Sneaker uncrease hack...VOL....REDDIT

Most athletic sneakers have foam around the bottom, which helps you get that extra spring during your workout. But you’ve probably noticed that after a while, they get creased, leaving your shoes looking worn out. Now, a Redditor is sharing an awesome trick to getting out those wrinkles—and it’s way easier than you’d think.

Reddit user PartyxDirtyDan shared a photo of his sneakers before and after, and revealed that he used a blowdryer on the foam of his shoes. The difference is amazing: In the before shot, the shoes look pretty worn; in the after, the foam is super-smooth and looks brand new.


Tried using a blow dryer on my Acronym Prestos after seeing the post about un-creasing NMD blocks. Worked great!
To mimick the hack, PartyxDirtyDan says you need to heat spots with a hair dryer for about a minute at a time before moving on to another section. “Switch off on the areas you work on to make sure you don’t melt the glue on the outside and upper,” he writes in the thread on r/Sneakers. “I just did a few rounds on each spot and it turned out great.”
The dryer also needs to be on hot, he points out, since you’re essentially ironing the foam with hot air. After you turn your dryer on your shoes, don’t put your fingers in the hot areas until they’ve cooled, or you’ll risk leaving an imprint, he says, admitting that it’s “a tedious process.”

Just make sure you only try this on sneaks that don’t have painted soles—the dryer might melt the paint, PartyxDirtyDan says, leaving you with a mess.

If you want to make your shoes look a little newer, it's definitely worth a try./QUOTE]

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nawghtyhare said:

people do so much to try and maintain something
thats touches the dirty ground
not even worth doing all that
I've never seen someones shoes and was like
"damn they need to uncrease their foam"

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ninjahood said:

i don't even care enough for this to bother me

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sckid20 said:

It dont really bother me but i thought someone may find it useful
But then i remembered this is general lol.

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sckid20 said:

It dont really bother me but i thought someone may find it useful
But then i remembered this is general lol.

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sckid20 said:

Chippin paint and foggy bubbles i got problems with.

Also sole separation from 10+ year old sneakers.

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ahat20 said:

sckid20 said:

Chippin paint and foggy bubbles i got problems with.

Also sole separation from 10+ year old sneakers.

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Yaaa got a pile of kicks that are talking and/or foggy af. Wish i could rock em

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ninjahood said:

shoe repair shops can reglue soles easy

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doublemesh96 said:

I ain't heavy af my kicks never do this

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