How is it possible to get the wet smell out of shoes?

[Ice Cream]

I was walking like 20 blocks in the snow to get to work a couple months back and they got this nasty wet smell on em. Been a couple months and I still haven't found a good solution to help fix this.
https://gyazo.com/94d46d60198d33d6949a481d9a5df935



This shoe just smells funky and wet from the rain. Any idea how to fix this one too?
https://gyazo.com/8469c1f2c7eb78538f6ad6927ff8b0e7

I'm hesitating the option of putting them in the washer because I remember putting a pair of DCs in the washer and letting them dry in the sun, they ended up keeping the same old wet smell.

[HEART]

It's imbedded in the fabric, you can't get it out.

[Azza ☠]

Baking Soda or Baby Powder, sprinkle inside at night. It will help dry it out and stop odor. In the morning clap the soles together to get rid of excess powder before wearing. Use cedar insoles or chips as another option if avaialble (as it's less messy but does the same trick).

Or freeze the shoes overnight, and then let them defrost in the sun. It will kill odor causing bacteria.

Avoid the washer - it will just damage them more. If the soles are already damaged, you might need to replace them.

[Gus Tarball]

Man made materials plus wet feet == funky town.

[HOBO BOB]

why would you smell your shoes?

[HEART]

hobos are blind to stink, the rest of us aren't

[HOBO BOB]

Opprinnelig skrevet av ✴ Celestial Fatality ✴:

hobos are blind to stink, the rest of us aren't

we live it

[gargamell999]

be carefull, are you sure that it is not milldew? throw it away then.

[HEART]

yeah, you can get athlete's foot from that ♥♥♥♥

[Steve-Hen]

I have read somewhere once that leaving tea bags in your shoes over night absorbs the moisture and leaves them smelling fresh.

[HEART]

I think these shoes are beyond tea bags

[Calzone]

Saliva can disovle the smell particles try that.

[Peekaboo]

Smell until it's gone.simple

[Naedmi]

Opprinnelig skrevet av V3ndetta:

Smell until it's gone.simple

He'll just go noseblind to it. He won't smell it anymore, but everyone around him will.

[chiefputsilao✖️ping]

buy another pair of shoes?

[driftmetal]

Soak in Palmolive antibacterial dish soap for 10 hours then rinse....let them dry in the sun. This works for sandles. Im not sure if it would damage the shoe for soaking though.