From thrift store dirty, to like new! 700 V3 cleaning (to the best of my ability) - Full details below
Bought these in my size for $50 at Goodwill! They weren’t too dirty to start out with but definitely needed a clean up.
• I used sneaker cleaner and scrubbed the outside and underneath with a standard shoe cleaning brush
• took out the insoles and scrubbed them with the same shoe cleaner and brush i used for the outside
• unfortunately, Goodwill workers are absolute morons and always decide to write with pen at the bottom of shoes, so i genuinely tried as hard as i could to get all the pen marks out but i couldn’t completely irradiate it. I used the shoe cleaner, isopropyl alcohol, a mix of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda, but it’s still slightly visible…
• i used the same mix of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda to try and erase the glue bleeding on the bottom of one of the shoes but that shit is NOT coming off. i gave up 😂
• now my main issue was the top fronts at the toes. they had some crazy black scuffs on them and i could not for the life of me figure out how to clean it off. I tried ALL the methods listed above but none of it worked. Until i posted on this sub and asked about it and someone recommended a suede bar and brush. I ordered it from Amazon, tried out the bar and it did NOTHING. BUT, i used the wired bristle brush it came with and by stroking it in the direction of the grain, it came right out!!!! it’s a miracle!! the difference is crazy!!
• the shoes also had a slight smoke smell (hey, it’s better than a “foot” smell) so i ordered “Activated Charcoal Shoe Odor Elimination Bags” from Amazon and put 2 in each shoe, and 1 each on top of the insoles i took out of the shoes. let them sit for 3 days and now the smell has been completely eliminated!! those things worked like a charm!!
• there’s obviously some little marks and scuffs here and there but seriously, from when they were bought in the store to now being completely cleaned and revived, these 700’s look BEAUTIFUL.
Just wanted to share this here for anyone interested in how to accomplish some of these cleaning tactics. and it’s a pretty interesting come up from when i bought them!