Tutorial : Cleaning your sneakers with household items you can find in your own home

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You will be amazed at what you can do to clean your sneakers/kicks with just some baking soda, some hydrogen peroxide you can easily get at the supermarket and some good old elbow grease. You don't need a Jason Markk to clean your sneakers, in the past all we had was some soap and a brush. With some ingenuity and some muscle work, your kicks will be as good as new. Visit us at www.slickieslaces.com Singapore's and South East Asia's Premier Brand of Shoelaces. If you have any other ideas on matching colors and would like to recommend some other laces, feel...

Tutorial By Jason Markk on How To Clean Your Sneakers Under 4 Minutes

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Jason Markk is definitely the pioneer, if not the person who popularised shoe cleaning products to the community. From there on, sprung so many other products, or those that were hidden once were thrust into the limelight with his help. Shrewd marketing, beautiful packaging and informative videos certainly helped the brand in reaching the customers. In this video, God of Shoe Cleaning shares some tips on on how to clean different areas of the shoes and the techniques for more effective cleaning. From Flyknit to Primeknit, leather or suede, this video will certainly educate you. Learn some tried and tested...

Tutorial On How To Turn An Ultra Boost Core Black/Gradient into a Core Black 2.0

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A redditor recently released a tutorial on how he customised his core black/gradient Ultra Boost and turned it into a Core Black 2.0! It's quite a sick transformation and it is especially helpful as the Gradient colorway is easier to get and more cheaper on the resell market than the Core Black 2.0. The redditor also utilises laces and gold bullet tips from us for his customised kicks. Please click on this LINK for the full reddit thread! If you are interested in getting the laces and bullet tips for the above, click on the pictures below and it will...

Step by Step Tutorial on How to Clean Your Triple White ADIDAS Ultra Boosts

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If you're a collector who regularly wears your kicks, and don't really care much for the wear and tear only to realise later what a prick you were for dirtying such a beauty, this is a good tutorial on how to clean those shoes. These are very detailed, which I regularly use on my own pair too and I am sure you will learn a thing on two on shoe cleaning. Source: clearlylazy Visit us at www.slickieslaces.com Singapore's and South East Asia's Premier Brand of Shoelaces. If you have any other ideas on matching colors and would like to recommend some other...

Sneakers Kicks Legit Check by Veterans

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Ever wondered how good replicas are nowadays? They have become so good that even sneakerheads are having difficulty telling them apart! And this video is legit proof of how hard it is. The Air Jordan 11 (AJ11) BRED and Retro Blue, Air Jordan 1 Retro High, NIKE Flyknit Trainer+, Stan Smith are the kicks featured in this video and it's safe to say, the naked eye cannot be trusted. Slickieslaces is Asia's largest shoelace online store, offering hundreds of different kind of high-quality shoelaces for you to choose from. Visit us at www.slickieslaces.com

TUTORIAL - How To Spot/Tell The Difference Fake ADIDAS Yeezy Boost 350

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There are plenty of fakes or replicas out there in the market. There is even a subreddit dedicated to Sneaker Replicas. I've seen plenty of these fakes myself and I have to say, the manufacturers in China are getting better and better. A simple search on Google will show tens of results from Aliexpress. Even seasoned veterans will have trouble distinguishing between fake and real.  In this video, "A Sneaker Life" will teach you how to spot fake Yeezy Boost 350s. You will learn the minute differences between the original and the fakes and hopefully you will never ever get...

TUTORIAL - 23 Ways On How To Take Pictures Of Your Sneakers For Instagram (VIDEO)

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If you're like me and have basically zero skills in taking pictures of sneakers, this video will teach you how to take pictures of your kicks in 23 different ways. As someone involved in the industry, you would expect me to have some knowledge but no, I'm very very bad at this. Definitely going to try out some of the tips in the video to up my Instagram game. I personally like #1 #3 #21. Slickieslaces is Asia's largest shoelace online store, offering hundreds of different kind of high-quality shoelaces for you to choose from. Visit us atwww.slickieslaces.com

TUTORIAL - How To Uncage/Remove Cage from the Ultra Boost ST ADIDAS (VIDEO)

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A very detailed video with step by step instructions on how to remove the cage from your Ultra Boost ST kicks and give it a more custom and unique look! Personally, I have not had the balls yet to uncage my STs as the kicks are kinda rare here in Singapore and I am just scared I might not have the change to purchase them here anymore. But if you have the courage and want your Ultra Boost to look more unique, learn from the master and uncage them! Could probably add some lace swaps to customise it even more....

TUTORIAL - How To Tie Checkerboard Shoelaces (VIDEO)

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I am a fan of customising kicks with your shoelaces. Be it swapping your stock laces with ones that you purchased from specialised laces store like Slickieslaces or just tying your shoelaces in a different design. If your pair of kicks are not limited editions, there are thousands out there wearing them same pair of shoe. How do you stand out from the crowd? In the world of fashion, that's what people need to aim to do, Stand Out! This video teaches you how to checkerboard lace your pair of shoes.  Slickieslaces is Asia's largest shoelace online store, offering hundreds of...

TUTORIAL - How To Dye or Paint Your Shoelaces (VIDEO)

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Have an extra pair of shoelaces lying around? How about dying them for use on your current pair of kicks? In this video, PhazedTv teaches you how to dye your shoelaces using paints from AngelusDirect. It's a very simple process that is easy to follow and will definitely be helpful for you. I have tried this process personally and though it was 90% successful, I won't probably be doing it again due to the paint flaking after some time. It is not a permanent solution and will only last probably a month or two before the color starts coming apart....

TUTORIAL - Teach Your Child How To Tie Shoelaces (VIDEO)

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Having problems teaching your kids how to tie his or her own shoelaces? This video will guide you step by step on how to educate your child on how tie shoelaces! To be honest, this is something that you should not actually need a video tutorial for as every parent has their own method of teaching but if you're lost somehow and need some guide, please watch this video. Labeling the laces by color is one method you should incorporate into your method as children are normally confused by which one if the "left" or "right" lace. Slickieslaces is Asia's largest...

TUTORIAL - How To Tie Shoelaces for Laces That Are Too Long (VIDEO)

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VISIT SLICKIESLACES.COM for your shoelaces needs. This video is actually a tutorial on how to do the "Lace Lock" or the "Heel Lock" lacing method by utilising the last eyelet which is more commonly found on running shoes. The "Lace Lock" method also takes off pressure the top of your foot making it more comfortable. Another added benefit of this method is that it utilises a longer amount of lace length to tie. So, if you have shoelaces that are usually too long, using this method to tie them will make it just about right for your shoe. You could...