Q&A for How to Clean Your Shoelaces

It would be a lot less trouble to get new laces. If you can't, rub the laces with acetone and rinse with detergent.

Scrub the laces down, then wash them the same as covered in this article.

You can use a shoe cleaner like Crep Cure, Reshoeven8r, or Jason Mark. Crep is available at Footlocker and works well.

Remove the laces from your shoes and it will not affect your shoes if you let the laces dry completely.

If you put warm water in a tub with a powder of stain remover it works well. Also maybe use laundry detergent and bleach.

Use baking soda mixed with water until it makes a paste and use a toothbrush to scrub it onto your shoes. You could paint the shoes white with acrylic paint, or you could take the laces out and throw them in the laundry machine.

Yes, just don't use the dryer. After you wash them in the washer let them air dry.

No, it is not recommended.

Scrub them with detergent and water.

You can use toothpaste on your white shoes but I've never tried it on shoelaces.

Try a tire cleaner by Black Magic called Bleche-Wite. All you have to do is dip a toothbrush in it and scrub the rubber part of the shoe, then rinse it off. It doesn't take a lot, and they look brand new.

You can just use an old toothbrush with laundry detergent and water and scrub them until clean.

You could use a magic eraser, or make a paste and stain remover. For bad stains, it’s sometimes best to use bleach.

Avoid bleach, as it can irritate your skin. You can skip this part and use the method for colored shoelaces.

Any mesh bag can work. You can also try hand washing your laces in the sink if you don’t have one.

In my experience, deep black marks that are on the shoelaces are usually uncleanable, as I've tried with my docs. However, if you've washed them in dish soap and they still look a bit grey, try scrubbing them with a one part water, one part baking soda mix/paste, then scrubbing them by hand with laundry detergent. Then wash them out with cold water and let them dry.

Scrub the shoelaces with a toothbrush, and if they are white, mix them in warm water and bleach. If colored, soak in warm water and soap.

Soak the whole shoe in warm water, and soap and scrub it with a toothbrush that has rubbing alcohol on it.