How to clean your white boots

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12/28/2014 1:48pm
Another vote for Shout here. I use it on the bike and boots and use the pressure washer to rinse it away. I also use the magic erasers on dark scuffs (shifter marks, boot marks on side plates, etc).
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12/28/2014 4:05pm
I use soft scrub with bleach and a scrub brush. Works great.
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12/28/2014 4:37pm
I use shout with a soft bristle brush.
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12/29/2014 6:29am
Whatever you use, I'm sure someone said this already but stuff some rags or something in your boot when you wash it.

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12/29/2014 7:07am
Mr Clean Magic Eraser is the best thing I've found for boots, vinyl, upholstery. For boats & sneakers toothpaste does an amazing job too
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12/29/2014 7:19am
Idaho747 wrote:
I use soft scrub with bleach and a scrub brush. Works great.
This...for white boat upholstery as well.
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Idaho747 wrote:
I use soft scrub with bleach and a scrub brush. Works great.
machine wrote:
This...for white boat upholstery as well.
although it cleans the boat well it is very hard on the stitches. I use mostly 303 products for my boat interior
10/22/2024 4:12pm
I use shout with a soft bristle brush.

Spray use brush 3 min per boot, dump water on boots , done. IMG 1390 0 Shout carpet cleaner with oxi.

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10/22/2024 4:59pm

Oh no not another boot cleaning thread 

This one is from 2014

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10/22/2024 8:16pm

White shoe polish on the leather Wink

 

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10/23/2024 6:10am

Oh no not another boot cleaning thread 

1911 wrote:

This one is from 2014

It makes me want to go back and read the "Other" one.....

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10/23/2024 6:25am
1911 wrote:

This one is from 2014

Its not too late....

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I know a guy in the UK .....

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10/23/2024 6:59am
RalphS wrote:

I know a guy in the UK .....

I'm surprised it took so long before someone mentioned that dude.  

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10/23/2024 7:07am

Soft Scrub with bleach & a magic eraser are the only answer. Toothbrush as well for the hard to reach areas

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10/23/2024 7:11am
RalphS wrote:

I know a guy in the UK .....

Falcon wrote:

I'm surprised it took so long before someone mentioned that dude.  

That would b the boot cleaning bro.  I was going to add u got competition now dude. I can knock these f ers out in 3 min.  I got my rear brake figured out the washer frame to pedal was missing.  Then I noticed my boots & wanted to try and clean them.  I searched here for what works there’s quite a few things.  Add shout carpet cleaner with oxi to the list.  White boots and this will blind the competition. It rained & got cold working on bike. Sun setting threw the clouds 4 pic.IMG 1388 2.jpeg?VersionId=qGBEsN79RZ1x3G2I.brrc1dj.o9QWg

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10/23/2024 8:17am

Bleche White is the best. Try it. It works on my Vogue white walls better than anything I have ever tried. 

10/23/2024 10:08am

Soft scrub and Magic Erasers  on really dirty boots. You can bring them back to a very bright white even after neglecting them a while. I have used watered down bleach too on some white boots that started to have a yellow tint.

 Be carful using scotch brite or anything that is abrasive. Any scotch brite is abrasive, some less than others.  It will take the gloss off ,even the non scratch scotch brite will. Scotch brite or Brillo/steel wool pads will remove stubborn dirt that is rubbed into the plastic at the Shifter area. But they will also remove the gloss and can remove the color from some areas of boots too. So only use those on well worn boots that have already lost the glossy finish.  

 

  Simple Green, Muc off Snow foam   or watered down Dawn dish soap , or the foaming Dawn power wash stuff on a regular basis to keep them clean.  Applying SC-1 or a similar Silicone spray to them when new will also help keep them clean if You never plan on doing custom paint or decals on them.

 

I've been using Dawn that I mix with water myself for a while now for most stuff. I made my own mix to use with a foam gun that works as well or better than the Much Off snow foam. You can use the Dawn powerwash refills and spray them through a foam gun on a power washer and it works well. Using them with the foaming spray bottle they come in works well for smaller things like cleaning boots with  just a hose and nylon scrub brush 

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10/23/2024 10:31am

Damn, Profeshenal runs CR HIIIIIIIIIIIGH bend. 

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10/23/2024 10:46am

I use Shout or dollar store version in a weed sprayer for the bikes,  boots and pre soak for the gear

10/24/2024 9:42am

someone call?

 

Anyway, white boots I pressure wash then use Cif with a brush, if its really bad and the boots arent exactly pristine, I use a sponge scourer with the cif too

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10/24/2024 9:47am

when I open a can of tuna inside my house, my cat will come running for it within 5 seconds, no matter where she is.

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10/24/2024 9:50am
LocalRider wrote:
someone call? Anyway, white boots I pressure wash then use Cif with a brush, if its really bad and the boots arent exactly pristine, I use a...

someone call?

 

Anyway, white boots I pressure wash then use Cif with a brush, if its really bad and the boots arent exactly pristine, I use a sponge scourer with the cif too

What’s Cif ?  Is that your friend ?  Do you start yelling at him , get down there and clean my boots, NOW.  Now Cif get on your knees and clean my boots now. Haha

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10/24/2024 9:54am
LocalRider wrote:
someone call? Anyway, white boots I pressure wash then use Cif with a brush, if its really bad and the boots arent exactly pristine, I use a...

someone call?

 

Anyway, white boots I pressure wash then use Cif with a brush, if its really bad and the boots arent exactly pristine, I use a sponge scourer with the cif too

What’s Cif ?  Is that your friend ?  Do you start yelling at him , get down there and clean my boots, NOW.  Now Cif get...

What’s Cif ?  Is that your friend ?  Do you start yelling at him , get down there and clean my boots, NOW.  Now Cif get on your knees and clean my boots now. Haha

if only, that would be much easier!

 

For fear of the inevitable innuendo, Cif is a cream cleaner

 

Cif Cream Cleaner Original | Cif

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10/24/2024 10:36am

Profeshenal's 125 is as OG as it gets. Classic DecalWorks backgrounds with anything but the guys name, ProTaper ape hangers he threw on in '09, 6-9 wire ties on each half waffle grip and lever tape on a clean Cr125 that can't get out of its own way. Nostalgia is flowing. 

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10/24/2024 10:59am
Profeshenal's 125 is as OG as it gets. Classic DecalWorks backgrounds with anything but the guys name, ProTaper ape hangers he threw on in '09, 6-9...

Profeshenal's 125 is as OG as it gets. Classic DecalWorks backgrounds with anything but the guys name, ProTaper ape hangers he threw on in '09, 6-9 wire ties on each half waffle grip and lever tape on a clean Cr125 that can't get out of its own way. Nostalgia is flowing. 

Thx I think.  I got the bike together late and missed  the Halloween race at sunset ridge.  Wear the gear I always do 97 or 8 Shift pants with a matching jersey I never wore, a new hrp chest protector. I was going to tie wrap a paper plate saying Jiff Emig.  Haha.  Nice ride JIFF .  For sure I would,ve lead a part of a 50b moto.  Tara Giegers  04 engine spec from her LL championship, runs on c12 Quick Rocket.  

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10/24/2024 11:22am
Try a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser once the boot is wet or you can wet the sponge. These can be found with the cleaning products at...
Try a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser once the boot is wet or you can wet the sponge. These can be found with the cleaning products at any store. They don't last long but they will make white like new again. I have not tried on anything other than white so use caution, I believe bleach is the main ingredient.
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