap, but excellent feel in hand and on foot

picked up these Air Jordan 5 Red Suedes on Whatnot for about $50 and thought they’d make a fun restoration project. They’re in decent shape overall with no major separation or tears, but the suede is faded and dirty, the translucent soles have yellowed, the netting and sock liners need a good cleaning, and there are a few minor scuffs on the midsoles. My plan is to give them a deep clean, restore the suede with a brush and eraser, re-dye the suede if necessary, and then do a few sessions in the Ice Box to improve the icy soles. Before I get started, I’d like to hear what you all think. Does this sound like the right approach, or would a thorough cleaning and brushing be enough to bring the suede back without re-dyeing it? Is there anything else you notice from the photos that I should address during the restoration? This is my first time restoring a pair of Red Suedes, so I’d appreciate any tips or recommendations before I dive in. Thanks!

I first scrubes with baking soda + dishsoap paste but didn’t work. I then soaked them in diluted Clorox ColorLoad for over 24 hrs but still no improvement. I used this bleach because I was told that it is oxygen bleach which is good for whitening but I’m not even sure if it’s true. Would appreciate tips to clean!

Use to be big into cleanings and restorations and have actively cleaned my own pairs since doing it for money a few years ago ,I recently picked it up again and was doing a basic pair of af1 Mids for a customer ,after a quick clean on the toe box Bubbles’s appeared ,I’ve never seen this before and have cleaned 100s if not thousands of all kind of air forces ,any advice or comments? TIA

For six months it was in the shoe rack. I bought it 2 years ago from Nike store of mall of India, Noida

I thought of clean it all by myself, but then I thought of send it to TumbleDry.

They charged me around 800 rupees for cleaning up this shoe

Today I received the shoe as it was before. No reduction in this Yellowish tint. Infact it had gotten worse.

So, please help me guys to make it white as it was before.

If anyone of you has faced this challenge, please let me know on how to get rod of this yellow tint

Note: by mistake I’ve put different shoes to compare. It’s AirForce 1 mid react

First time wearing these shoes and birria a soup with fat sprinkled on the suede. I tried cleaning it, but I don’t know if I damaged the suede due to the blotch of cleaner still drying. I would like some advice if they can be saved. Some of the sprinkles can still be seen near the eyelets the major one was under the net and toe. Thank you

I did the dang thing!

Hi all I’m needing some help with cleaning my hey dudes they no longer make these and looking to see how I can clean them.