How did you feel the first time you unboxed and jumped into your new Jordan 4 retro, White Airforce 1, Nike Air Max 90 infrared, or your favorite new sneakers? It surely felt great. How about reliving those moments over and over again. That could surely be achieved with regular or periodic maintenance of these sneakers. This article would focus on five easy but effective ways of maintaining your sneakers.
The life cycle of any product or property is prolonged when maintenance, is taken seriously. We could talk of cars, houses, gadgets, books, the list goes on and on. Maintenance actions towards the stated items could give extra weeks, months, and years of their life span. Maintaining your sneakers would help you save some money from quickly getting new ones, visiting the repairers, and making or keeping high conditional value if you want to sell them to dealers.
Five ways of maintaining your sneakers in good condition.
Rotational Wear
There is constant wear and tear when we use any clothing or material fabrics. This is something no one could avoid hence the need to manage this wear and tear. Sneakers are no exceptions as they are made with different types of materials such as leathers, textiles, synthetics, rubber, foam, and plastic., etc. When we walk, run, jump, kick and slide while wearing them, these materials begin to slightly deteriorate. The only way to curb this challenge is by practicing rotational wear.
Rotational wear could be achieved when you have at least 3 sneakers. You could choose days, weeks, or events to make this effective. Simply select specific days, weeks, or events to wear specific sneakers to reduce the pressure or constant wear and tear on one sneaker which results in them getting deteriorated quickly. The goal is not to wear one sneaker for more than a week.
The major challenge of rotational wear is “ my never letting go sneakers” Everyone has those ever-loving sneakers you never want to let go thus you always feel good and comfortable wearing them. My only advice is to try to get two or more pairs of those same sneakers. Trust me it got to be the same if not, you still not going to wear them.
Walking Style
Defensive Walk
Most people are very careful when they walk in their new sneakers, after the fourth wear they begin to go back to their normal ways of walking thus not paying much attention to their environment. Defensive walking is when you are very careful what you step on, kick walkthrough, etc. This prevents your sneakers from scratches, cuts, burns, and many more preventable deteriorations.
In achieving this character, select the right sneakers to fit the locations you head to in your daily activities considering the weather as it plays a major factor. You don’t want to wear knitted sneakers on a rainy day nor walk through the muds in your white Nike Airforce one.
Duck Walking
Duck walking is simply walking on the heels of your feet without putting much pressure on the toes just as the Duck walks. This is one of the ways you could prevent your sneakers especially your Airforce One, Jordans Retros, and other leather sneakers from creases (crumples of the toe sections of the sneakers). This happens when constant pressure is put on the toe sections of the sneakers. Duck walking helps reduce the pressure and prevent creases.
Quick Maintenance
There are currently a lot of sneakers protect products that you could use to protect your sneakers of which in this article I suggest waterproof sneaker repels and quick wipes. The repels help prevent liquid stains from directly getting in contact with the material of your sneakers which makes your sneakers easy to clean or wash. The danger here is to make sure to select the right product for your sneakers as not all products work for all colors or leathers.
The quick wipes are used for wiping off the stains from your sneakers after using them daily. This wipes normally works on leather and rubber section of sneakers.
Periodic Wash
Washing your sneakers periodically keeps them looking fresh and prevents stubborn stains thus dirt that could never be washed off. Doing the rotational wash could help you manage your periodic wash effectively since it would give much time for sneakers not in use for the days or weeks to be washed, get dry, and ready for its roster. Make sure to use the right soap solution, and brush on the right surfaces or materials of the sneaker. You could seek external services (SnkersHype ) if you do not have the time or technical know-how.
Safe Boxing
You don’t want to throw your sneakers anywhere in your room after removing them from your feet. Where and how you keep your sneakers affect its conditions. Try to get a sneaker rack to keep the regular wear and get a box ( your sneaker box or crepbox if you could afford) for the less frequently used sneakers to protect them from dust and webs and harsh atmospheric conditions that could yellow your white soles or the icy sections of your sneakers.
Conclusion
We all love our sneakers and are happy to receive them very new and fresh out of the box but when we put the above actions very seriously into practice, thus, Rotational wear, Walking Style, Quick maintenance, Periodic wash, and Safe boxing we could keep reliving the first moments or experience when we had our sneakers unboxed and jumped into them. Let me know how you maintain your sneakers or which of the above methods works better for you.
~Eric.T
