Wet shoes, mouldy smell. Ewwww.
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Wet shoes, mouldy smell. Ewwww.
Postby KGB » Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:01 pm
How do I "freshen them up" a little? I'm considering chucking them in the washing machine on a gentle cycle and hoping for the best...
If it makes any difference, they're Shimano MT-42 shoes. Nothing flash but still plenty of life left.
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Postby bychosis » Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:37 pm
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Postby gabrielle260 » Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:48 pm
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Re: Wet shoes, mouldy smell. Ewwww.
Postby HappyHumber » Wed Sep 10, 2014 10:24 pm
As for clothes/shoe stink; If I am conscious (or made aware) that my stuff stinks I also give it a light rinse in very diluted bleach to kill the funk of the partying & procreating bacteria responsible. By diluted. I'm talking one cap fulls worth in a 9 litre bucket of water. I swish the stuff around in there, leave it to soak for a bit and then take it out and and rinse properly or otherwise chuck it through the rinse & spinse cycle of the washing machine. I'm conscious that bleach/chlorine may well degrade some of the modern wonder materials most of use as keen cyclists these days.
Over summer by the diluted bleach means, I can drip dry my jerseys or shirts overnight without actually fully washing them or dirtying additional tops through the week. It's just a matter of routine once you get off the bike at home. Use the used bucket of water/bleach to flush the dunny next time you use it.
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Postby westab » Thu Sep 11, 2014 11:03 am
CXCommuter wrote:Another one for newspaper to get rid of the wet/damp and for prevention, I have three year old shoes used in all weather and they don't smell any worse than expected, As to the smell- wait for a warm dry day and stick them out in the sun all day until they are baked
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Whats more the sun will also kill lots of the "smelly" type bugs. Hand washing with pure laundry soap works for me as well.
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Postby KGB » Thu Sep 11, 2014 3:25 pm
They aren't actually mouldy, just starting to smell a bit. I use the newspaper trick - combining this with my heater at work I've had squelchy-wet shoes pretty much dried by lunch time.
I might soak them in a weak bleach solution and then give them a gentle cycle in the wash.
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Postby HappyHumber » Thu Sep 11, 2014 3:33 pm
I often chuck my socks, gloves & helmet padding in the same weak solution of bleach as well. I'm conscious they're heaven for the manky little greeblies as well. Quick rinse in fresh water and leave to drip dry. Depending on temp and breeze, they're usually good to go again the next day without the need for a full wash. Can just alternate pairs of stuff during the week for a full wash on the weekends.
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Postby malnar » Thu Sep 11, 2014 4:55 pm
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Postby HappyHumber » Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:09 pm
It depends how scarce a resource old newspaper is for you! You could iron the paper if you wish.. that would better assure longevity.malnar wrote:I assume its OK to re use them?
I for one rarely buy newspapers these days, but previous days papers were often laying around or easily fished out of the recyling bin at work. At home I save those free community news papers we get delivered. I get two seperate ones in my area. I use them primarily for wrapping kitchen scraps in so the bin pongs less as well
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Postby HappyHumber » Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:21 pm
The floor vents I used at my last job in the Data centre had pretty cool air flowing out of them. My reasoning was any airflow was better convection for wiking moisture out from the shoes externally, whilst the stuffed news paper drew the moisture in from the inside. I think a fan blowing or circulating room temperature air over the shoes would be be marginally more efficient energy wise for a similar effect.
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Postby pacra » Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:03 am
Something about vinegar and newspaper, really cleans glass like nothing else.
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Postby bychosis » Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:05 am
So you've got Cinderella's slippers have you? I guess they'd have a nice stiff sole.pacra wrote:As above, newspaper to dry shoes out. For smell, which can be mildew try a little white vinegar on the newspaper.
Something about vinegar and newspaper, really cleans glass like nothing else.
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Postby tez001 » Fri Nov 13, 2015 8:18 am
After the previous few weeks of wet weather commuting, the shoes are starting to get that mildew smell. When they were soaking wet, I stuffed them with newspaper, and also left them out in the sun.
While they are dry now, there is a bit of a funky smell to them.
Is soaking in a weak solution of bleach the way to go? Or just chuck it in the washing machine / soak with naipsan for a bit?
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Postby Calvin27 » Fri Nov 13, 2015 9:10 am
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Postby HappyHumber » Fri Nov 13, 2015 12:26 pm
You gotta remember stink is bacteria. Just rinshing isn't enough. Bleach/disinfectantant is anti bacterial.
I don't over-wash my kit all the time, unless it's obviously dirty or grease marked. More often than not I just rinse and then let drip dry, rotating kit between days. I probably average 3 to 4 wears & rinses to 1 machine wash.
That said, I am concsious that bleach/disinfectant can degrade modern fabric. Rinse lightly in the solution (remember : 1 cap to 1 9L bucket of water) to kill the bugs & stink. Chuck the bucket of solution in the dunny when next you go for a #1 and save a flush. Then rinse in clear water and then drip dry. Tip that second bucket on your pot plants or the neighbours cat that's been pithing up your front door... whatever.
If anything, gloves, shoes, helmet padding & the neoprene sunny strap get the disenfectant treatment a tad more often cos of their absorbent parts.
I'm just a great believer in non-specific solutions. People who feel the need buy (or have been sold the idea) of using specific wonder products solely for the purpose make me worry for the future of the human race.
A $2 2L bottle of Coles/Woolies brand disinfectant if used solely for de-stinking bike kit would last me years. It's just that I actually occasionally also use it to clean the house once every 6 months or so. I go through coupla cups or so each time then
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Re: Wet shoes, mouldy smell. Ewwww.
Postby herzog » Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:37 pm
When I arrive at work with wet shoes, I put the shoes and fan on the floor under my desk. Take out the insoles and direct the fan straight into the shoes at point blank range. This usually has them dry by lunchtime. I ride every day, so I've got two sets of shoes so I can rotate them if needed.
On the upside, a new pair of bike shoes never really fits right until you've ridden in them dripping wet. After that you're good for the life of the shoes.
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Postby Calvin27 » Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:50 pm
I just chuck them in the washing machine and use normal washing powder. I am, however, looking forward to the Alpecin caffeine laundry wash. Either that or the new rapha sock specific laudry conditioner.HappyHumber wrote:
I'm just a great believer in non-specific solutions. People who feel the need buy (or have been sold the idea) of using specific wonder products solely for the purpose make me worry for the future of the human race.
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Re: Wet shoes, mouldy smell. Ewwww.
Postby kb » Fri Nov 13, 2015 3:33 pm
Front or top loader? We have a front loader and even wrapped in a thick towel, shoes are a bit noisy.Calvin27 wrote:
I just chuck them in the washing machine and use normal washing powder. I am, however, looking forward to the Alpecin caffeine laundry wash. Either that or the new rapha sock specific laudry conditioner.
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