Stain Removal: Shoe Cleaning

Now that the shoes are styling, how to remove the residue of your efforts from your clothes.

Shoe cleaner works great on shoes, shoes that are made of leather, canvas or other durable fabric. Unfortunately, this cleaner does not work well on your clothes!

Save your clothing and money by doing the following:

Scrape off any excess with a dull knife. Shoe creams can frequently be removed from washable materials by washing with your usual laundry product.

If this is not successful, treat washable fabrics with glycerin. Pour on to the stain, rub lightly between the hands, leave for half an hour, then wash or rinse in warm water.

On unwashable fabrics or for very stubborn marks, sponge with equal quantities of methylated spirits (wood alcohol) and household ammonia. (Test on colored fabrics first). Then sponge with warm water.