# Cleaning Satin Shoes
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-satin-shoes/285213
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [January 17, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-satin-shoes/285213 "2005-01-17T17:40:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-satin-shoes/285213/1 "2005-01-17T17:40:07Z")
My sister is getting married in a couple of months, and has cursed me with a Pepto-Bismol pink bridesmaid dress. Miraculously, I found shoes to match it, and they were both reasonably comfortable and really, really cheap.
However, one of them is a bit dirty by the toes (they are sandals). It won’t be a tragedy if it stays that way, but I’m wondering if I can clean off the dirt without discoloring the fabric. Any ideas?
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### Author:  [@daffyduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daffyduck)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2005, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-satin-shoes/285213/2 "2005-01-17T22:35:19Z")
From [here](http://cleaning.lifetips.com/TipSC.asp __Q__ id __E__ 74389):
It´s risky to wash satin shoes, as there may be dyes underneath the fabric that would leach through, and the shape of the shoes may be lost. Have them professionally dry cleaned.
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### Author:  [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-satin-shoes/285213/3 "2005-01-17T23:17:11Z")
You could _try_ one of those Mr.Clean Magic Erasers. They work wonders in all sort of cases. I even used one on my pink suede shoes that had gotten scuffed and while it didn’t get out all the mark, it’s much less noticable.
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### Author:  [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-satin-shoes/285213/4 "2005-01-18T01:39:35Z")
> [@daffyduck](#):
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> Have them professionally dry cleaned.
It’s possible to dry clean shoes? I had no idea, but then I’m usually a practical-black-leather-shoe person.