Good advice and advice on how to dry your sneakers quickly after washing, rain or snow

foto8133-1 You can extend the lifespan of your sneakers if you care for them. Correct washing sneakers, and no less important, competent drying helps to preserve the appearance, shape, color of sports shoes for as long as possible.

Can wet sneakers be exposed to the battery? How to dry leather shoes properly? What to do if white sneakers get wet?

The answers to these and many other questions will be useful for those who do not know how to dry sneakers quickly and correctly after washing.

What do you need to know before starting drying?

Before sending wet sneakers to dry, it is necessary to carry out a number of preparatory measures:

pull out the insoles and laces, unfasten the Velcro;
leather, with a mesh top, wipe the sneakers first with a soft foam sponge dipped in soapy water, and then just with a clean cloth;
suede sneakers or nubuck lightly dry, and then clean it from dirt with a special brush;
already clean sneakers are wrapped in a soft cloth and lightly pressing, collect moisture from the surface of the sneakers.

General drying rules:

Dry sports shoes away from heating appliances. High temperatures can cause uneven drying, whitish stains, loose glue lines and deformation.
Drying of sneakers in special dryers is strictly prohibited.
You should start drying your sports shoes as soon as you get home. Delay can cause a persistent unpleasant odor.
Before drying, sneakers must be unlaced, if possible, remove all metal parts and other accessories.

It is strictly forbidden to dry dirty shoes. Ignoring this rule leads to the fact that the sneakers finally lose their shape, become covered with whitish salt stains, and acquire an unpleasant musty smell.

How to dry properly at home?

Handy methods

There are plenty of ways to quickly dry wet sneakers using available, affordable products.

Paper

foto8133-3 A quick and inexpensive way to dry your shoes is paper, or rather old newspapers... Sheets of paper crumple and fill wet sneakers.

Newspapers very quickly absorb moisture, so you need to change them at least once every two hours.

To speed up the drying process, wet shoes can be additionally wrapped in sheets of old newspaper or toilet paper.

Rice

There are several ways to dry shoes with rice:

Place wet sneakers in a box (soles up) and cover with rice. The box is closed with a lid and left for at least five hours. After that, they open and take out the already dry shoes.
Rice is poured into clean socks (it is better to take ordinary, not steamed cereal). Socks are put into wet shoes. As they get wet, the socks are changed (about every forty minutes) and after three to four hours the sneakers will dry out.

Silica gel

The moisture-absorbing white silica gel balls will help you dry your shoes quickly.

It is enough to put them in the required amount in a bag made of natural, loose fabric (gauze is ideal), which is placed inside wet sneakers.

You can buy silica gel in online stores... The balls can be white and blue. The blue color of the silica gel is an indicator of moisture. When filled with moisture, the blue color of the ball changes to pink. As soon as the silica gel is filled with moisture, it must be changed (the wet one is exposed to dry in the sun).

Soda

foto8133-4 Drying shoes will help a tool that any housewife has in the kitchen - soda.

It's very simple: cloth bags are filled with soda and put inside wet shoes.... As soon as the bags are saturated with moisture, they are changed.

The bags will need to be replaced at least three times before the sneakers are completely dry. After complete drying, the sports shoes are exposed to the air for ventilation.

Cat litter

Cat litter will help you dry your shoes quickly, regardless of materials. Among all types of litter for trays, it is best to choose corn granules (they absorb liquid as quickly as possible) or silicone balls.

The fillers are poured inside the shoe and left for five to six hours. After that, the granules that have absorbed moisture are simply shaken out.

Towel

A small natural cloth towel will help dry damp sneakers quickly. The algorithm of actions is simple: a towel is put inside wet shoes.

After a while, when the fabric is saturated with moisture, the towel is changed. The process is repeated until the shoes are dry. Small terrycloth or cotton tea towels absorb moisture best.

Salt

Common table salt will help dry your shoes quickly.

foto8133-5 Algorithm of actions:

Heat some salt in a frying pan or microwave.
Warm salt is poured into a bag made of natural, not very dense fabric.
Place the bag of salt inside the wet shoes.
As the salt is moistened, the bags are changed until the shoes are completely dry.

