To ask you how you clean football boots

[Polkapjs]

Facebook tells me I need a boot buddy. Do I? And are there different ways for wet mud and dry mud? I’ve just used about 15 baby wipes and soaked myself at the outside rap. There must be a better way...

I run the soles under the tap (being careful to not get the inside of the boot wet) and use a little soap and a scrubbing brush

What kind of brush please? I’m taking control as nobody else is cleaning them!

I like it when I bang them together and clumps come off with the stud imprint. That’s satisfying

My DS’s had a boot buddy, and I found it was by far the best way to clean football boots. Before that they used wipes, damp clothes , brushes etc, which did work but were much messier, and they did a better job with the boot buddy

I use just a normal scrubbing brush from a supermarket. It's the same one I use for my wheelchair wheels, so comes in pretty handy.

You clean them?? I just let the mud dry and bang it off.

a normal scrubbing brush that you would use on the floor (in the 1950's lol) - or a washing up brush (obviously not to then use on the dishes). Any brush will do as long as the bristles are quite stiff

Yes I find clumps most satisfying too

The boot buddy is amazing

Whose boots are you cleaning? And more importantly, why?!

I didn’t. The person who wore them let the mud dry, then bashed them together to get the worst off, then brushed the rest off with a dry scubbing brush, then wiped with baby wipes.

Every few weeks, they scrubbed them in a bucket of warm soapy water and hung them in the sun to dry.

Another vote for the Boot Buddy

I don't. A couple of good whacks, and then they stay in the utility room. She only puts them on once she gets to the pitch.

Don't clean them. Leave them until the person who owns them does it.

Why do the soles need cleaned? Who's boots are they?

Chuck in a bucket of water to get most of mud off, then into the washing machine on a quick 40 degree cycle with normal washing powder/liquid. I used to put them in an old pillow case but now just chuck them all in (3 pairs....😩) with the football kit and tracksuits. Then into the airing cupboard to dry. I stuff with newspaper if I need them to dry really quick

Well my kids bash them on the wall outside the back door until all the clumped on mud falls off leaving mud patches everywhere !!

Hot tap and old toothbrush here. Then hang on the corner of the kitchen radiator to dry. Tbh I can't stand the smell of moldy boots 😷

I am so glad you asked this question, because I've been making it up for the last couple of years.
I agree with letting the mud dry if you've time. I then have used an implement ok then, a screwdriver! to push off all the dried mud. DS had studded boots at age 6, so I think he was a little to young to sort them.
Soft cloth tweeted for the top, so they're not too sodden, dry out overnight.

My problem now he's older if getting the mud dried before he needs them again... but as he's 9 now, I think it may well become his problem

You can use the boot buddy straight away, I use it on my DSs boots before they get in the car even. For really dry mud I just bang them in the garden then give them a wipe. If they have been left months I may stick them in the washing machine.

Remove the grass/mud with a blunt knife when wet or dry. Wipe over with damp sponge. Not that complicated a job it needs a special tool.

My DDs' rugby boots used to just rinse off with warm water if you caught them before the mud dried. I think that's the key.

Bang as much mud as possible off when boots are taken off feet. Then let dry. Brush off with stiff scrubbing brush, then damp cloth and/ or slightly wet brush if really needed. Then soft cloth to dry off and leave to dry fully. This is for 7 year old DS rugby boots. 12 year old can do his own.

You need a good stiff bristled scrubbing brush for dry mud. Add a bucket of hot soapy water for cleaning particularly bad cases.

Use scrunched up newspaper in the boots to dry out when wet.

Boot buddy looks a gimmick that I would’ve destroyed in 5 mins flat.

If I had it my way, I'd burn DP's boots

I need a brush then. Got old toothbrushes so I could use one of those too. Hard bristles seem key. It was the do I leave to dry/ tackle now that I was wondering about. Little one is 6 so I think it’s ok to do them !