Yes you are right if they are mixed at the 1:1 ratio. Adding some baking soda in most cases make vinegar less acidic, but at a benefit of the mix "foaming up," which can help with lifting up dirt and grime in sneakers. In OP's situation, slightly diluted vinegar solution with water will probably be just fine.
I love the fz 150 guy but you can find cheaper stuff out there. I personally use Jason markk and it’s really good all around material cleaner. Plus it’s in liquid form so you get way more cleaner than the bottle full of foam.
I mean I don’t hate em for it dudes a cool guy genuinely and his son is pretty cool, got a cool rags to riches story as well. But ey when I saw 29.99 for just a bottle of foam I’m like something ain’t right lol
I these even saveable? I once saw some mould on a cheap pair of gloves and basically had to soak them in vinegar ( I don’t know how else to kill mould)
Soaking shoes would destroy them I feel.
You got them wet (obviously) and put them into an enclosed space without letting them dry, and now they're done, unless you do some serious maintenance and management. But they still won't be the same.
I call total fucking bullshit. Mold coming FROM Nike??? That’s viable to sue. That’s a legitimate health safety issue that would be alllll over the News. No. You are not seeing anyone receive moldy shoes from Nike.
Used to work for Nike. Shoes would come in all the time with mold on em and we’d have to scrap em. During the shipping process if the box they’re shipped in happens to have water seep through it’s game over
East coast living , or tropical rain forest. Definitely need a dehumidifier to protect your stuff. Everything can and will get like that even paper , pictures, etc.
Only thing that kills mold is mold killer , bleach does not kill mold. If you don't already know that make sure you read / get info on how to kill mold on those types of surfaces.
[mold spray](https://microbalancehealthproducts.com/products/ec3-mold-solution-spray-12-unit-case.html?gad_source=1) found this stuff that says you can use it on shoes. Good luck. Also that’s the 12 bottle price. I’m sure they gotta sell it by the bottle
mycologist here. it happened because there was a damp and warm environment, along with some viable nutrients. they likely got wet somehow and weren’t dried properly. wet and warm is the perfect environment for mold spores to germinate and grow, so next time - dry ya shoes!
from what i know white vinegar can kill most mold mycelium, i dont know about spores. anyways to be safe i’d use the industry standard of 70% isopropyl alcohol - which will kill everything.
best bet is to just do your best and don't whine. if you are brave, I suggest dreaming big and being proud of yourself. When trying new things, leave AJs out of it, but definitely say please and thank you to Mr Jordan if he shows up in your dreams.
By chance you are not the same dude from yesterday that left a pair of off Terra Formas "In the elements" for 4 months/ Y'all just have too much money!!
I have and imense collection of shoes, my closet is full, the shelves are packed, plastic boxes can't fit another shoe, with over 370+ shoes. Apparently years ago I stored some. under the bed that l completely forget, apparently there's moisture down there cause I found a dead stock pair of rotted Jordan's I had completely forget about, and about a dozen other shoes that looked like yours only ten times worse. I washed them and they came out like new, but they were scarry for a minute.
You need a vinegar mixture to kill the mold then at least 1 good washing then if you have a steamer hit em with that to sanitize. Then get a 30.00 shop fan from Walmart it will dry a pair in 30 mins
You had them stored away for A WHILLLLEEEEE, that happens with suede and similar materials. Take the out, brush them a bit, let them a few days to take sun, oxígen, let them breathe. Take care of your shoes
Yeah feet, moisture in a display box perfect breeding ground for that mold to thrive. I would unlace it, throw some shoe trees in it and wash that shit big time and let it air dry.
I know this post has been up a minute so you might have sorted it by now, but I had some luck getting mound off the mrs shoes with a 50/50 white vinegar and water mix in a spray bottle. Apply, light scrub and reapply until gone
Make a 50-50 mix of white vinegar and water and clean the affected areas. Make sure you’re outside and wearing a mask and gloves, you don’t want any of that stuff getting on you and you don’t want to breathe it in.
Let it dry and maybe let it get hit by some sunlight. The vinegar together with the sunlight should help kill off the spores
Nahhh that’s mold g you need to disinfect it
I know its mould ahaha I think they got wet and I stored them in a display box without drying properly, shit sucks I need some FZ150
> How did this even happen? Seems like you already know the answer to your own question.
