How to clean sneakers? Dry cleaning your shoes. Sole Fresh

Real snickerheads know for sure that just buying a cool pair of shoes is not enough. In order to not only look at the update on the closet shelf, but also “walk” it in the city, it is important to maintain its commercial appearance. How to take care of these or those sneakers, you need to understand at the time of their purchase. Fortunately, for those who, like us, are not accustomed to understand the nuances of care for different materials, there is a way out.

Sole Fresh is the first snicker-cleaner in Russia, where your favorites will be reanimated and returned from dacha exile to fashionable city parties. Moreover, you can simply leave a pair in need of restoration at one of the automatic receiving points in your city and in a few days pick up the finished result.

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Instructions: 3 steps on the way to clean sneakers

Hand them over to a collection point or to a postamat. Addresses can be found at the link.
Wait from 7 to 10 days. During this time, shoes go through 7 stages of cleaning, both manual and with the use of professional equipment. Some of these stages involve a long drying period.
Pick up the shoes from the self-delivery point and purchase the means for professional shoe cleaning at home.

We decided to check on ourselves how dry cleaning works with different types of textures and degree of dirt. And also to tell you about the cool flyhacks that will help you, if you also decide to send your favorite pair to the reanimation.

Nike Air Force 1 Sage Low

Material: nubuck.
Degree of contamination: medium, there are stains embedded in the texture.
Cost: 8990 rubles.

The classic and familiar silhouette of Nike is not a rare guest of dry cleaners. Especially if we talk about the execution of the model in textile and suede. In order to reduce the deformation of color and the degree of contamination of the upper layer of the sneaker, it is recommended that before wearing shoes to give it to the prevention and cover it with a special protective layer. The cost of coating: 450 rubles. The service can also be purchased when applying to a dry cleaner.

In addition to cleaning and color restoration in the course of restoration, the sole is cleaned.

Cropp Town sneakers

Material: synthetic textile.
Degree of contamination: medium, there are stains embedded in the texture.
Cost: 1200 rubles.

Sneakers made in natural materials (nubuck, suede and leather), often cost more expensive and, it would seem, should be easier to clean. But here is such a simple model in textile cleaned much easier than “nike” made of natural nubuck, and during the restoration of the color was restored with a hundred percent accuracy. So, alas, the numbers on the price tag do not always say that the pair will last you a long time.

Lifehack: if you are limited in time and clean and beautiful sneakers were needed “even yesterday”, you can order express cleaning – the period of such an order will be only 3-5 days. Applicable to any complex cleaning, +50% of the order price.

Adidas Superskate Edition

Material: leather.
Degree of soiling: medium, there is damage to the material.
Cost: about 5,500 rubles.

Collaboration of adidas and the famous skateboarder Mark Gonzalez has long been a rarity and is rarely available from resellers. Therefore, if you are the owner of such sneakers, take care of them. The dry cleaner will also offer you leather restoration in case of damage to the outer coating.

New Balance 373

Material: polyester / faux suede.
Degree of soiling: light, without stains or textural damage.
Cost: 5,890 rubles.

New Balance 373, made in light colors, are classics of everyday style and will fit any image. However, with constant wear, they require care and thorough cleaning, which includes restoring the color of the suede and the original shape of the sneakers.

Nike Air Max 1 High Top

Material: leather, suede.
Degree of contamination: medium, there are stains embedded in the structure.
Cost: about 4,000 rubles.

The model of caramel-brown color has long disappeared from the shelves and appears only at resellers for a completely different cost. Restoration of an old pair will definitely cost you less. A deep machine cleaning service will bring back the softness of suede, and material restoration will help you deal with dents on the leather inserts and soles.

Lifehack: How do I know how much it will cost to clean my sneakers? The type of cleaning needed is determined by the receptionist when you pick up your shoes. The cost of cleaning from 400 to 2900 rubles, depending on the materials, their wear and degree of contamination. In addition, you can always send a photo of your pair of sneakers to [email protected] or in Instagram Direct and get a preliminary assessment of services.

Nike Dunk Sky Hi Essential

Material: suede.
Degree of contamination: medium, there are stains embedded in the structure.
Cost: 9,423 rubles.

Now this model of Nike can not be found everywhere. Buy yourself another pair will be much more difficult than to save your favorite sneakers on wedges with the help of dry cleaning. Look for yourself: light gray suede returned its original color, and the laces and look like new.

Caterpillar

Material: nubuck.
Degree of soiling: medium, there is minor damage to the material.
Cost: 4 700 rubles.

Caterpillar sneakers are very practical and, due to the dark brown color, do not get very dirty. Nevertheless, after prolonged wear on sneakers can appear dents and scuffs, which can be eliminated only in dry cleaning with the help of special means.

DC E.Tribeka

Material: suede, leather, textile with perforations.
Degree of contamination: medium, there are stains embedded in the structure.
Cost: 4,725 rubles.

Another pair of textile shoes is perfectly restored. In addition to external restoration, DC shoes underwent the following care procedures: cleaning of the inside of the sneakers, insoles, removal of lint and disinfection. All services are included in the comprehensive cleaning.

Nike Air Force 1 Sage Low

Material: leather.
Degree of contamination: strong, there is obvious damage to the material.
Cost: 8,990 rubles.

Natural leather of light colors is too marginal material for shoes. It clearly shows all the cracks, cuts, scratches and loss of the original shape that appear over time. A deep restoration will repair the damage. If desired, a light-colored sole can be additionally whitened. The cost of this service is 700 p.

Adidas Stan Smith

Material: suede.
Degree of contamination: strong, there is obvious damage to the material.
Cost: 6 999 rubles.

If it seems to you that suede can no longer be saved from deep cracks – do not hurry to throw out your sneakers. The snicker dry-cleaner has a service of deep restoration of natural materials, which will “heal” the most deplorable damage. As you can judge from the photo, this is possible not only in words.

This is interesting: the project of the first snickerdry cleaner Sole Fresh appeared in August 2015 and was first presented at the Faces & Laces festival.

Proper care is the most important component of the presentable look of your shoes and, consequently, of your image. Do not forget to take care of your favorite pairs and periodically give them a “reboot”, because with proper care they can serve you faithfully and truthfully as long as possible.