Stinky shoes - Obvious question
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Oct 2013
1:43pm, 17 Oct 2013
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HermanBloom
Ran a very wet xc five-miler on Sunday. Since then my shoes have whiffed something awful. Gf most displeased. Ran them under the tap and then dried them. Still whiff. Soaked them in a bucket of water last night and then scrubbed them, still whiff. Another water dose this morning, half a bottle of febreeze for good measure and now are currently drying but still whiff. I have had this before and after some water they are fine. Have I met the cockroach version of a smell? Will this aroma still be around after a nuclear explosion? How on earth do I remove this odour. I beg you. |
Oct 2013
1:45pm, 17 Oct 2013
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santababy
s'obvious innit, new shoes
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Oct 2013
1:49pm, 17 Oct 2013
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beebop
Halo ProActive (grr) Sports Wash? Worked on my trail shoes after a boggy trail race with some unavoidable green and stinky bits... Tesco used to stock it, but didn't have any last time I was there. Also good for the technical wicking/whiffing style clothing. Online somewhere, no doubt! Good luck. 
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Oct 2013
1:49pm, 17 Oct 2013
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beebop
^ Like that idea, too! ^
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Oct 2013
1:51pm, 17 Oct 2013
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Autumnleaves
You can get Halo sportswash from Wiggle - it's brilliant, if you get 2 bottles at the same time delivery is free. Sainsburys used to stock it but have stopped recently for some reason. It is brilliant stuff if you haven't yet discovered it.
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Oct 2013
1:52pm, 17 Oct 2013
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HermanBloom
I can't do new shoes. Got these in June and they cost me a packet They need to see me through to London. Will look into the Halo thing, thanks. |
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Oct 2013
1:54pm, 17 Oct 2013
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HermanBloom
Are we talking about the laundry stuff, so I just throw them in the washing machine? Heard lots of massively contradictory stuff about shoes in the washing machine: wiggle.co.uk |
Oct 2013
1:55pm, 17 Oct 2013
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Mouseytongue
Another vote for HALO. Wash all my kit (including shoes when necessary), it really does remove the whiff *shock*. AFAIK only available on line. Lakeland also do a protective bag which allow you to clean shoes in the washing machine. halononbio.co.uk lakeland.co.uk |
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Oct 2013
1:57pm, 17 Oct 2013
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beebop
I just shoved them in the sink with some of the magic ingredient, sloshed them around, left them for a couple of hours, rinsed and hung up to dry. Worked!
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Oct 2013
1:58pm, 17 Oct 2013
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beebop
Also, thanks for the stockist tip, Autumnleaves - another visit from the Wiggle fairy soon.
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