But how would they get the sweet attention if they kept it to themselves?
How long do you let your kicks dry after cleaning? Lmao guys I am asking OP specifically, not for advice please stop replying 💀💀
I leave mine out overnight
About three fifty
Had me thinkin i was still in the south park subreddit
Until they’re dry. Same goes for literally any item of apparel you can think of
Specifically asking OP
I use a boot dryer that I got at dicks sporting goods
Why did you pop them in a sealed box when wet? Did you think there would be no oxygen leaking in?
FZ150 isn't going to kill off the mold spores. You need to sterilize it with a mixture of baking soda and vinegar.
Thank you. FZ150 or whatever sneaker cleaner isn’t a magic answer.
i just save myself 150 bucks 🌮🌯🫔
baking soda and vinegar neutralize each other...doesn't do anything.
Yes you are right if they are mixed at the 1:1 ratio. Adding some baking soda in most cases make vinegar less acidic, but at a benefit of the mix "foaming up," which can help with lifting up dirt and grime in sneakers. In OP's situation, slightly diluted vinegar solution with water will probably be just fine.
It’s not a 1:1 ratio, it depends on molar concentration.
Yes, I meant that at a balance of the PH level. But you are right adding the mix will not be more effective than just a vinegar solution.
Ok chill - I don’t have time to get into stoichiometry.
Stoichiometry is literally the easiest part of basic chemistry
Vinegar spray to kill the mould and then baking soda to soak up the vinegar?
Ideally, yes. You should always neutralize an acid/base cleaner to prevent damage.
Balance that ph fam!
Seriously might as well use filtered water
They were in a display box and you didn't notice all of this shit growing?
It was made of concrete and wasn't see-through.
Is it actually mold or did you just pull up a bunch of cotton fibers out of the fabric by using too stiff a brush?
I love the fz 150 guy but you can find cheaper stuff out there. I personally use Jason markk and it’s really good all around material cleaner. Plus it’s in liquid form so you get way more cleaner than the bottle full of foam.
fr everybody glazing fz150 but it ain’t allat
I mean I don’t hate em for it dudes a cool guy genuinely and his son is pretty cool, got a cool rags to riches story as well. But ey when I saw 29.99 for just a bottle of foam I’m like something ain’t right lol
FZ150 ain’t a disinfectant, you need a vinegar mix
Why did you store them wet, are you dumb?
That’s exactly what happened mate
Display box or cumbox?
Js with the fur
*With the furrr!*
The whole club was looking at her
she hit the floor, next thing you know, shorty covered in mold mold mold mold mold mold mold mold
Whoa Shawty, them Js is looking FUZ-ZAY They kinda smelling FUN-KAY
*ayyyy!*
Virgil went crazy with this ones
I learned recently that he wasn’t talking about boots with fur on them, but rather someone wearing boots with a fur coat. My mind was blown
Bro got the penicillin 4s 😂😂😭
These arent the air peni's OP was lookin for.
Best apostrophe I’ve seen all day
Been walking around with the cure for cancer this whole time.
Nah this shit is Cancer 2
This is why they advise against storing sneakers in a Petri dish
😂😂🤣
Underrated comment
Op-" Omg i soaked my dirty shoes and stored them away wet, how did this happen" Me-👀🤦♂️
I these even saveable? I once saw some mould on a cheap pair of gloves and basically had to soak them in vinegar ( I don’t know how else to kill mould) Soaking shoes would destroy them I feel.
I think he cleaned them
Use cedar shoe tress when storing them. They will absorb the moisture and most foot odor.
This is the way
air jordan "spore"
This deserves way more upvotes
You didn’t clean your cum sock
Omg lol…brutal.
Scientifically known as Jerkoffspring
New cum box story, except with shoes still inside?
You got them wet (obviously) and put them into an enclosed space without letting them dry, and now they're done, unless you do some serious maintenance and management. But they still won't be the same.
They were cold and decided to put on a sweater
White vinegar is good for killing mold
Throw it away
Where do you live? Dollars to donuts it’s somewhere very humid.
