angelus direct starter kit question

[alp]

hey guys I ordered a pair of flight ones the other day for customizing and had a few rookie questions. Firstly does this beginners kit come with everything or will I need more. Im guessing ill need to cop an exacto knife and some tape so the job is done properly. Also with mixing colors I need to know how that's done but ill wait til my sneakers and paint come in before that.

My main gripes are that I want to have a proper paintbrush (to limit mistakes, im just making a colorway, no specific designs, but still u never know) and get the color that I want specifically (lets say I want the south beach teal (just an example), id like to get it correct and not end up with a light green). Any advice would be appreciated (I felt like I created a thread similar to this before ).

 

[ddotkim]

Luckily for us new "customizers" Angelus makes paint colors such as south beach and tiffany and etc. Not sure whats included in the kit but you will need a finish. I happen to use the Krylon matte finish and clear finish. Also, mistakes will happen but just learn from them.

Good luck!

 

[alp]

My shoes actually came in earlier than expected so got to buy the paint soon if I want to get started on my project. I'll create a seperate thread when the time comes

 

[alp]

this is the pair I plan to do my work on

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I originally planned to make it a white base with a touch of pink on the nike swoosh and the pods, but decided on a black base since it will be difficult to change the black to white (im a rookie, don't want to swing for the fences on my second try). Im going to place an order for the starter kit really soon and once it comes in ill get started. I have acetone but will use the leather prepper so I do not ruin the quality of the material on the sneaker. I might have some issues when painting the midsole and pods (also the one on the back) but ill address those once the time comes. Ill create a new thread once I start/finish the project to show ya'll my progress and if I did any good or not.

 

[alp]

just placed the order on the website. With shipping it came out to $50! I better do a good job on this creation.
I need to cop an x acto knife soon for this project. Its almost ago

 

[polar]

Good luck dude! Pumped to see the results!

 

[alp]

thanks, the results probably wont be good though

 

[alp]

my kit came in, im ready to begin. quick question, lets say I want to paint the white part black and keep the black black, do I color both, or just the white portion

 

[polar]

my kit came in, im ready to begin. quick question, lets say I want to paint the white part black and keep the black black, do I color both, or just the white portion

Personally I would just paint the white part first, just to see if the black paint is a different tone to the black on the shoe. If they're the same then you can save yourself a lot of work and paint.

 

[alp]

Personally I would just paint the white part first, just to see if the black paint is a different tone to the black on the shoe. If they're the same then you can save yourself a lot of work and paint.

k thanks. I'll try to start customizing soon. The midsole is going to be hard to do

 

[alp]

heres a pic of the kit

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will create a new thread once I start the work, which I plan on doing right now. I hope I don't do too ****** of a job like on my first custom

 

[jadaqwest]

 can angelus be bought in stores? if so where?