Nikwax Sandal Wash - Gentle Cleanser for Outdoor & Water Sandals | Perfect for Hiking, Beach & Travel

I have some really expensive sandals with real leather insoles. After 3 years of use in the summers, they had that darkened look from sweat and were starting to smell like it, too. This corrected the odor immediatlely and definitely made the insoles look much better. Great product and great price.I have lots of flip flops and I wear them a lot. This product gets off the dirt and brings back like-new color! Product is a little hard to dispense sometimes, but great resultsCleaning and deodorizing sandalsIt is very easy yo use and cleans fast with the built in brush. Will repurchaseI wore these Clarks sandals all summer last year and the year before, and this year they just seemed too gross to wear. I figured I'd try to revive them with this wash. I knew this was a big task, but I think it worked out pretty well.The wash doesn't come with instructions for how to use it, but I just Googled it really quickly, and then got to work. They suggest you rinse, apply the wash and lather it in, then rinse again in clean water and let air dry. For worse stains, they suggest scrubbing with a brush. Since these stains were pretty set in, I started by getting the shoes wet, then applied the Nikwax wash--which worked fine; it got sudsy right away. Then, I scrubbed them for a while with a toothbrush (I didn't have another type of brush to use). I think you can see where I scrubbed the most because that lifted out the most of the stain. I rinsed them well, and then allowed them to dry with a fan on them. The whole process took about 20 minutes, plus drying time (a couple hours).While the stains look pretty much the same, the smell is so much better. They also feel much softer. Since my foot covers the stains when I'm wearing them, I don't have too much of a problem with the stains staying set in, though I hoped they'd be a little less visible. Overall, I think I'll be fine wearing these again this summer--and I'll probably wash them more frequently now that I have the wash!I used Nikwax Sandal Wash on Birkenstock classic footbed. The starting stink, on a scale of fresh (1) to rank (5) was approximately 4. I tried numerous fixes that flat out didn't do a thing. Tried a freezing method. A baking soda bath. Combination baking soda caked on them, sealed in a bag, and deep freezed. Forget those, and buy this Nikwax product. I should have known it would work. Nikwax rocks for outdoors longevity treatments.The applicator is a spongy top, (resembling the sponge top applicator on liquid shoe polish). Press it down and squeeze to get the product flowing.Put it on fairly liberally. I used an old (but clean) toothbrush to scrub it into the footbed. Rinsed with water, gently. Dried them propped in front of a fan. Birks website says do not leave your shoes in direct sunlight for extended periods or in closed cars on hot days, so definitely don't dry them outdoors in the sun. Or in a hot car for that matter, I guess. Ha.The results. Not fresh as a daisy, but a lot closer than I expected. I would say 75% improvement. I bet, with another round before wearing them, they would be even more improved.Ok so this was bought for my husband's flip flops. And did it work nope. It smells great but didn't remove the smell off his flops. We did them twice and still there. Maybe he needs something stronger.Easy to spray onWas surprised as to how effective this product was. Sandal footbed looked as good as new after useIch bin begeistert. Meine Jungs sauen ihre Schuhe (aus Stoff) regelmäßig ein. Das Zeug holt gut den Dreck raus - besser als Prowin Alleskönner.Weniger investiv duften könnte das Zeug schon. In unseren Haushaltsmitteln usw. sind nur noch sehr selten Duftstoffe enthalten. Das hier ist für mich gerade noch so erträglich, nicht weil es schlecht riecht, sondern zu investiv. Ich bin es eben nicht gewohnt.Teva’s are expensive and I love my kayaking shoes but they were getting pungent. Seeing this product, I hoped it would be a a more inexpensive investment than a new pair of Tevas. Based on the reviews I was hopeful. I did the smart thing! It took 2 scrubbings but they are amazingly fresh again. Great product!Cleaned my sandalsGreat stuff!!!!!! Use it for our Birkenstocks and I love it. I apply it and scrub with a toothbrush. Works great. Just rinse it off of the shoe thoroughly.