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Dye sticks into phylon midsoles fairly easy. Paint would come off. I'd go with dyeOk what should I use to get my midsoles like this? Paint? Dye? If anyone could point me in the right direction on how to I would really appreciate it.
Never tried RIT on the sockliner. It may work if the sockliner is the right kind of fabric.The hardest part is really in the preparation. Once you got everything taped/covered, it's a breeze.^ Wore them today no chipping or anything. I forgot how much I liked these things. No paint chipped from my wear either.
Strip all of the existing paint. Cop some Angelus White, and black. The repaint. The angelus bottles comes with a brush built into the cap and it works pretty well.
After I strip the paint, I tape around the area with 2 layers of painters tape. Then I take a SMALL amount of paint and start brushing it until it wont move any farther. Steadily that creates a thin bottom layer of paint. Then I brush more paint on top of that layer just a tad bit thicker.
Don't use any dyes, they don't stick to the material.
I'm ready to paint my Fire Red 3's, however, I'm hesitant right now because I'm not sure how much duller I should use for 1 oz of paint?
I've been also looking for something to whiten the sockliners. Never heard of Rit.I also plan on whitening the sockliner. Is Rit whitener the way to go for that?
As for the repainting, I bought fire red angelus paint for the midsole of my 8s, when I applied it it was the perfect color as is. It pops right. I wouldn't put any duller. I still don't have gray paint
I did paint the leather of the upper last night though and
There are thousands of customs made in the sneaker art forums, it doesn't mean they're fakes. Leave it be.Ok I'm through with this but, if you were to try to authenticate the shoes based on pictures alone, no explanation, they would appear shady. That's all I'm saying, paint what you want and be happy. To each its own. They just look like bother to the Crimson 3's to me.Painting a pair of authentic shoes doesn't put them on par to be fakes. It's a customization. I've done this and who cares what other people think?