Geek Kicks: Keep Chucks Looking Good

I don’t know about anyone else, but I have a solid mental connection between Chucks the footwear, and Chuck the TV show.  I find both to be awesome, by the way.  *Spoiler*  Awesome or not, I’m still mad about the ending of the final season.  Is anyone else ready for them to make another season or maybe a movie?  I wanted to SEE the happy ending for them, not infer or imagine it…

*Ahem*

Now, I don’t know how much this post is about the ‘geek life’, but many of my geek friends are big fans of Chucks.  My husband would probably own a pair of Converse in every color if budget allowed.  I like to kick about in them myself.

It seems to me that the state of Chucks seems to be a split issue.  A good number of my friends rush out to get that ‘worn patina’ as soon as possible.  Me?  I hate dirty looking shoes in general, and dirty Chucks, what with all that white rubber, are no exception.

For those of you in the ‘keep ‘em new looking’ camp with me, you probably know that getting off the grime is not always easy.  You also know that cleaners that may affect the canvas and dye are also out.  I stumbled upon my favorite method when I was reluctant to use my last dish cleaning sponge on dirty shoes.  Instead, I grabbed one of my Mr. Clean Magic Erasers.

The results were amazing.  While not quite brand new looking, you wouldn’t have guessed that he had probably at one point scuffed about in a gravel lot trying to get them dirty.  I was thrilled.  My husband was just shy of horrified.

I warn my husband in advance now.  It gives him a chance to either mentally prepare, or hide them.  Actually, he still hasn’t tried that yet, which I take as cleaning consent.  The state of his Chucks probably wouldn’t bother me as much if he didn’t try to wear them out on our nicer dates…

Anyways, since it’s time for another cleaning, I thought I’d share the results with you.

Here they are before being cleaned…

And here are some comparison shots.

I simply wet the eraser with water and give it a bit of a scrub.  Presto, just like it claims, the marks are erased and the shoes are given a fresh start.

You could probably even get them a little cleaner if you put a little extra elbow grease into it.  My job has reduced my arms to noodly soreness though, so I stopped here.  I'd say I used up a little over half of my eraser, which is pretty good considering these had gotten pretty dirty this time around.

Until next time, all!