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Step 1
Remove the laces before washing unless you like impossible tangles. You can wash the laces by hand or replace them. Put the shoes into a lingerie bag or a pillow case - use safety pins across the open end to keep the shoes inside. Run through the wash with some similar colored towels. My walking shoes are white so I wash them with white towels and add a little bleach. The towels keep the washer balanced.
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Step 2
Let dry until they aren't soggy any more and stuff loosely with crumpled newspaper to keep their shape. If there is a lot of humidity you might want to change the newspaper a couple times during the drying process. When they are almost completely dry, you can take the paper out so that they get lots of air circulation.
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Step 3
Spot clean your athletic or tennis shoes with carpet cleaner. Spray it on the spot and scrub in with an old toothbrush. Let dry. Brush the carpet cleaner reside off.
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Step 4
If grease has soaked in sprinkle some baking soda or cornstarch right on the grease spot on dry shoes - before you wash them. Let dry and then brush off.
