how to clean adidas sandals fit foam

#1 CAGiversary! CAGiversary! 6637 Posts Joined 18.1 Years Ago

bignick

Posted 31 October 2004 - 07:41 PM

Im not sure about the rest of you, but I love my Adidas sandals. I wear them all the time. The only problem, is that they stink so bad they make you want to gag after 6 months of wear. I have finally found a way to REMOVE the smell!

Get some Gold Bond foot powder. Liberally apply the powder to the straps, and let them sit outside for 3 days. Each day, apply more powder, the more the better. Then, after the third day, rinse them off and take a wiff. There should still be a faint odor. No problem. Put them in the washer on the gentle/hand wash cycle. Use warm/warm water. Put in a little detergant. Wash them 2 times. Then put the washer on the soak cycle, and let them soak with a little bit of detergant for 24 hours. Wash one more time.

BAM they are now clean!

#2 zionoverfire C10Cl12 CAGiversary! 18242 Posts Joined 17.6 Years Ago

zionoverfire

Posted 31 October 2004 - 07:43 PM

I've found a light bleach bath works very well.

#3 bignick CAGiversary! CAGiversary! 6637 Posts Joined 18.1 Years Ago

bignick

Posted 31 October 2004 - 07:45 PM

I've found a light bleach bath works very well.

Im not allowed to use bleach. Does it really work, the sandals are black and white, and the other pair is blue, black and white. Wont the bleach mess them up?

#4 jbroush99 Old Tickle Feathers CAGiversary! 2630 Posts Joined 17.7 Years Ago

jbroush99

Posted 31 October 2004 - 07:50 PM

I've found a light bleach bath works very well.

Im not allowed to use bleach.

Was there an incident?

#5 beerguy961 I'm gonna get tore up CAGiversary! 5296 Posts Joined 18.0 Years Ago

beerguy961

Posted 31 October 2004 - 07:51 PM

I've found a light bleach bath works very well.

Im not allowed to use bleach.

Was there an incident?

Yes bignick, I want to hear all about this...

#6 bignick CAGiversary! CAGiversary! 6637 Posts Joined 18.1 Years Ago

bignick

Posted 31 October 2004 - 07:52 PM

I've found a light bleach bath works very well.

Im not allowed to use bleach.

Was there an incident?

not really, but there would be if I used it. Bleach is sketchy shit!

#7 jmcc CAGiversary! CAGiversary! 9608 Posts Joined 18.0 Years Ago

jmcc

Posted 31 October 2004 - 07:52 PM

I've found a light bleach bath works very well.

Im not allowed to use bleach.

Was there an incident?

There was some...unpleasentness. He can never use it again.

#8 greenpea MMMMMM....Turkey CAGiversary! 2439 Posts Joined 18.1 Years Ago

greenpea

Posted 31 October 2004 - 07:53 PM

I've found a light bleach bath works very well.

Im not allowed to use bleach.

Was there an incident?

Yes bignick, I want to hear all about this...

I want to hear it too :twisted:

#9 Zenithian Legend Banned Banned 13122 Posts Joined 17.7 Years Ago

Zenithian Legend

Posted 31 October 2004 - 10:14 PM

I think he meant he couldn't use bleach since the sandals are black.

#10 Jrunt20x CAGiversary! CAGiversary! 1370 Posts Joined 17.7 Years Ago

Jrunt20x

Posted 31 October 2004 - 10:42 PM

Or maybe he is too embarrassed to talk about that time when he got mad at his mom and drank it....

#11 zionoverfire C10Cl12 CAGiversary! 18242 Posts Joined 17.6 Years Ago

zionoverfire

Posted 31 October 2004 - 10:46 PM

Well I have blue sandals and I use diluted bleach to clean them. Basically 10 minutes of bleach, a minute water rinse and then I leave them outside for a few hours, it works fine for me.

#12 nickmad Electric Wizard CAGiversary! 1701 Posts Joined 17.4 Years Ago

nickmad

Posted 31 October 2004 - 10:55 PM

not to b e a jackass or anything, but i wear flip flops almost every day here in hot and muggy florida and i have no "stank" to complain of....

maybe you should wash your feet more instead of bleach and nuke your sandals.

