Are Sneaker Cleaners A Scam? 

I restore and clean sneakers. Been doing it since 5 years and here's what I've learned: - The Cleaner is not the key product, it's the brushes and rinsing, rinsing and even more rinsing: I personally use 3 to 4 brushes. A soft one, a medium one and a stiff and brass bristled one for the soles. For tougher stains, a magic eraser works wonders. Rinse the shoe, once you're done with one brush. Once I'm done with the entire shoe, I rinse it under the shower, with a lot of pressure and squeeze out the water of the sock liner material 2-3 times. Washing machine is optional. Ps: I use castile soap (1 L on amazon = 12 bucks. Can use it for about 100 pairs) - Different materials need different approaches of stain removal. F.e. if you have a canvas shoe, you need to do a ton of rinsing. Dirt can reaaaally sink deep down into the canvas material and needs to be lifted. If you don't want to rinse your shoe for about an hour, you can clean it normally, put it into the washing machine and wrap it in toilet paper afterwards. The leftover crud will rise up into the toilet paper. This is just my approach of cleaning sneakers. You don't need to spend 20-50$ or more on cleaning supplies. Time and patience is key here. And I know it's a lot, I know hahaha. But that's just how I do things and my customers come back every time. Just wanted to to leave you guys with some advice here and it's up to you, if you wanna take it. :)

When I see the foam I'm in the zone!

I got a FZ150 kit as a gift not long ago, that stuff is magic. I use it on my fitted New Era hats as well, comes out great every damn time. FZ150 is legit.

This was kind of a pointless experiment because you didn’t exactly use the cleaners like they’re designed to be used. By leaving all the crap all over the sneakers when you start, you’re essentially just mashing it all back in. You should have started by (again) washing off all of the extra mud, chocolate, coffee, hot sauce… that way the cleaners are going what they’re designed to do… work on the surface level dirt and stains. The first thing these cleaners tell you to do is remove all the extra gunk and dry brush the shoe to remove everything but the stains before cleaning. All you did was point out that if you clean gunk WITH gunk, you’ll still always have gunk.

After being cleaned they're not stained, they are 'reimagined' according to Nike.

Elliot just saved himself 150 bucks!

As someone who purchased Jason Markk, Reshoevn8r and Crep over the years, I can say that dish soap/detergent + baking soda is easily as good if not better than paying $$ for said products. When I was 10 years younger I was so scared of dishsoap "damaging" my precious sneakers so I went on buying expsnive cleaners when they are just condensed soap themselves. People don't realize most sneakers (barring some suede ones) can just be tossed into washer with gentle cycle and won't get damaged.

From my eyes I thought the reshoev8ner was the winner (by a pretty small margin) but it came with three brushes and the stains had the least amount of time to set in so it probably doesn't mean much if anything. I'd guess investing in a few brushes is the best way to go!

Watch out! The sneaker cleaning industry is gunning for Elliot. We must protect him!!

I have tried multiple and fz150 is the best so far especially if you follow directions

Great video, the problem is that normal day to day sneakers get dirty not from those stuff, its those little dirts that stick to the shoe for months, and get in the sneaker, and that its super hard to get out, if u try to clean mud that has been on the shoe for 1hr its would be easier, maybe try with shoes u have really worn for couple months and went to party with or something that has creases, and see the real results! :)

People might think you're cleaning it wrong (no shoetree, no wiping, etc.). The real test is to collab with Theshowlorios, VickAlmighty, Jason Markk. same shoes, 5 different people. make it a series/episode if you can't invite them.

i can see genuine fun and passion in this video. this was really informative. keep it up!

You are supposed to rinse dirt and other stuff first and apply the cleaner after so cleaner can work on shoe surface rather then rubbing the dirt more into sneakers

Thanks for the video, been curious about this topic for a while now, you answered all questions in one vid and more. Plus it was very enjoyable to watch, great one as always!

Just to get this type of sneaker content from you says a lot. Keep up the great work!

you just save myself a 18-35 bucks

I've been using dawn dish soap, warm water and a medium brush for years and it does the trick just fine. So imo yeah sneaker cleaners aren't really a necessity unless you juat like nice packaging and brand recognition.

This is really interesting! Thank you for this!

Funny, informative, & different type of vid! Continued success Elliot!

this is an amazing segment elliot. it really shows your creativity with sneaker content. this content was truly a banger - hope you get 1M subs soon!

