How Do You Keep Satin Shoes Clean?

[pnoisette]

Flesh colored satin shoes are the norm for women but a pain to keep clean. Mine end up looking dirty in no time. I like to practise in the shoes I plan to use at comps, but hate to get them looking dingy by the time the competitions come around. Any ideas how to keep them clean? Someone recommended Scotch Guard but it's off the market now due to its hazardous ingredients. I've seen some dancers who slip leg warmers over the shoes, but don't know how they manage to not have to slip the warmers over the soles.

Once they get dirty, does anyone have suggestions how to clean them? :confused:

[Joe]

Are you sure a reformulation hasn't been put back on market?

[tangotime]

Dye them different colors ( darker each time needed )till finishing with black

[pnoisette]

Dye them different colors ( darker each time needed )till finishing with black
Hey Tango Time: What a creative solution. However, someone more experienced in the dance world told me that colored shoes are not so in these days, although dyeing them in a flesh tone seems possible? Supposedly, flesh tone shoes help visually to create an unbroken line from leg to foot. What sort of dye would you use?

[waltzgirl]

I use the same style of shoe for practice and comps, but not the same shoes. I either buy a pair in black for practice or I demote my last comp pair when I buy a new pair.

But there is a thread on cleaning shoes which you can probably find on search.

[and123]

Paint 'em. Jacquard Lumiere has excellent coverage and IMO is not at all stiff or sticky like some other fabric paints.

[waltzgirl]

What color do you use to paint them flesh-colored?

[and123]

I mix Bronze and Gold, but they also have a number of gold tones that may work as nude. Depends on what shade you are trying to match.

[fascination]

funny...I don't particularly care how dirty my shoes get...smelly, I care...dirty, meh...

[Phoenix]

Someone told me Mr. Clean Magic Eraser works great, although I haven't tried it yet.

[little_mouse]

Someone told me Mr. Clean Magic Eraser works great, although I haven't tried it yet.

I tried the Eraser and my shoe started to turn white (from the bleach I guess).

[mummsie]

Eucapytus oil if you can get it works like magic. Just put a little on a cotton ball and wipe it over. I have also used just a small amount of pure soap and some warm water and spot clean them. Mummsie

[chachabelle]

I, as well, try to keep the exact same shoe for practice, then switch to the "newer" pair for comps. At the comps, if I get a big scratch mark, I just cover it with makeup (liquid foundation). It's not exactly the same color, but at least covers it up.

[samina]

eucalyptus oil, huh? never heard... never tried... interesting.

[and123]

Would be rather.... aromatic, no? http://foldies.wtms.net/wacky.gif

[ACtenDance]

My partner tosses her shoes in the sink with some dish soap and scrubs them. Works like a charm. Even the sole looks like new.

[mummsie]

Would be rather.... aromatic, no? http://foldies.wtms.net/wacky.gif
the smell goes when it dries but then if the shoes are smelly it does help mask the dead shoe smell for a time.!!! :-) Mummsie