Place a piece of clean white paper on a hard surface such as the floor.
How to stop shoes from making black marks on floor.
Most high heels have bottom soles that can slide and slip on floors especially tile or hardwood.
You have a couple of options.
Shoes with soft white soles like tennis shoes work pretty well to remove black marks from other shoes.
Its no mystery because all you need to do is fasten disposable plastic carrier bags over your black shoes when you walk on white floors i do this all the time especially as i m seen on television such a lot and often i need to stay in expensive london hotels which always seem to have pale coloured carpets installed everywhere.
I have marks on my wood floor caused by rubber sole shoes.
You can toss them in the back of your closet and forget about them or you can try a few simple steps to keep the black leather dye where it belongs.
Removing shoes at the door and slipping into slippers or non scuff slip on shoes can help prevent scuffing caused by athletic shoes and dress shoes.
We did the floors from laying them staining and then putting a hi gloss finish on them.
I sympathize i wear my clogs as slippers too.
I m hesitant to use the tennis shoe trick since this is what actually caused the scuff marks.
Hold the shoe in your hand with the sole facing down.
I ve tried wood cleaner but it doesn t work.
I like the idea of taking them back to the repair place and asking for a different type of heel.
Even though cleaning the scuff marks off the floor is one option preventing them from occurring is an even better choice.
How do i remove them.
If your favorite shoes leave scuff marks you don t have to throw them out or resign yourself to scrubbing your floors every time you wear them.
Rub the sole of the shoe against the white piece of paper with force but do not tear the paper.
If you see a scuff mark you do not have nonmarking shoes.
Black marks on floors are usually caused by rubber or hard leather soles and heels on shoes or protective rubber tips placed on ladders and furniture legs.
Some women have difficulty balancing in high heels let alone dealing with the slippery soles.
Look for a scuff mark on the paper.