I’ve only used the reshoevenator and fz150 and the fz150 is the only cleaner that I think works on shoes and it is better then laundry detergent

Finally. Ive been waiting for this kind of video

Wonderful concept & a video I'm personally glad someone did. Thanks for the great content!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

For fz150 he’s says if it’s like that bad then you have to rinse them off first and it might take a few washes ( with fz150) to make them look brand new

I watched those videos of shoe cleaning stuff, and I'm not convinced, using detergent is definitely good enough and safe toour kicks' materials. Been using detergent and toothbrush for decades. (Early 2000s). Great job by the way. This is indeed an eye opener. Keep it up.

I've used Scrubbing bubbles bathroom cleaner on ALL of my sneakers for years and it works great! That with hot water and a dish towel, cleans bottoms and fabrics too. The key to keeping icy bottoms clear also is to clean them with EACH wear and rinse with hot water.. Free game.

Thanks for giving a review regarding to this shoe cleaners available from the market. This is want we need to see what brand is the best. You’re the best bro!

I’m guessing what the shoe cleaners really offer other than a good cleaning is also conditioning the materials for normal real life wear . Although this was an excellent video it was a bit on the extreme side and I don’t think people would normally get their shoes this dirty in one day lol .. great video bro keep up the great work

I'm so pleased no expensive sneakers were harmed in the making of this video.

I loved this type of video ❤❤

I like this video. Great alternative to what is usually posted. Helps folks realize whether any of these products are worth it

i think it really would be an important test in suede but for this one definitely detergent

Man I hate walking through the mall and trying to avoid those shoe cleaning dudes. Every one of them wearing panda dunks, got the nerve to yell to me across the mall “Yo Fire Red 4s, come over here and let me holla at you for a quick sec!” Boy I unDS’d these today you better let me be 😂😂😂

the video we all needed, thanks Elliot!

Would love more of these kinda vids

When you want your shoes to be fixed, FZ150 does the trick 😉

Fz150 fan boys are gonna be mad with this one

Loved you in Juno bro!

Legit video bro! Would be amazing if you try the special creams for sole yellowing vs peroxide you could thrift maybe 3 pairs of af1 with yellow sole or any other sneaker and test

My best solution to clean sneakers that so far have worked for me all the time is: detergent with toothpaste. Mix both together and the results are insane

You should do one of these but for Sneaker Prtotector Sprays

Nice!!! Lots of hard work put in for this one. I would agree, detergent.

I use a dishwashing liquid and works just as well. As an extra option use a *charcoal mixed scented fabric softener for an added pleasant smell.

When Elliot sees that foam those shoes no longer have a home!

Ive been wanting to mix the F150 with the Resho8 cleaner and see what happens. I want the foam but the resho8 is the best Ive used so far

Nice video thank you very thorough

i have the crep one and my advice is that you have to rinse the shoes and after your have to pumo te cleaner on the brush (the brush has to be wet and dont forget to go heavy on the cleaner) you have to brush the shoes until they are all foamy than you can wipe off with the microfiber cloth and it will be great. i normally buy my sneakers used because i cant afford it new and crep is great for renovating it in my opinion.

I had doubts that this might be a sponsored vid but glad he’s being honest…ive been cleaning my sneakers using toothpaste and decent brush for years now…it smells good and doesn’t ruin the shoe material…i can say that most shoe cleaning brands are scams

Bro can’t even clean shoes right💀💀

Awesome test and I just saved myself 150 bucs. I always use detergent before the sneaker craze and only specialized cleaner I ever bought was to clean Ugg boots...but for cheap sneakers detergent with a nice soft brush is all it takes.

You a GOAT for this 🐐🔥

Damn, I really appreciate it bro you save me from the FZ150 I was thinking of buying. I kinda clean my shoes with shampoo/degreaser at home & tbh they don’t come out bad & I clean them pretty good. I wanted to try FZ150 due to the promotional videos but you saved me from it. Much appreciated 🙏🏼

When I made a video saying Fz150 really doesn’t work the fanboys had a lot to say. I wonder if they’re going to do the same with you

The one thing I will give reshoevn8r is that the brushes aren't bad and getting all 3 levels of stiffness is nice. Baking soda and detergent still work best though, especially with some oxiclean if they're super bad

"Cheap labour" got me💀😂😂

You didn’t use the fz150 correct

Fz150 is a good general cleaner. Just like most others. Not a fan of the staged/ fake videos. Like the one where he insinuated a pair of orange lobsters were skated but they didn’t have a single scuff on them. Or the video where he cleaned a pair of sport blue 3s and the elephant print was completely different in the first and final shots. Don’t get me wrong, he’s great at marketing but I’m just not a fan of giving people false hope, like it’ll work miracles and get rid of actual scuffs

Yeah man I been using tide detergent for years and is still better than any shoe cleaner or even stain remover (like Shout) that I've ever used and is like 50x cheaper than anything else. This video is 100% correct, just get a good brush and you'll be good to go with laundry detergent.

