Washing light-up shoes.

[Jeannie]

Are kids' shoes with blinking lights washable? My daughter had a pee
accident in them. Simple surface washing is not an option.

Thanks,
--
Jeannie
E-mail: jeannie at talisweb dot see oh em

[Hierophant]

I believe light up sneakers light up do to chemicals being placed under
pressure. Those chemichals are sealed tight. I think you can clean
them like you would any other sneaker.

[Trinket]

"Hierophant" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> I believe light up sneakers light up do to chemicals being placed under
> pressure. Those chemichals are sealed tight. I think you can clean
> them like you would any other sneaker.
>

nope once the shoe is washed or very wet it wont work.
I should know, my daughter stepped in a big puddle and now the flashers dont
work.

I would sponge clean or just sit in the sun for a while to air and dry it
out.

Trinket

[enigma]

Jeannie > wrote in
:

> Are kids' shoes with blinking lights washable? My daughter
> had a pee accident in them. Simple surface washing is not an
> option.

sure it is. pee isn't a big deal unless she's ill. if you're
worried about an odor, surface wash with an enzyme product like
Nature's Miracle (available at pet stores), but usually toddler
pee doesn't have any residual odor, IME.
anyway, anything more than surface washing will likely damage the
lights. stomping in big puddles will, so tossing in the washer
certainly would.
i'm looking for a new pair of light up shoes for a boy, preschool
size 11, NOT sports related. he had dump truck ones, but all i can
seem to find now have sports theme (yeah, i'm picky. i dislike
sports everything on boy's clothes. not all boys care about
sports)
lee

[Peggy]

"Jeannie" > wrote in message
...
> Are kids' shoes with blinking lights washable? My daughter had a pee
> accident in them. Simple surface washing is not an option.
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Jeannie
> E-mail: jeannie at talisweb dot see oh em

I washed my daughter's boots with blinking lights in the washing machine.
One boot wasn't affected, but the other boot's light will blink randomly,
even when she's not wearing them.
~Peggy

[Patricia]

Jeannie > wrote:
: Are kids' shoes with blinking lights washable? My daughter had a pee
: accident in them. Simple surface washing is not an option.

Yes. My mom always throws them in the washing machine even.
However, if done on too rough a cycle or too often the light piece comes off.
Although I am not sure if this is an effect of the wash on the glue
(unlikely) or the drier. In any case a single wash should
be fine and you can always glue the light piece back in.

Best
--
Patricia

[toto]

On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 14:33:51 +0000 (UTC),
> wrote:

>Yes. My mom always throws them in the washing machine even.
>However, if done on too rough a cycle or too often the light piece comes off.

You could try putting them in a mesh bag meant for delicates and
washing on the gentlest cycle, I suppose.


--
Dorothy

There is no sound, no cry in all the world
that can be heard unless someone listens ..

The Outer Limits

[Nikki]

Jeannie wrote:
> Are kids' shoes with blinking lights washable? My daughter had a pee
> accident in them. Simple surface washing is not an option.

I've done it on used ones even so who knows if they had been washed before.
One quite working, the other was fine. That wasn't very helpful was it :-)

You could try turning them upside down and soaking them in just enough water
to reach up to the inner sole but not up over the light part. If you use a
strong vinegar water solution, soak then swish, that should get the odor. I
can always smell pee, even toddler pee, so I can understand why you don't
want to surface wash.

I'd probably wash them in the machine and air dry outside.
--
Nikki

[Sue]

I've washed them in the washing machine and had no problems. I didn't put
them in the dryer though.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)

"Jeannie" > wrote in message
...
> Are kids' shoes with blinking lights washable? My daughter had a pee
> accident in them. Simple surface washing is not an option.
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Jeannie
> E-mail: jeannie at talisweb dot see oh em

[dejablues]

"enigma" > wrote in message
...
> Jeannie > wrote in
> :
>
> > Are kids' shoes with blinking lights washable? My daughter
> > had a pee accident in them. Simple surface washing is not an
> > option.
>
> sure it is. pee isn't a big deal unless she's ill. if you're
> worried about an odor, surface wash with an enzyme product like
> Nature's Miracle (available at pet stores), but usually toddler
> pee doesn't have any residual odor, IME.

