At a dance party, dance festival, or dance class, it can happen that a drink or food spills or falls on your beautiful Fuego dance shoes, leaving stains.
We’ve personally experienced one of the worst liquids to fall on white dance shoes: red wine! 🍷
Fuego dance shoes made of vegan leather require proper cleaning and stain removal.
We’re here to give you tips on how to remove stains effectively and gently, because we love having shoes that are always spotless!
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3 Steps to Remove Stains from Your Vegan Leather Dance Shoes
As mentioned in the introduction, a glass of wine fell and exploded, spilling red wine onto the white Fuego low-top dance shoes.
Despite rinsing the shoes with water less than a minute after the spill, the white vegan leather showed signs of staining the next day upon inspection.
No matter the type of stain, always start with the gentlest method, gradually moving to the more ‘aggressive’ steps, one by one.
Step 1: Gentle Cleaning/Stain Removal Solution
Mix:
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Laundry detergent OR dish soap
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Cold water
Using a clean, high-quality microfiber cloth soaked in the cleaning solution, gently rub the stained area. Wipe and check if the stain has been removed.
If needed, repeat this process several times.
If this doesn’t work, move on to the next step.
Step 2: Stronger Cleaning/Stain Removal Solution
If the stains are more stubborn, you can mix:
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Baking soda
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1 to 2 tablespoons of dish soap
Using a soft-bristled toothbrush, apply the paste to the stains, gently scrubbing.
Wipe with a damp cloth, then a dry one, and check the result. As with Step 1, repeat the process if necessary.
Let the dance shoes air dry in a well-ventilated area, out of direct sunlight.
If that doesn’t work, move on to Step 3.
Step 3: Polishing/Glossing the Dance Shoes
If the stains persist after trying the first two steps, some dancers have had success with leather cleaning products, especially those designed for white shoes.
In our famous red wine stain case, we had to (in our case) perform a light polish using car polish… yes, really!
We used:
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Rupes Coarse Polish (blue)
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Microfiber cloth
Shake the polish bottle and pour a small amount directly onto the stains or onto the microfiber cloth.
Using circular motions, with no particular pressure, gently rub the area or areas where the stains need to be removed. Polish with a few motions, then wipe to observe the result.
Repeat the polishing if necessary.
This method was the one that worked to remove one of the most feared stains on white shoes: red wine stain.