With the help of technology

Unconventional use of common household appliances - drying shoes will quickly get rid of moisture, restore the shape and appearance of sneakers.

Vacuum cleaner

A vacuum cleaner with a reverse air outlet function will help speed up the drying process... The strong airflow dries wet shoes quickly in just an hour.

It is enough to remove the brush attachment from the vacuum cleaner, stop the hose to the air return position, insert the hose inside the wet shoes and turn on the household appliance.

Hair dryer

foto8133-6 A hairdryer will help you dry your wet shoes. It is enough to direct and hold for some time a stream of warm air on the wet surface of sports shoes.

It is important to ensure that the air flow temperature is not too high. (excessively hot air can melt the adhesive layer).

It is also necessary to remember that suede can be dried with a hairdryer only on cold air and low power.

Fan

To use the fan for drying shoes, you need to slightly improve the device.... To do this, small hooks (can be made of wire) are attached to the fan mesh, onto which wet sneakers will cling in the future. A few hours of blowing with a fan and wet shoes become dry.

Warm floor - dry shoes per night!

Owners of warm floors can use them not only for heating the room, but also for drying wet shoes.

Algorithm of actions:

wet sports shoes must be wiped off dirt, wash the sole;
set the temperature regime of the warm floor within 23-25C;
wet shoes are left on the warm floor for at least six hours (preferably overnight).

Electric dryers

In the store you can see a variety of electric shoe dryers:

The standard model of the electric dryer is two tubular heating elements curved in the form of a loop... It is enough to insert the dryer into your shoes, connect the device to the network and leave it for five to six hours to dry.
The standard model is the most affordable option for a shoe dryer (the average cost is 300 rubles).
Electric dryer-block... The special shape of the case (in which the heating elements are hidden) in the form of a shoe helps to quickly and evenly dry the shoes, keeping them from deformation. Drying time is no more than six hours. The average cost of the device is 600 rubles.
Electric dryers with antibacterial function... Design feature - in addition to heating elements, bacterial lamps or aromatic plates are mounted in the body, which, when heated, eliminate bacteria, fungus and unpleasant odors from the inner surface of the shoe. The average cost of the device is 1000 rubles.
Electric dryers with active air circulation... The principle of operation of the device: from the heating element, the fan accelerates hot air, which comes out through plastic tubes. Sneakers, put on the tubes, are blown with hot air, due to which the drying time is reduced several times (no more than one hour). The average price of the device is 1500 rubles.

When choosing an electric dryer, it is necessary to take into account not only the functional features of the device, but also its size. The dryer should fit freely inside wet athletic shoes.

Features for different material

Depending on what material the sneakers are made of, choose a drying method:

Textile. Sneakers, light sports shoes, fabric sneakers will quickly dry out with a hairdryer, vacuum cleaner, fan or crumpled newsprint. An electric dryer will help speed up the process.
Leather. To dry quickly and at the same time maintain the appearance and shape of sports shoes made of genuine leather, fillers made of salt or paper will help.
Do not dry leather sneakers with hot air (exposing them to a battery or using a hair dryer). When using an electric dryer, leather shoes are pre-rubbed with cream, protecting the top of the sneakers from drying out or cracking.
Suede leather. For this material, only a delicate drying method is suitable - a filler made of silica gel or newspaper. Suede sneakers are dried only at room temperature, away from heating appliances. These simple rules will help maintain the shine and texture of the suede.

What not to do and why?

There are certain restrictions on the drying process of sports shoes, ignoring which can ruin the sneakers completely:

do not dry sneakers (especially leather) in the washing machine (high speed deforms shoes);
do not dry sneakers in the microwave, on a hot radiator;
it is forbidden to dry suede sneakers near heating appliances.

Advice

Among the recommendations, 3 are the following:

Sneakers with fur are dried using an electric dryer at low temperatures.
It is best to remove the insoles and laces before drying (they absorb excess moisture).
The newspaper drying method is not suitable for white shoes (printing ink leaves indelible marks). For light-colored athletic shoes, it is best to use clean, white paper or another drying method.

Useful video

How to dry your shoes (including sneakers) after rain or washing, video tips:

Conclusion

Strict adherence to the rules of drying guarantees an excellent result - clean, dry, keeping the shape and color of the sneakers in the shortest possible time.