Author Topic: will I kill my running shoes with hand wash in utility sink?  (Read 2073 times)

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Offline ByloSelheigh

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They stink and look disgusting with a mixture of horse shit, dried sweat and brown clay deeply embedded into the fabric.
They need full immersion, a little laundry detergent (or Dawn), hand scrub in the wash tub and a huge rinse. 
What Asics suggests (surface washing) will not cut it.

Offline Coyote Mas Loco

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Re: will I kill my running shoes with hand wash in utility sink?
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2020, 03:45:31 PM »
They are never quite as pliable after a deep wash like that. Maybe a decent scrubbing with a good brush and then a quick rinse, rather than a saturating wash.
I'll stick to running, thank you.

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Re: will I kill my running shoes with hand wash in utility sink?
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2020, 06:14:29 PM »
I've always washed mine in the washing machine.  I don't think it wears them out any faster.  You kill running shoes by running in them. 

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Re: will I kill my running shoes with hand wash in utility sink?
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2020, 06:20:30 PM »
I can handle the sweat and clay but the additional horseshit dust ingredient calls for action.
I have 3 pair in rotation so will experiment with the oldest pair with a deep hand wash. 

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Re: will I kill my running shoes with hand wash in utility sink?
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2020, 10:48:21 PM »
When mine get that bad they go in the washer.  It's usually the trail shoes.  Take out the liner.  If they're not horribly bad I take a hose to them.
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Re: will I kill my running shoes with hand wash in utility sink?
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2020, 09:39:33 AM »
Good scrub with laundry or dish soap and a hose down is the way I go to clean running shoes.
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