Hey! Just found you, thank you for tips! **If there are Sharpie markings on anything, I take a DRY ERASE Marker for White boards and cover it. That changes the chemistry of the sharpie and it almost always wipes RIGHT OFF**
Dalton, very informative video- been doing this for a long time, but it inspires. (New spray bottles so much more effective.). You rock - I love watching efficiency coupled with positivity . I’m 70, with a goal of 10 more years of selling. Elizabeth
Watched your cleaning shoe RU-vid video, noticed you were using acetone with a old towel, please remove that towel and do not leave it piled up on your station, just like stain rags and mineral spirits, it might not have caught fire so far, but it is a possibility, I have seen some of my customers burning their garage down because of mineral spirit rags, then I just watched you use the lighter on a shoe to get rid of the nylon hairs, please beware of using acetone and then lighter on the same shoes, acetone is highly flammable! Good luck my friend!
Wow! I spent 20 plus years collectively cleaning football cleats, size 15 humungo sneakers, Timberlands, Converse, Vans you name it...I have learned more in this 20 minutes than my whole mothering life. Thanks! And keep up the good work! 👍
#1 tip I learned from you in previous vids - buy shoes that don't need cleaning. 😀 Seriously, good info. The edge dressing is something I had no idea about. Make those Allen Edmonds like new.
Dalton, this is the first time I've come across one of your videos. I'm amazed at how much information you've shared with us, and how simple the cleaning process is, once you learn how! Thank you! (EDITED TO ADD:) Talk about the Universe having perfect timing! Today I was unexpectedly given a job clearing clothes out of a house... including a large box of shoes in great condition! My payment for the job is said clothes and shoes. 😁
Fantastic video! Really well done Dalton. I happened to have a box of alcohol swabs (used to sterilize skin before injections) and found they are great for removing sticker residue on all kinds of things. I also use Dollar General /Dollar Tree yellow AWESOME cleaner on midsoles after learning about it from Drew Profit Monsters, for me it works better than acetone on midsoles, particularly Vans.
I happened to go on your channel as I was looking for the best way to clean my shoes and I have to say you have by far the best shoe cleaning, repair channel on you tube. Your delivery is spot on, your voice is very calming and your easy to use tools are number 1. All the best on your journey to hitting 100,000 followers and beyond!
Working in a mlb clubhouse for 10 years taught me the best shoe cleaner for any shoes hands down is scrubbing bubbles you can also use a generic but the brand name works best and gets any shoes shining as If they were brand new! Every see a Major League Baseball player with dirty shoes?? Lol nope because we use scrubbing bubbles and it’s truly the best shoes cleaner. We also use the method of dry rub with a clean towel.
I think Im the only one that gets unlucky with hair in the shoes. Lint brush barely touches it. I actually started using duct tape because it will pull up more. Interesting stuff, i use small flathead screw driver its good get the lines but also to pry up rocks and stuff. Use 91% rubbing alcohol or magic eraser for ink. Cleaning up the mesh part of shoes has been biggest challenge.
I love the Dawn Powerwash + Mr Clean Freak combo idea. Quick question, do you also use that combo for the uppers and if so, what do you use to wipe it off since you can't use a magic eraser on that area?
I wish I realized sooner to only pick up shoes requiring minimal work!!! That my friend is the key!!! A pr of Jordans @ a good price may not be worth the TIME/EFFORT/TOOLS required to clean...I HATE GW INK on shoe bottoms...thanx for the "add a # hack" going into full effect immediately!!!
Thank you so much!❤ I was trying to figure out what’s the best stuff I need for cleaning and then I saw ur video and I’m like wow. I liked and subbed on 2 accounts hope u have a great year or 2024❤❤❤
I'm an everything seller and have recently been focusing on shoes after watching your vids. This is a lot of help as I start preparing to list some Hokas and Red Wings! Off to buy acetone and a fabric shaver now 👏
OMG I have such a long shopping list now LOL, great tip on bulk magic erasers and that pick! Such a thorough and helpful video with so many great hacks, thank you! I've been seeing a lot of people say they put sneakers in the washing machine - what are your thoughts on that? Sometimes the only sneakers I can find have dirty upper fabrics.
I am glad you did this video. This is very helpful to me and get me more efficient in my cleaning with the extra supply help. Thanks for the great tips!
I def need to get the smaller electric drill, I'm using the brush (after seeing your video) on my drill since I already had it, and man it's HEAVY to hold long enough for cleaning.
Man thank you so very much for this video, I work so much it's taken me THIS long to finally get to watch your video when you directed me to it. Now I have to ask, your a YT creator (me too probably the worst ever haha), you have to go source your products (same....or as I say, "Yay Shopping!"), you have to prep and clean your products for re-sale (I have to repair and restore my products)...I repair and sell electronics ...from iPhones to laptops and game consoles, now finally my HUGE question. How do you maintain a smooth workflow and have time to do anything else for instance personally I have no time for YT vids anymore....I've watched some of the tools you impliment to assist in a smooth workflow such as the SteamDeck which is just wonderful btw (Those who haven't watched that video should!!!)...anyways still I incorporate many of your tools yet still find no time for well ...anything. Any suggestions or perhaps a look into your daily workflow would be just wonderful as I feel I'm just letting life pass me by. Thanks.
Can you please post a video on how you clean the upper on a sneaker or vans. I could not find anything about cleaning the upper in this video. I know you clean a upper on a white sneaker in another video, but what if the upper is not white?
Hi! Great video, thank you for sharing your cleaning tips. How do you remove scuffs from patent leather shoes? I have a pair of patent Dansko clogs in excellent condition but with scuffs and they are not selling. Any tips for removing scuffs from patent leather?
Great tips but I was hoping you would cover yellowing outer rim soles. I have a pair of Air Force ones to clean. They are yellowed on the bottom rubber rim. Any tips before I list & sell them? Sara 152shopgirl
I don’t bother with it, it’s an extensive process. I’d list them as is. But if you’d like to fix them, there’s plenty of videos on here from other people
Is there ever a situation when you wash shoes in the washing machine? I mean I guess not since you didn’t mention it lol but say the tops are dingy how do you handle that?
So I was using the Dawn powerwash/Mr Clean Freak method amd although it does a great job cleaning the shoes, it just makes the shoes smell odd to me. Like the smell is super strong and doesn't seem to go away.
Great video, on the shoe racks you use have you ever had them collapse? I used to use the racks like what you use but they kept collapsing on me and I would have a huge mess to clean up and it would take me away from other work.
That’s possible. Maybe Dalton or RNZY have a purchase link in one of their videos to the ones they use. Best of luck. I personally use the shelf w/bins method
Yes I have had them collapse twice, but they were cheaper ones. I upgraded all my shelving to the shelves that I have linked in this video and they are very sturdy when zip tied together and have had no issues with them, even being stacked 13 shelves high
