Help! Oil on my Air Max's

[Danny]

These are my Air Max's that i've had about a month or so and i've gotten oil on them somehow today, and the read parts are like some kinda suede, how can I get it off?



The front bit is where the oil is.... On the red at the front of the shoe and some on the white which is like the top of it.

[Futz]

well your first problem there was you bought air max's

your second problem there is you got oil on them

[Danny]

There you can see what I mean now.

[Hannah]

Apparently baking soda left on over a 24 hour period then brushing it/hoovering it off to see if it's lifted any of it.
Then put some dish soap with a little warm water and scrub.

Apparently you can try vinegar for like two minutes, but to do a test first for colour fastness.

[myles]

Babe them shoes are tragic

Can I suggest these as ur replacement:

[Danny]

Babe them shoes are tragic

Can I suggest these as ur replacement:

Not my kinda thing...

[Shockwave.2CC]

There you can see what I mean now.

For the suede (red bit)

The first that I would do is to rub some talcum powder on it. Let it sit overnight and then in the morning brush the talcum powder off. Use a soft nail brush or a toothbrush to brush it away. If that doesn't work you can clean suede to a certain extent using cornmeal.

For the nylon bit

Fill a bucket with warm water and add the appropriate amount of washing detergent/powder (It would be best to remove the laces and the soles on the shoe).
Then you will need to soak the shoe in the bucket of warm water and washing detergent/powder for about 20mins, this should allow the stain to come out of the nylon. But if the oil stain is still dark then you need to soak it again for another 20/30mins.
Then you can use a toothbrush firmly on where the stain was/is. Rinse the shoe with cool water making sure all the solution is off.
Then it would be best to stuff the shoe in with some paper towels (white ones as colored ones might leak the color into the shoe) as this will keep the shoes shape, and then let them dry for 24 hours (outside would be best).
If there happens to be any salt stains after then you can get rid of them by using water and white viniger and then using a clean toothbrush on the stain.

Hope this helps

[FlyingJesus]

I would suggest not wearing new white Air Max in oily places, but to fix them try covering the entire shoe in oil so it looks like you have black Air Max on purpose

[j0rd]

buy some new ones
www.airmaxme.net

[Danny]

buy some new ones
www.airmaxme.net

I don't earn enough to get expensive trainers, these will have to last me until December the earliest unless I get another job by then.