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Getting blood out of a shoe
Following a painful pedal/shin interface I have bloodstains on the (white) mesh part of my shoes and would be grateful for advise about removing the stain without damaging the shoes.
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Sard Wonder Soap worked for mine. Not sure what's in it, but it works miracles:
http://www.sanza.co.uk/Sard_Wonder_Soap.asp
Really does what it says on the tin! Just rub a little on to the damp mesh and then leave for 30 minutes or so and rinse. Repeat if it hasn't all gone.
Also gets grease off jeans, t-shirts etc.
Whichever approach you use do not use HOT water - it does something to it that means it will never come out. Cold water will dissolve it but be patient.
I regulary stick my shoes in the washing machine using one of these from Lakeland
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/23075/Sports-Shoe-Laundry-Bag
Remember to take the cleats off first otherwise unpredictable damage may occur!
paint them black and don't buy poncy white shoes next time.
A lesson learned the hard way...
Soak it in a liberal amount of hand sanitiser then wash it out?
Hydrogen peroxide?
try bicarbonate of soda and a scrubbing brush.
As dotdash says, leave the blood there.
Now that's a trick I'd pay to see....
Use a toothbrush and vanish.
I've left the blood on my shoe and glasses as a badge of honour.