Posted 2014-12-11 5:38 PM Subject: How do you keep white sport boots clean???
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I'm ordering new boots and I know white looks nice on my gelding..But I dread spending the $160 on a new set, when the white doesn't stay white at all. I usually just let them soak in water and use mild dish soap. Any other ideas?? Anybody use a washing machine on gentle cycle maybe?
Posted 2014-12-11 5:45 PM Subject: RE: How do you keep white sport boots clean???
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Posts: 3815 Location: The best kept secret in TX
I spray them with shout and then put them in a warm bucket of soapy water and get a lot of suds going in the bucket and then I let them sit for a while and spray them off at the carwash. (I hang them on the mat holder)
Posted 2014-12-11 7:49 PM Subject: RE: How do you keep white sport boots clean???
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CYA Ranch - 2014-12-11 7:33 PM
When mine are new I spray with Scotchguard. When I wash them they go in the washing machine.
I'm going to try this!
I spay mine off to get loose dirt off then soak them in the horse whitening shampoo then put them in the washing machine and was them with Tide and a scoop of Oxyclean. Sometime I have to go back and wash them agin in plain water to make sure all the soap is out.
Posted 2014-12-11 8:01 PM Subject: RE: How do you keep white sport boots clean???
No Tune in a Bucket
Posts: 2935 Location: Texas
You might try getting a bar of Fels Naptha soap and kind of rubbing the boots with the bar. It is an old school cleaning product and I use it on all types of stains.
Posted 2014-12-11 11:29 PM Subject: RE: How do you keep white sport boots clean???
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Posts: 507 Location: Lost in the corn of Iowa.
Scotchgaurd and the washing machine for mine. Polo's and boots alike get thrown in with a load of towels and the boots get left out to air dry. Works wonderful. I've been doing it for years this way.
Posted 2014-12-12 9:09 AM Subject: RE: How do you keep white sport boots clean???
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Scotchguard them right away! I soak mine in the sink with Oxiclean, then throw them in the washing machine with a little bit more Oxiclean and do the extra rinse to make sure all the soap is out. And air dry.
Posted 2014-12-12 9:40 AM Subject: RE: How do you keep white sport boots clean???
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G to your hardware store and buy a rustoleum product called "Never wet" google it and watch the video is soo cool. I'm gonna do it on my turnout blanket. I think you have to use two different cans for fabric stuff. yes says two part application http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrjXSsfxMQ
Posted 2014-12-12 10:37 AM Subject: RE: How do you keep white sport boots clean???
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Posts: 289 Location: Northeast SD
I try to brush mine off with a soft brush after every run and I soak them in oxiclean when I have time and hand scrub them otherwise oxiclean in the wash machine!
What a love hate relationship. I have a full pair of white boots and I am gearing up to buy the sparkle white boots from Professional Choice soon. I LOVE how they look but I HATE cleaning them. Oh yeah, and I also put my horses in white bell boots too.
I hate putting my boots (any of them) in the washing machine so I don't. For my white boots I wash any excess dirt I can, then take a whitener shampoo on them and scrub, then oxyboost stain remover, then some sort of whitener from wal mart. Both of the last two I do not wash off but rather dunk the boots in warm water, add more whitener, and leave over night. Then hand wash and air dry. I am sure it is overkill but I have kept them white and even got some stains out that were there when I bought them!!!
How do you keep white sport boots clean???
