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How to Get Musty Smells Out of Work Boots

By Home & Garden Last updated Tuesday, June/04/2024

1). Fill a bucket with cold water. Then add 1 cup of vinegar for each gallon of water in the bucket.
2). Submerse your work boots in the bucket, one boot at a time. Wipe the boot inside and out with the sponge to loosen any dirt. The vinegar will both clean the work boot, and remove the musty smell.
3). Set your boots out in the sun to dry. The air will circulate through the boot to add a fresh air scent.
4). Sprinkle baking soda in your work boots each night when you return home. This will absorb any moisture you put in to the shoe during the day, and get rid of any odors.
5). Shake the boot out each morning before you go to work to get rid of the rest of the baking soda powder that was sitting in the boots overnight.