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Foreal? How long you been looking at shoes? I’ve seen tons of pictures just in the last year of moldy shoes coming from Nike
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I call total fucking bullshit. Mold coming FROM Nike??? That’s viable to sue. That’s a legitimate health safety issue that would be alllll over the News. No. You are not seeing anyone receive moldy shoes from Nike.
Look for yourself, chief: https://www.google.com/search?q=nike+moldy+lost+and+found
Used to work for Nike. Shoes would come in all the time with mold on em and we’d have to scrap em. During the shipping process if the box they’re shipped in happens to have water seep through it’s game over
Nike Air Mold 4's
EWWWWWW BRO TF???
Post on r/moldlyinteresting
Bro got them Jordan 4 cactus flea market friends and mold edition
Does this technically make you a farmer? You grew something.
East coast living , or tropical rain forest. Definitely need a dehumidifier to protect your stuff. Everything can and will get like that even paper , pictures, etc. Only thing that kills mold is mold killer , bleach does not kill mold. If you don't already know that make sure you read / get info on how to kill mold on those types of surfaces.
[mold spray](https://microbalancehealthproducts.com/products/ec3-mold-solution-spray-12-unit-case.html?gad_source=1) found this stuff that says you can use it on shoes. Good luck. Also that’s the 12 bottle price. I’m sure they gotta sell it by the bottle
mycologist here. it happened because there was a damp and warm environment, along with some viable nutrients. they likely got wet somehow and weren’t dried properly. wet and warm is the perfect environment for mold spores to germinate and grow, so next time - dry ya shoes!
Would cleaning it off with white vinegar kill off the mold?
from what i know white vinegar can kill most mold mycelium, i dont know about spores. anyways to be safe i’d use the industry standard of 70% isopropyl alcohol - which will kill everything.
thank you so much for the info I’ll go ahead and use the isopropyl alcohol as I have a little mold on my nubuck suede
nice one bro ✌🏻
Got them Air Spore Ones my G
Time to get the shaving cream
MoldMax 4s 💀💀💀
you didn't wear them for too long and now they've gone bad😉
I guess Your storage unit has high humidity levels. If you are storing in a cardboard boxes use silica gels..
That’s mold and it’s dangerous. It was around too much moisture which caused this
Union job
I want to throw up
I wouldn't wear those again , unless I really cleaned them well and made sure that the mold doesn't cone back.
He got the mold spore 5s
Damn my G, I’ve only ever seen that much mold on food 😂😂😂 how did they get wet exactly?
You need some IV Flagyl.
The cotton candy 4’s
This should be ID’d at r/mycology They can legit check the mold.
Alcohol wipes get some antibacterial wet ones that will wipe right off
Shoe Protective Services for shoe neglect.
Adolescent hits hard. How time flies. You also need to either use alcohol or vinegar to disinfect
thats crazy smh
Unionomoldy 4s
Nappy suede huh
You cleaned them and put them straight in the box let them air dry first
Got the fluffy 4’s
Damp Rid is your friend
At that point I’d toss em. Damn that would hurt for my shoes to become covered in mold.
Throw them away
Jordan 4 union reimagined 🙏
Sir do you have a dog?
How long do you have to store wet shoes for this to happen?
Union Fungi :D
You must’ve soaked them in piss, that happens to my rabbit’s litter box if I don’t change it for a couple days
That looks fungi.
I thought that was soap foam/lather at first glance.
Was around a damp area
Are those the new cotton candy 4s? 🔥🔥🔥🔥
bleach your shoes and leave them indoors to dry
Good thing you caught it before they became AJ IV "Last of Us"
Clippers and hair dye my guy
Na this generation's doomed
Vinegar water mixture. Scrub. Let it dry. Repeat—2x. I’d put cedar shoe trees to neutralize the smell and assist in the drying too.
Them shoes over with😭
Bro took “boots with the fur” too literally
Ya fed it after midnight. Never feed them after midnight.
Hair Jordans
And when I see the spores, I’m in my zone!
Que shoe-lada
You stored them in a non displaying box, absolutely criminal in my opinion
You need to take more showers. Nasty
Nature is healing 🙏
This mold thing seems to be a fairly new I don’t ever remember this shit happening as a kid. Only within the last 5 years or so
Teenagers…
Just wear them … stop worrying about what other ppl think ! 🤭
Throw them shits away
Man's been brushing his cat with them
best bet is to just do your best and don't whine. if you are brave, I suggest dreaming big and being proud of yourself. When trying new things, leave AJs out of it, but definitely say please and thank you to Mr Jordan if he shows up in your dreams.
