Comments on: Cleaning silk shoes

Question: Cleaning silk shoes

snardo — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 19:00:04 -0800

How do I clean mud off silk shoes?

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:03:10 -0800

Start by brushing it off with a medium-soft brush - something stiffer than a shaving brush, softer than a nail brush. Something like a mushroom brush would probably work. That may well take it all off if it didn't really soak in.

By: yesster

yesster — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:09:56 -0800

Jacquilynne is right on

The key is to let it dry first, then whack it off. Don't go overboard with a brush right away. Beat on it lightly with the back end of the brush to remove any clumps that remain. Then scrub lightly with the brush. keep everything very very dry. Then vacuum off the dust. A shop vac should work well.

Brush, vacuum, brush, vacuum. A toothbrush will have the right stiffness.

keep everything dry.

By: snardo

snardo — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 18:11:11 -0800

Thanks for the answers. I'm afraid it did really soak in. All the clumps are off, but the dried residue remains. My main concern was whether to use Woolite or some other wet solution, but your answers indicate that would be a mistake.