OMG, Shoes smell like mildew and I can't get rid of it!

[Mallow]

Ok, so it's been raining for about 3 weeks on and off. My shoes have been soaked three times and I usually use a blow dryer to get them dry but once I forgot. Anyway, now my Nikes smell like mildew and it's terrible!

Here were the solutions I tried:
1. Sprayed 3 times with antibacterial neutral scent spray.
2. One cycle in the washing machine.
3. Put bleech on a rag and wiped down the shoes.
4. Poured rubbing alcohol all over the shoes and cloth!

OMG, they still stink! I know I must have killed whatever fungus or bacteria was giving off the smell but I guess the faberic is just saturated. I can't think whatelse to do short of a smelly car pine tree like they have in the movies :/

Anyone have a solution?

 

[hoiky]

stop leaving your shoes out in the rain

 

[chiwawa626]

Howbout wash them 2x in the washer with soap. Then to dry them do it right this time, find a front loading dryer and tie the shoes to teh door with rope and then leave the dryer on for 2 hrs, and you get some nice toasty clean shoes 🙂

 

[Mallow]

Originally posted by: hoiky: stop leaving your shoes out in the rain

dur, dur, dur, dur, dur, dur... good post. They get wet when I wear them!

Originally posted by: chiwawa626: Howbout wash them 2x in the washer with soap. Then to dry them do it right this time, find a front loading dryer and tie the shoes to teh door with rope and then leave the dryer on for 2 hrs, and you get some nice toasty clean shoes 🙂

When I washed them I put them in the regular dryer... should have been sufficient :/

 

[Shagga]

Your doomed...throw them out or give them charity (if they would take them lol 😀)... 🙂

 

[wnied]

Soak the soles and inner parts of the sneaks in bleach for a few hours. Then run them thru the washer on heavy in hot water.

The other way is to take the laces and soles out and put it all in the dish washer and run it with cascade. Dont laugh, it works.

~wnied~

 

[CPA]

Footlocker.

 

[Eli]

Bleach solution, wash as normal.

 

[bleeb]

Doesn't the bleach make the shoes smell further?

 

[GroundZero]

i think you might be missing the reason for the stink...
try smelling the feet
dead feet make shoes stink

 

[SoylentGreen]

Buy new shoes

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: Kiyup
Buy new shoes

buy some Gore Tex Boots,
wear the Sneakers on days it will be nice out,

if they can be washed they are Not shoes... IMHO LOL

try to have 2-3 pair of foot wear,and swap around ti let inside dry,
this helps to cut down on the fungus/bacteria growing inside

odor eaters will help a little,

odor eater socks {work boot socks} too help a lot, i saw some at either Kmart or Walmart... hmm, i need new socks too!

 

[Mallow]

Originally posted by: GroundZero
i think you might be missing the reason for the stink...
try smelling the feet
dead feet make shoes stink

The fabric smells like mildew. That is not a result of me having smelly feet.

thx for all of your useful tips guys/gals 🙂

 

[Mill]

Extra detergent, hot water, and use the largest water capacity setting. Do this twice and double rinse. Make sure you take the soles out of the shoe and undo the laces.

Dry in dryer with towels.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Have you tried Febreze Mallow?

 

[white]

Originally posted by: Kiyup
Buy new shoes

 

[udonoogen]

buy shoes from footlocker, put your old shoes in the box, and return them and keep the new ones

(credit goes to all the shady people that have suggested this in hd 🙂)

 

[rival]

the seinfeld episode where the valet drivers b.o. attacks jerrys car was on today 🙂

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: white

Originally posted by: Kiyup
Buy new shoes

from my experience, once shoes stink, it's forever.

 

[Mallow]

Update I supposed 🙂

I took the laces and soles out. I then bleached the hell out of them. I washed them then rinsed them, then dried them manually w/ a hair dryer! They kinda smell like bleach now but IMO that is better than stinky mildew!!!

 

[NesuD]

try changing your socks one in a while Phew!! 😉

 

[compudog]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Have you tried Febreze Mallow?

Try the Febreze. It works.