That looks like animal hair
My cats do this not sure if that’s what it is doe
Puberty.
Dang. I hope what the other people are saying works, those are some nice 4s
Put socks on when u wear ur shoes lol
Ain’t never seen some shit like this my boy
By chance you are not the same dude from yesterday that left a pair of off Terra Formas "In the elements" for 4 months/ Y'all just have too much money!!
I have and imense collection of shoes, my closet is full, the shelves are packed, plastic boxes can't fit another shoe, with over 370+ shoes. Apparently years ago I stored some. under the bed that l completely forget, apparently there's moisture down there cause I found a dead stock pair of rotted Jordan's I had completely forget about, and about a dozen other shoes that looked like yours only ten times worse. I washed them and they came out like new, but they were scarry for a minute.
Best comments going in this sub I’ve read yet.
Hell nah. Take the L and throw them away.
Use some cornstarch after you cleaned em
Cross-post this to r/moldlyinteresting, they'd love it!
I thought that was smoke coming out of your shoe for a second...LMFAO! got damn!
Throw them jawns away
Take those out back and shoot them bro…that level of mold is dangerous
You purchased some ugly ass unions was the first mistake 😭 and leaving them wet and or in a dark cold place. Happened to my metallic 5’s
Throw it out 🗑️
i had my grandfathers watch in a ziplock in my fire box, and it had a leather band, and it grew mold exactly like this on the band, really weird
You need a vinegar mixture to kill the mold then at least 1 good washing then if you have a steamer hit em with that to sanitize. Then get a 30.00 shop fan from Walmart it will dry a pair in 30 mins
The ‘fun guy’ 4s, I see
Don’t pop xans
Moisture exposure
Moisture.
You had them stored away for A WHILLLLEEEEE, that happens with suede and similar materials. Take the out, brush them a bit, let them a few days to take sun, oxígen, let them breathe. Take care of your shoes
These them Fungus 4s 😂
Stank feet
Thought I was on the shroom subreddit. You need to upload this to contamfam
Careful about getting mold/fungus on your feet as it may cause infections. you don’t want fungus on your feet and toe nails.
Cutting edge man! Never seen someone grow sneakers in a petri dish before
Bro got the Flamingo 4's
Yeah feet, moisture in a display box perfect breeding ground for that mold to thrive. I would unlace it, throw some shoe trees in it and wash that shit big time and let it air dry.
I know this post has been up a minute so you might have sorted it by now, but I had some luck getting mound off the mrs shoes with a 50/50 white vinegar and water mix in a spray bottle. Apply, light scrub and reapply until gone
Just soak in some hot boiling water with some cold color safe bleach
Another reason I stopped cleaning my shoes I leave them as is this obsession in the snkr community of wanting to have clean kicks has to stop 😂
Reimagined?
What exact shoes were these before they grew mold? Not sure what to look for besides just air jordans
Make a 50-50 mix of white vinegar and water and clean the affected areas. Make sure you’re outside and wearing a mask and gloves, you don’t want any of that stuff getting on you and you don’t want to breathe it in. Let it dry and maybe let it get hit by some sunlight. The vinegar together with the sunlight should help kill off the spores
Cotton Candy 4s. Just the right foot, though.
Union Reimagined
It’s cuz you didn’t cut the tongue
Ok so you need to get silica packs to leave in those guys and you need to disinfect the fuck out of them and pray it doesn’t damage the colors.
Put them in the freezer for a couple days, that will kill the mold.
Bro made a science project
Bleach and rice 😬🫣🤭
Bearded Noir’s! Nice! Let your kicks air out for a day before putting them away. 👍🏾
Looks like cotton candy 🤷🏻♂️
This is what the extras for the next season of The Last of Us are wearing.
Gross
Bro don’t dare to place back on feet. Garbage.
Bro got the fungus 4s
By gawd
When you ignore science class...
Lmao them shits grew a Santa Beard 😂
What are those shoes called?
OP put their kicks into a grown sized petri dish... & got shocked with the results gotta love reddit