How to Get Soda Out of Boots
Clothing and accessories are often subject to staining from foods and beverages, especially shoes, as they stick out from your body, placing them in just the right location to catch spills from your mouth or in front of your body. Soda especially can be a staining problem that can quickly tarnish shoes, including boots. When you spill soda on your boots, you have several different options available for restoring the material and removing the stain. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Towel
- Glycerin
- Toothbrush
- Liquid hand-washing soap
- White vinegar
- Deionized water
Instructions
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Absorb as much of the soda as you can with a clean dry towel. Blot the area instead of wiping to prevent spreading the soda across the surface of the boot.
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Apply glycerin with a cotton swab to the stained area. Glycerin has a solvent-like action on the stain, which lubricates the area and makes it easier for the soda to be removed from the material of the boot.
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Rinse the treated area with deionized water and absorb as much of the water into a dry towel as possible by blotting the area.
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Mix 1 teaspoon of liquid hand-washing soap with 1 cup of water. Apply the mixture to the stained area and rub in with a clean toothbrush or other bristled brush.
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Rinse the detergent from the boot with deionized water, and once again absorb out as much of the water into a dry towel as possible by blotting the area.
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Apply white vinegar to help dissolve the stain. Rinse away the vinegar with water and repeat the detergent step.
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Rinse one final time to remove any left-over detergent.
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Air-dry the boots completely by placing them outdoors in the sun or next to a heating vent in your home.
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Tips & Warnings
If your boots are made from a material such as suede, refer to the manufacturer's instructions for stains, as these materials need to be cleaned in a more specific way.
Always use a cleaning product in an inconspicuous test spot first before using on the stain. This ensures that the cleaning product will not damage or alter the look of the boot.
References
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