You deserve more subs I hope u get 1 mil😊

Face slapping every hyped shoe cleaner😂 legendary❤❤❤

Fz 150 had the best marketing run.

A mixture of OxiClean powder, Dawn dish detergent (free and clear or platinum), warm water and a nail brush. Does the job every time!!! For white laces, same mixture with a few drops of color safe bleach.

I personally always enjoyed Jason Marxx. Years ago i purchased for over $100 the complete Reshoevn8r kit. The shoe trees probably held most value along with the brushes. I dont find cleaning solution essential at all. Most do have a nice foam. But there is a good chance ill never spend my money on a sneaker cleaner again. Trying different soaps is the fun of it for me.

Great video with news daddy !

Great review bud""

U were supposed to use a canvas type shoe like vans or a suede type shoe… when u dirty all leather shoes like that its super easy to clean even with dawn soap and water it comes off 😂🫵🏽

What an Awesome experiment!

The shoe doc got some explaining to do 😂

Soooo can you do this same test with the same products you bought on a nubuck and sude shoes since those are harder then a leather. I’m curious on how reshove8er does since I already own them and Pink miracle Shoe Cleaner

Looks like Elliot didn’t save himself $150 bucks! Mira nomas que shoe-lada 😎

Need 1 more time foam to get on the zoom 😂😂

Im so glad u did diz . I been close to buying a few.

I put mine in the washing machine on a 40c with biological detergent. I pop some towels in the machine but anything that wont run will do the friction help to do the cleaning and lessens the noise.

Great vid guess I’m using detegent from now on

Straight cutting fz150 sales with this video lol I’m in the zone

lol BIG fan of 3 amigos vibes, not mad at inviting the boys to come thru

"When I still see the stain, I know I got scammed. I just wasted myself 50 bucks."

Also if you like my buddy who would often wear his Timberlands to the pub and spill beverages all over his lovely nubuck leather shoes. As I'm sure we all know nubuck is notorious for being impossible to clean so when they get really bad hit him with a bit of fine grit sandpaper. just don't work the stitches too much, you just wanna take the very thin layer off the top and underneath will be beautiful.

I literally have white shoes that are 10 plus years old (don’t wear them all that much) that look close to new. That I have washed with nothing more than dish soap, shampoo or whatever soap I have. And a good brush and drying towel. I think all these products are a scam… Waste of $20-$30. When you can buy a bottle of soap at the dollar store and do the same thing. Just get a good set of brushes. 🤷‍♂️

Can you make a video on how to clean the yellow midsole? Like ultraboost or something. Thanks!

yo you should do winter haul with black friday

this was a great video idea

For when they jumped in the mud I wasn’t worried about the shoes I was worried about the beautiful clean socks😂

Hey Elliot! From where are these nice purple white socks?😮

Hi Elliot, can you please make a video about sneaker protect products as well?

Can't wait to see the in Shoe DOC do his version of this test to put FZ150 in a better light. 🎩🔥

Usually use washing up liquid and nail brush type thing, don't get my sneakers too dirty so this just maintains them

dang i didnt know Elliot had a twin lol 😂😂

Added Jason Markk too my basket and so haiku I watched this, persil here I come

Did the mexican penguin accent while using his product 🤣🤣😂😂😂

The shoe doc is coming for this guy right here 😂

Shoe doc be like “he…he just umm faked it yea yea he he just faked it"

Elliot just saved himself one hundred and fifty bucks !

From my experience when cleaning ‘sensitive’ textures and colors e.i. the nubuck on the Lightening and Cactus Jack 4’s Jason Mark is the best/safest. Everything else, just throw it in the washing machine with whatever detergent and air dry.

I ONLY use sneaker cleaners because they sponsor me and send me a bunch of stuff but if that wasn't the case, I'd go back to using regular detergent like I did before lol.

It is not only the products, it is important how you use them, of cousrse there are some tricks that the shoe cleaners know but you don't.

You just saved your self $150 bucks

Clorox 2 for color sneakers or regular Clorox for white shoes , leave in for 2 hours depending on material and use different brushes and rinse until get the results you are looking for

id love to see project farm do something like this too