#13 evilpenguin9000 Bringer of cowbell CAGiversary! 1214 Posts Joined 17.6 Years Ago

evilpenguin9000

Posted 31 October 2004 - 10:58 PM

Well I have blue sandals and I use diluted bleach to clean them. Basically 10 minutes of bleach, a minute water rinse and then I leave them outside for a few hours, it works fine for me.

Does that get rid of the crud that accumulates between the nubblies?

#14 JimmieMac CAGiversary! CAGiversary! 7764 Posts Joined 18.2 Years Ago

JimmieMac

Posted 31 October 2004 - 11:01 PM

Buy a new pair you stanky bastard.

#15 bignick CAGiversary! CAGiversary! 6637 Posts Joined 18.1 Years Ago

bignick

Posted 31 October 2004 - 11:03 PM

Well I have blue sandals and I use diluted bleach to clean them. Basically 10 minutes of bleach, a minute water rinse and then I leave them outside for a few hours, it works fine for me.

Does that get rid of the crud that accumulates between the nubblies?

I use the ones with the nubblies, those started to hurt me feet. They felt great if I wore socks with them, but that looks gay. The soaking removed most of it when I had the nubblie kind.

#16 zionoverfire C10Cl12 CAGiversary! 18242 Posts Joined 17.6 Years Ago

zionoverfire

Posted 31 October 2004 - 11:04 PM

Well I have blue sandals and I use diluted bleach to clean them. Basically 10 minutes of bleach, a minute water rinse and then I leave them outside for a few hours, it works fine for me.

Does that get rid of the crud that accumulates between the nubblies?

For that use a toothbrush, mainly mine just gain a smell but not much dirt so I don't worry about heavy scrubbing.

#17 zionoverfire C10Cl12 CAGiversary! 18242 Posts Joined 17.6 Years Ago

zionoverfire

Posted 31 October 2004 - 11:05 PM

Well I have blue sandals and I use diluted bleach to clean them. Basically 10 minutes of bleach, a minute water rinse and then I leave them outside for a few hours, it works fine for me.

Does that get rid of the crud that accumulates between the nubblies?

I use the ones with the nubblies, those started to hurt me feet. They felt great if I wore socks with them, but that looks gay. The soaking removed most of it when I had the nubblie kind.

What you don't like to wear socks with your sandals, I admit it looks gay but its very comfortable.

#18 dafoomie dafoomie CAGiversary! 8822 Posts Joined 18.1 Years Ago

dafoomie

Posted 31 October 2004 - 11:11 PM

I'm not a big fan of the Air Jesus shoes... But it seems like it would be easier to wash them, opposed to regular shoes.

#19 6669 Inactive User CAGiversary! 5975 Posts Joined 18.1 Years Ago

6669

Posted 31 October 2004 - 11:18 PM

Wow, someone should make this a sticky :lol:

#20 zionoverfire C10Cl12 CAGiversary! 18242 Posts Joined 17.6 Years Ago

zionoverfire

Posted 31 October 2004 - 11:21 PM

I'm not a big fan of the Air Jesus shoes... But it seems like it would be easier to wash them, opposed to regular shoes.

You can, I found that soap by itself wasn't strong enough to get rid of the smell, but bleach is.

#21 bignick CAGiversary! CAGiversary! 6637 Posts Joined 18.1 Years Ago

bignick

Posted 31 October 2004 - 11:25 PM

Well I have blue sandals and I use diluted bleach to clean them. Basically 10 minutes of bleach, a minute water rinse and then I leave them outside for a few hours, it works fine for me.

Does that get rid of the crud that accumulates between the nubblies?

I use the ones with the nubblies, those started to hurt me feet. They felt great if I wore socks with them, but that looks gay. The soaking removed most of it when I had the nubblie kind.

What you don't like to wear socks with your sandals, I admit it looks gay but its very comfortable.

I know, the combo of the socks and adidas "nubblies" sandals is pure heaven. Its just too gay looking.

