How sneaker cleaning and restoration works

Hand-clean, whiten and restore sneakers and school shoes, with drop-off at home or collection in your area.

Who it suits: Neat, patient people who love sneakers and can build a following with before-and-after photos.
Who pays: Young people, parents of school kids, sneaker collectors.
What they get: Shoes that look new again.
Is there demand?: SA sneaker laundries publish prices: a deep clean at R125 a pair (Court Order), and a 2026 price guide puts basic washes at about R45 to R100 and deep cleans at R125 to R230 (Kick-O-Mat).
Real examples: Drop-off at home

School-shoe cleaning before term

Instagram and TikTok before-and-afters

A good sign: 20 paid pairs in a month.

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Your challenge

Clean five pairs for friends and film before and after.

You are done when:

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