If she was standing up, and pee'd down her legs, filling the insides of the
shoes with urine, they'd need more than surface washing. Those spongy
innersoles can hold a lot of liquid!

[dejablues]

"Hierophant" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> I believe light up sneakers light up do to chemicals being placed under
> pressure. Those chemichals are sealed tight. I think you can clean
> them like you would any other sneaker.

Not really :

"
Light-up shoes were originally made with mercury tilt switches. Mercury
created a very reliable switch but so many shoes were ending up in the
landfill that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned mercury as
a switch for two reasons. It considered mercury hazardous to the wearer and
a hazardous waste in the environment.

Next, designers substituted a plastic tab depressed by the weight of the
wearer. They were environmentally safe, but not reliable. The plastic would
fatigue and the light would come on and stay on until the batteries were
discharged.

Today, some shoes have motion-activated lighting modules that feature a red
brake light when the walker is in the process of coming to a complete stop.
Some have removable and interchangeable light-emitting diode (LED)
cartridges. Some designs have replaceable batteries.

When shopping for light-up shoes, first look for the US copy patent number
on the inside tongue. Then visit the US patent website (see address under
Resources) and search for the patent number."

http://www.snopud.com/Education/EducationalPrograms/ClassroomActivities/Flas
hyFootwear.ashx?p=2146

[Jeannie]

dejablues wrote:
> "enigma" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Jeannie > wrote in
:
>>
>>>Are kids' shoes with blinking lights washable? My daughter
>>>had a pee accident in them. Simple surface washing is not an
>>>option.
>>
>> sure it is. pee isn't a big deal unless she's ill. if you're
>>worried about an odor, surface wash with an enzyme product like
>>Nature's Miracle (available at pet stores), but usually toddler
>>pee doesn't have any residual odor, IME.
>
> If she was standing up, and pee'd down her legs, filling the
insides of the
> shoes with urine, they'd need more than surface washing. Those spongy
> innersoles can hold a lot of liquid!
>

She was standing up and pee was going down into her shoes. This was
actually the second time she had an accident in her shoes. The
first time was at her daycare, and when I got there to pick her up,
it didn't seem like much, so I just let it dry. The second time,
the new pee really brought out the smell of the old pee.

I realized that worrying over washing blinking shoes was silly. If
the lights stopped working, it would not be a big deal. I still
would have functional shoes. I'll try the washing machine method
and see how it turns out.

Thanks to all,
--
Jeannie
E-mail: jeannie at talisweb dot see oh em
Web: http://www.moonflour.com

[Jeannie]

Jeannie wrote:
> I realized that worrying over washing blinking shoes was silly. If the
> lights stopped working, it would not be a big deal. I still would have
> functional shoes. I'll try the washing machine method and see how it
> turns out.

Follow-up:
I washed the shoes in hot water, full cycle in the washing machine
using a delicates net.
The shoes still blink as they did before the wash.

--
Jeannie
E-mail: jeannie at talisweb dot see oh em

[Tracey]

"enigma" > wrote in message
...
> Jeannie > wrote in
> :
> i'm looking for a new pair of light up shoes for a boy, preschool
> size 11, NOT sports related. he had dump truck ones, but all i can
> seem to find now have sports theme (yeah, i'm picky. i dislike
> sports everything on boy's clothes. not all boys care about
> sports)
\

We have some (not size 11, ours are size 6, but they did have bigger ones at
the time) with Elmo and Cookie monster on them which came from Target.

[enigma]

"Tracey" > wrote in
:

> "enigma" > wrote in message
> ...

>> i'm looking for a new pair of light up shoes for a boy,
>> preschool
>> size 11, NOT sports related. he had dump truck ones, but all
>> i can seem to find now have sports theme
>
> We have some (not size 11, ours are size 6, but they did have
> bigger ones at the time) with Elmo and Cookie monster on them
> which came from Target.

the dump truck ones were from Target. he outgrew 2 pairs of them,
but the ones our Target has had since last fall are the sports
ones. oh well.
lee