My New Balance trainers say on the label that they shouldn't go in the
washing machine.

Does anyone have any logic to support this?

As far as I can see if you run through water or even just run in the rain
then they are going to get soaked; the label doesn't tell you to only go
out when it is dry and to stay away from puddles. :-)

So a cold or warm (30C) quick wash seems reasonable.

Cheers


Dave R



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David wrote:
My New Balance trainers say on the label that they shouldn't go in the
washing machine.

Does anyone have any logic to support this?

As far as I can see if you run through water or even just run in the rain
then they are going to get soaked; the label doesn't tell you to only go
out when it is dry and to stay away from puddles. :-)

So a cold or warm (30C) quick wash seems reasonable.

Cheers


Dave R


May be thinking more of damage to the washing machine if they go in on
their own?

Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
David wrote:
My New Balance trainers say on the label that they shouldn't go in the
washing machine.

Does anyone have any logic to support this?

As far as I can see if you run through water or even just run in the rain
then they are going to get soaked; the label doesn't tell you to only go
out when it is dry and to stay away from puddles. :-)

So a cold or warm (30C) quick wash seems reasonable.

In my experience, machine washing running shoes with conventional
detergents does something to the midsole material which makes them stink of
cat pee (and I really mean *stink*) every time they get damp or sweaty
thereafter.

Tim

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David wrote:

trainers say on the label that they shouldn't go in the washing
machine.

They seem to fall to bits in the wash these days, rubbish glues mainly...

On Wednesday, 17 August 2016 17:35:33 UTC+1, Tim+ wrote:
In my experience, machine washing running shoes with conventional
detergents does something to the midsole material which makes them stink of
cat pee (and I really mean *stink*) every time they get damp or sweaty
thereafter.

That happened to me too.

I just assumed it *was* cat pee and lived with it.

Owain

Well, I recall some years ago doing this and bits of some kind of rubbery
stuff got glued all over the tops making them look crap.
Also how are they waterproofed, if its some kind of treatment the chemicals
in the detergent might remove that as well.
Brian

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"David" wrote in message
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My New Balance trainers say on the label that they shouldn't go in the
washing machine.

Does anyone have any logic to support this?

As far as I can see if you run through water or even just run in the rain
then they are going to get soaked; the label doesn't tell you to only go
out when it is dry and to stay away from puddles. :-)

So a cold or warm (30C) quick wash seems reasonable.

Cheers


Dave R



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