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How to un-crease the toe box of a shoe

Introduction

Use this guide to un-crease the toe box of your shoes.

This guide is good for mostly all sneakers. Sneakers are shoes where the initial intent was to be used in basketball but was then was evolved by people around the world as a staple in street fashion culture. However, another aspect of street fashion culture is for your shoes to always look fresh, or new, and frequent use of your shoes will eventually cause creases in the material, especially in the toe area. If your shoes are showing signs of wear via creases in the toe-box, then this guide can help them regain their fresh status.

With this guide you will be able to make the shoe look visibly newer and extend the life of the shoe.

What you need

  1. How to un-crease the toe box of a shoe, How to un-crease the toe box of a shoe: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Gather all the materials (Shoes, 2 washcloths, 2 old t-shirts, an iron, a cup of water)

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  2. How to un-crease the toe box of a shoe: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the laces off of your shoe.

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  3. How to un-crease the toe box of a shoe: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Insert one of your old t-shirts into the front of the shoe in order to stuff the toe box.

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  5. How to un-crease the toe box of a shoe: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Fill your iron with water.

    • Make sure that the iron is unplugged while you fill it.

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    • Place a washcloth on top of your shoe.

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    • Carefully iron the area with the creases in a circular motion.

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  8. How to un-crease the toe box of a shoe: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • After ironing, let the shoe rest with the cloth on top for at least 2 minutes.

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  9. How to un-crease the toe box of a shoe: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • You are done! The shoe's creases should have been greatly reduced.

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How long should I iron the area for?

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