'Magic': The $5 Bunnings item Australians just can't get enough of
Caroline Solomon shares cleaning content to her social media channels, including a thread of videos that have show her trying to clean dirty trainers. A
But there is one video that she has posted which has led to a popular product sold in Australia repurposed as a cleaner for dirty trainers.
'I'm sharing two easy ways to make your white leather sneakers look brand new again,' Caroline said at the start of the video that she posted to her TikTok.
'The first thing you need of course is a Magic Eraser,' she told her followers on the video sharing sight.
In Australia, the item in question is sold as a Mr Clean Eraser pad for $4.98, or a four pack which sells for $7.49.
Caroline explained the method to clean dirty white sneakers with the Magic Eraser, starting by first running the melamine sponge under water to get it 'damp, but not soaked'.
Then, she demonstrated gently scrubbing the foam block along both 'the sneaker and the rubber sole of the shoe'.
The result? Instantly refreshed looking sneakers.
Commentators were quick to praise the self-styled home guru.
'This worked for me,' read one reply.
Another read 'I cut mine in half to get more use out of them that way! They get worn faster when wet so I also only wet half of sponge.'
On the Bunnings website, the Mr Clean Eraser Pod Block has a 4.9 stars rating, with many reviews raving about how it 'works great' to remove scuffs and marks from walls and floors.
However, none of the reviews made mention of its bonus use to clean up dirty sneakers.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Perth Now
an hour ago
- Perth Now
Young artistic talent recognised
A Perth Modern student has been awarded first prize in Subiaco's annual Shaun Tan Award for Young Artists, with judges describing his portrait as 'subtle, beautiful, and skilfully rendered'. Raadin Ebadi won first place on Tuesday night in the upper secondary category with his piece titled 'Future Serenity'. Lower secondary category winner Jasper Lindon, from John Curtin College, was acclaimed for his artwork Father's Portrait, described as an 'honest and charming portrait with a refined colour palette'. In a pre-recorded video message, Tan — the Australian artist, writer, filmmaker and patron of the competition — shared his painting and drawing progression from childhood and showed some of his first artworks. He said a 'liveliness, colour, diversity and technical skill' was on show this year and people would be 'hard pressed to find any art show with this much diversity of subject and style and sheer energy'. The winners from the primary aged categories were Tanya Ziya Xu from St Columba's Catholic Primary School for 'Moonlight over the Lotus Pond', Eason Li from Arty Studio WA for 'Peekaboo', and Diarmuid Gannon from Bannister Creek Primary School for 'A Lion Who Wants a Friend'. Subiaco mayor David McMullen said the city had a longstanding commitment to nurturing the next generation of artists. 'This is the 23rd year the city has hosted this prestigious award for young artists. I'd like to congratulate the deserving winners and all of the talented artists who submitted their pieces on their imaginative creations,' he said. There is one final award up for grabs — the People's Choice Award — which people can vote for online or by visiting the exhibition in person at the Subiaco library. Winning artworks were selected by a panel of judges comprising artists and illustrators. The exhibition can be viewed at Subiaco Library until Sunday, August 3, or online via this link.
News.com.au
4 hours ago
- News.com.au
Mortifying moment Lady Gaga falls to the ground in front of fans in awkward concert blunder
Lady Gaga fell to the ground just inches away from fans during an awkward slip-up at her Las Vegas concert over the weekend. Pop superstar Gaga, 39, was performing Vanish Into You during Saturday night's Mayhem Ball show at the T-Mobile Arena when the mishap unfolded, reports The Sun. It began when one of her cameramen lost his balance after departing the stage and had to be steadied by a nearby security guard. Gaga calmly adjusted the crew member's equipment and continued walking – only to trip herself moments later. She managed to catch her footing and carried on singing, but stumbled again just before the word 'fly' and fell sideways near the edge of the stage. The moment, caught on fan cameras, showed the singer landing close to the front row, where audience members were watching from just feet away. One shared the clip to TikTok, writing: 'MY POOR MOTHER MONSTER FALLING DURING VANISH INTO YOU [crying emoji] AND THE CAMERAMAN JUST BEFORE.' Despite the tumble, Gaga was helped up and immediately resumed the song without missing a beat. The incident took place during the first week of Gaga's global tour, which launched on 16 July and will continue through to January with a final run of shows in Japan. It follows a series of stage mishaps involving other major stars. Beyoncé was recently left suspended mid-air during a Texas show when a red car she was performing in got stuck. During her performance of 16 Carriages, the superstar hopped into a red car which was then lifted high into the air using cables. She pulled on a silver cowboy hat and waved an American flag for her in-air adventures, yet was forced to halt the song as the vehicle leaned dangerously to one side. The crowd paused when she stopped singing and signalled for help, before erupting into cheers as the vehicle was lowered to solid ground. Like a pro, Beyonce continued the song then told her adoring fans: 'I wanna thank y'all, for loving me. 'If ever I fall, I know y'all will catch me.' Katy Perry, meanwhile, nearly fell from a giant sphere on her Lifetimes tour in Australia and later appeared to slip on a butterfly-shaped prop during Roar. She had climbed into the huge metal structure when it began tilting dramatically at a strange angle. An army of quick-thinking backstage crew members raced onto the set in Australia to steady the massive prop so Katy – who was clinging on to the sides – could climb down safely. With the backing music stopped, the crowd could be heard applauding the star and shouting 'go, Katy!' as she made her way out and onto the floor.
7NEWS
6 hours ago
- 7NEWS
Sam Stosur annnounces birth of second child, daughter Emmeline Grace
Australian tennis legend Sam Stosur has announced the birth of her second child, a daughter named Emmeline Grace. The former US Open winner took to Instagram to announce the news on Wednesday night. 'And beautiful chaos reigns once again,' she wrote. 'Welcome Emmeline Grace. Evie is beyond happy to have a little sister and we are over the moon. We love you so much little Emmy.' Stosur has been in a relationship with Liz Astling, who gave birth to Evie five years ago, since 2016. This time around the former world No.4 carried the child. The Queenslander retired from tennis after the 2023 Australian Open, following a mixed doubles loss alongside countryman Matt Ebden. She had retired from singles the previous year after a career which netted more than US$21 million in prizemoney. Stosur's straight-sets US Open final win over Serena Williams came the year after her maiden grand slam decider at the French Open, which she lost to Francesca Schiavone.
