Mum shares genius hack to get kids’ school shoes looking brand new – and it only costs 2p
A SAVVY mum shared a clever trick to get her daughter’s scuffed school shoes looking brand new using a cheap kitchen staple.
Since it was picture day at school and she didn’t have any normal show polish at home, the mum needed a quick way to freshen up the shoes.
Luckily, she discovered a bit of vegetable oil will instantly banish the look of scuffs and scrapes and shared the amazing discovery with other parents in the Facebook group Cleaning and Organising Inspiration Australia.
She wrote in the post “On school photo day and I forgot to buy a new black shoe polish… vegetable oil to the rescue!”
Alongside the post she shared an impressive picture of what her daughter’s shoes looked like before and after applying the vegetable oil hack.
“I was so happy with how they turned out so I thought I would share,” she added.
Before rubbing in the oil the black shoes looked worn-out and had grey marks on the front, but they were almost totally gone afterwards.
That said, the mum didn’t yet know how long the hack would last for.
“I am very interested to see what my daughters shoes look like when I pick her up from school soon and if it lasted,” she said.
Not only did the shoes looks brand new, but the vegetable oil didn’t leave them feeling oily either, since the since it just moisturises the fabric.
Other mums shared some of the similar ways they get leather shoes looking new as well.
“I use to use baby oil. I hated polishing my school shoes,” one commented.
In a pinch, another suggested using “black felt tip over the scuff marks,” and added that it “works wonders.”
And someone else wrote: “Vaseline will rescue them too and waterproof them.”
“Banana skins work too apparently,” another suggested.