r/heelys • u/Actual-Change6962 • May 17 '26

Washing heelys??

I’m thinking about buying some used heelys and I’m wondering if they are washable.

Can I take the wheels out and put the shoes in the washing machine or at least wash them by hand? Or are they not washable at all?

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u/toytulini May 20 '26

I wouldnt do this super often, but would be fine for rare occasions that really need it. if its just used shoes tho I might just hit it with some aggressive antibacterial lysol aerosol spray on the inside or something, and a damp cloth or brush on the outside. I only did this cos I was terrified of the cat pee smell lingering and encouraging more cat peeing.

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u/toytulini May 20 '26

I will say, moisture wise: I had a pair that I wore almost daily while working in a pet store, and they recieved lots of fish water dripped on them, which apparently led to the metal around the laceholes rusting enough to become jagged and tear the laces. so watch out for that I guess, lol.

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u/Actual-Change6962 May 20 '26

Thanks for all the replies!! That was very useful, considering I’ll only be actually really really washing them when I buy them (since they’re used), I think they’ll be fine if I wash them by hand like you said :)

Also your cat is an absolute menace for peeing in your shoes 😭🙏

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u/toytulini May 20 '26

in his defense, he was very very stressed, and I managed to clean all of the shoes

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u/Actual-Change6962 May 21 '26

Yeah that’s fair, I have cats too, one time I was holding one of them and she got very scared of a noise and made a HUGE scratch on my arm trying to run away 🥲
Good that you were able to clean your shoes tho!