being a vans girl since i was 9 yrs old <thats about 30 yrs>, i find its best to use a small hand scrubbing brush.i use
a color protecting shampoo as the cleaning agent..get the brush wet,pour a VERY small amount of the shampoo onto the brush.then gently scrub them clean. use watered down bleach for the white rubber sides <avoiding the little black ring> gently dunk shoes in a sink/pail... whatever u can come up with-
filled with barely warm water until the soap is completely washed away.. and set out in the sun to dry.
i let the laces set in a half bleach, half water mix for about an hour.if you dry them, the ends get all frayed
and shit <_<
DO NOT PUT YOUR VANS IN THE DRYER. youll have faded vans, that have a high probability of shrinking
as well
and thats not a good thing
unless, of course, you WANT them to look faded and grungy
but anyways.. ive been doing this to the same pair of black slip on vans for the last 5 yrs
and they still look hella good
I SHALL TRY!