Clean white athletic shoes with Westley's Bleche-Wite whitewall/blackwall tire cleaner. Use a scrub brush and rinse with water. I have used this cleaner on genuine leather and manmade materials, including dark colored mesh on running shoes, without harming the material. This cleaner gets the midsole of the shoe just as clean as when they were new, unlike using shoe products for this purpose or cleaning them in the washing machine. Never tried this cleaner on canvas, so proceed with caution. Also, you may want to wear gloves; this stuff is strong!
I know some guys that always have super white shoes - they use Mr. Clean magic erasers.
By estelle (Guest Post)
05/31/2005
i've tried using a toothbrush with either comet or non-gel toothpaste. my shoes always came out whiter and clean. as for the care of the leather, i'm not sure if it damaged them or not.