#22 evilpenguin9000 Bringer of cowbell CAGiversary! 1214 Posts Joined 17.6 Years Ago

evilpenguin9000

Posted 01 November 2004 - 12:18 AM

Well I have blue sandals and I use diluted bleach to clean them. Basically 10 minutes of bleach, a minute water rinse and then I leave them outside for a few hours, it works fine for me.

Does that get rid of the crud that accumulates between the nubblies?

I use the ones with the nubblies, those started to hurt me feet. They felt great if I wore socks with them, but that looks gay. The soaking removed most of it when I had the nubblie kind.

What you don't like to wear socks with your sandals, I admit it looks gay but its very comfortable.

I know, the combo of the socks and adidas "nubblies" sandals is pure heaven. Its just too gay looking.

You can wear it if you just finished playing a soccer game. Otherwise it is a sad thing.

#23 sying Speedy1961 Defense Force CAGiversary! 2261 Posts Joined 17.5 Years Ago

sying

Posted 01 November 2004 - 12:30 AM

Someone make this a sticky!

#24 PenguinoMF CAGiversary! CAGiversary! 3416 Posts Joined 17.9 Years Ago

PenguinoMF

Posted 01 November 2004 - 12:42 AM

Weird thing just happened. I read this topic, left and went to my friends room (live in a dorm) and a girl had a pair on. She tried to kick me but I grab the sandal and someone told me to smell it. I did and it reeked.

#25 Spacepest Your Tax Dollars At Work CAGiversary! 1217 Posts Joined 17.6 Years Ago

Spacepest

Posted 03 November 2004 - 03:07 AM

Wow, BigNick, thanks for your sandal cleaning advice.

And here I was throwing out all my sandals when they were they were getting smelly, and then buying new ones. What was I ever thinking?????

#26 zionoverfire C10Cl12 CAGiversary! 18242 Posts Joined 17.6 Years Ago

zionoverfire

Posted 03 November 2004 - 03:10 AM

Well I have blue sandals and I use diluted bleach to clean them. Basically 10 minutes of bleach, a minute water rinse and then I leave them outside for a few hours, it works fine for me.

Does that get rid of the crud that accumulates between the nubblies?

I use the ones with the nubblies, those started to hurt me feet. They felt great if I wore socks with them, but that looks gay. The soaking removed most of it when I had the nubblie kind.

What you don't like to wear socks with your sandals, I admit it looks gay but its very comfortable.

I know, the combo of the socks and adidas "nubblies" sandals is pure heaven. Its just too gay looking.

Yes but since I look way to lazy to be gay its alright and sometime you've got to sacrifice style for comfort. Also I don't do it outside in public.

#27 Trakan

Trakan

Posted 03 November 2004 - 03:11 AM

I've found a light bleach bath works very well.

Im not allowed to use bleach.

Was there an incident?

:rofl:

#28 Wet Ninja Cheaping from the shadows CAGiversary! 1347 Posts Joined 18.0 Years Ago

Wet Ninja

Posted 08 November 2004 - 03:08 AM

I've found that this cleaner works pretty well: Paxton's Sandal Saver

My sandals are leather, so I can't use harsh cleaners on them. They started to smell so bad that I needed to throw them out, but I had a hard time finding them in stores, so I didn't want to toss them. Fortunately, this cleaner worked and I was able to keep using them. I recommend it if you're having sandal stink.

#29 CaseyRyback Your New Nightmare! Super Moderators 24202 Posts Joined 18.2 Years Ago

CaseyRyback

Posted 08 November 2004 - 03:14 AM

I've found that this cleaner works pretty well: Paxton's Sandal Saver

My sandals are leather, so I can't use harsh cleaners on them. They started to smell so bad that I needed to throw them out, but I had a hard time finding them in stores, so I didn't want to toss them. Fortunately, this cleaner worked and I was able to keep using them. I recommend it if you're having sandal stink.

thanks man. My Birkenstock sandals reek pretty bad, only good thing is that my clogs don't and it is getting cold.

Will have to look into getting that stuff before the beginning of next summer

#30 Xevious Most Damned CAG Evar CAGiversary! 8942 Posts Joined 17.5 Years Ago

Xevious

Posted 27 November 2005 - 03:37 AM

Wow....great advice! My sandals are really clean now.