Hi everyone! I'm new to this sub so I hope this post makes sense. I recently went on a trip that involved some hiking/walking around in forests so my pink vans got dirty. Once I arrived back home from my trip, I looked up some shoe cleaning methods and attempted to clean them using water + dish soap, as well as making a baking soda paste to remove excess stains. However, I definitely went overboard, and after rinsing them and letting them dry overnight, they became crusty and have orangey-yellow stains (see before and after images above).
Is this able to be fixed? Any recs for cleaning supplies/tips help! These are one of my favourite pairs of shoes, so I really hope this can be fixed. Thank you!!!
u/Different-Crab8682 — 7 days ago