my airmax that i love and wear with my uniform have a white bottom. i took a soft tooth brush and cleaned the white as i like my shores clean did not use any chemicals or bleach on them after scrubbing with the tooth brush I took a wet towel and wiped the whole shoe down. while wipeing the black part above the white the paint rubbed right off...why would it be painted instead of useing solid black plastic or leather. i payed alot for those shoes and exspect better quality. read full review »