How to Dye Your Sneakers: A Quick & Easy Guide
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- čas přidán 9. 10. 2018
- Sneaker customization and DIY alterations are a huge trend right now, which is why we put together a quick and painless guide on how to dye your sneakers. Watch it here.
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This all I wanted to see, simple, informative, and to the point, not like all these other dudes documenting their whole morning and unnecessary shots of them driving to the store and them being at the store and leaving the store getting home talking and talking 🤦♂️
Facts
It's almost perfect. The only things missing are suggestions about the dye and international measurement system
guys fyi you can use salt (and vinegar for more of an effect) as a dye fixative
It’ll help it bond better I sssume??
@@mrrj44 exact same thing I was going to ask..
@@mrrj44 correct
how much?
it depends on the material you're dyeing... if you're dyeing wool sneakers like Allbirds you want to use an acid based dye and then either vinegar or citric acid as the mordant (fixative) ... Glauber salt can act as a leveling agent. if it's a plant based material you need a fiber reactive dye and an alkaline mordant. for polyester... you can use various brands of dye but they have to say for polyester and I don't recommend it because it's nasty AF. I dyed polyester one time and that was my last time lol. the fumes were terrible. it's basically plastic. lol.
1: Apron or old clothes
2: Rubber Gloves
3: Something to mix with
4: Liquid dish soap
5: Container
6: Water
7: Die
Me: okay
^ this dude said "die".
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Dammit, I wish I has access to water.
Yeah, I'm in Africa too 😔
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Lol what
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@Miles Sujanto huh
FYI, spread vaseline over the sole to avoid it getting stained
THIS is what I came here for!
Thanks so much!
wait what.. the Outsole?? or.. i hadn’t seen anyone use vaseline this is new to me
@@slyysk3 Yes, you can spread it along the rubber and the sole won´t get stained. Use a genearous quantity, and make sure it doesn´t get in contact with the parts of the shoe you want to dye. In my case I used tape to separate the sole from the fabric and removed it after applying the vaseline
You are a hero ily
Yo this is a dope video!!! Very needed in this era!
Thank you!! Needed this!
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The sole gets stained to and not very evenly. Could i put some drawing gum masking fluid to protect it?
Hi I have a pink knitted nike running shoes, I wish to dye it black.
Will bleaching get rid of the pink?
Also in my country we only have "gamusa nubuck pigskin canvas" dye. Will that work on my knitted nike shoes if ever I somehow bleached it?
Will the dye fade when it get rained on? its rainy in my country. Thanks!
If I wanted to dye the vapour max a dark purple or a burgundy or dark green would I buy the black vapour max’s or would it not work on them, or buy the white ones?
If I dye the acw volmero 5 white to red would it come out the same?
Do you think the dye absorbs well into the rubber sole if it is white? Seemed like it did in this video.
My sophmore self bought hot pink converse and never worn them. Will hot pink turn to black fairly easily with this method, or will you still see a pink tint?
highsnobiety be doing the most
does this work if my slip on shoes are already colored, mine are purple, but do they have to be white, or do I need to get them to be white to dye properly?
Very great instruction
I wanna dye some hyper royal 1s highs but want to keep that cloud effect but change the colour. Anyone know if this possible at all?
How much water do you use (for the first step--dying)?
Any online recommendations for a dye for Nike Flyknits?
If I'm able to get these ko ajs in a few mins imma be dyeing them up all pretty, since I need a pair of shoes I can say I added to
wtf dyes air units? thats crazy
Anyone know how to do this with Crocs? That EVA foam material? Thanks, appreciate it.
Can I change the color of a black felt that’s on a pair of shoes. The felt it black I think they would awesome grey. The shoes are Jordan swift.
Can you use the Rit dye on leather or pleather?
In my experience, washing, or submerging your sneakers in anything much warmer than lukewarm water weakens or melts the sole glue, resulting in the shoe falling apart soon after you start wearing them again…
I have some yellow shoes and want to have them like black, grey kind of does that work?
I wana dye a,pair of yellow and orange shox tl navy blue would it work
this isnt tabasko sweet my dudes
Really helpful! I'm needing running shoes and am thinking about New Balance since they have the best functionality, but who wants orange or neon colored shoes that fit Just Right lol. Gonna use this to change up the color, actual application. Once I end up buying them when these crap shoes I have die or I get tired enough to splurge on it, I'll update and let yall know how well it worked (if I remember)
did it end up working?
@@Eramor my crap shoes aren't as crap as I thought! Ended up buying some cheap insoles since mine were wearing out. So still to be determined, sorry man lol
@@LemonyFresh2000 hey man at least you know the shoes you have right now are durable
Which dye will I use. If you have any web ink please send. My shoe's colour is black and I want to make them black again. Please suggest.
I just want to change some colored trim do I just use ink with brush
This is really a how to give your sneakers a light tint more than a true dye.
Do you know how to make them darker? been wanting to dye some shoes forest green
@@TehChildish from what i’ve seen, leaving them in for a longer time will make the color longer. closer to a day than just an hr. but that’s for leather shoes
@@TehChildish more dye ........ erm
@@TehChildish add tea spoon of black
@@TehChildish try hair dye, or sharpies and spray with alcohol (if you don’t want streaks).
Any way to dye just the top of your kicks because of fading? I have a pair of orange Nike Darts that had too much sun on top so they're a light orange on the front. Maybe a pat dye? Idk. 😕
try to dye the whole thing then use acetone after
can you black out dye fabric sneakers with this technique? Or should I go for fabric paint instead? (I want to paint red shoes into black)
Dude...I tried this method on my red flyknits...ugh. Don't waste your time.
Guess I'll be spending more money on paint.
Have you ever tried the brown?
Does it stays like that forever?
What if you only wand to dye only part of the sneaker? Some of mine has suede and fabric
would this work on leather/pleather shoes? air force 1s?
Katie Power no this is fabric dye
I did this but the thread of my superga sneakers didn't change its color :/ but still I had a good result
it depends on how synthetic (fake) the material is. 100% cotton will accept a lot of dye. plastic will not.
Can someone suggest good dyes for my Nike vapourmax
can you die sneakers that are black a different color? do you have to bleach it first?
You have to bleach it first
What is the name of the colour dye used for the 270?
purple
Thanks
Can you dye pink sneakers to different color. Or do they have to be white to go through the dying process
are you familiar with the color wheel? google it
Thank you
Where can I order the dye?
The 270s look dope
Can anyone helps me i need to change my grey sneakers to white what paint should i use?
Is leather same?
Hi!! What if you don't want to dye the sole of the shoes, what do you to do to keep the color of the sole?
Tape them I think
Vaseline parts you dont want to dye
What model are those puma?
Mark Nash did this w AF1s and sold them on NTWRK app for $300/ pair
Should I spend an extra 20 bucks to get custom converse or do all this?!?! I need to decideeeeee
Will the dye work to dye clear rubber soles?
did u ever find out?
could i dye a red shoe to black ?
Nice👌
Xoes this work on rubber?
can i use shoes that aren’t white?
What is the of the dye please
Would prepping the sneakers with acetone bring a better overall outcome?
probably not, but you can google it. acetone might work better with natural dye, not synthetic.
No. I did. Didn't work. I wonder if it's because all these videos are using brand new and ultra white sneakers
@@DanjerousCurvz11 nvm just seen this. if acetone didnt work iso wont either
Try doing a "Garnet from Steven Universe" style dye for synthetic speed trainers.
I regret buying white shoes for my job, hope this works!
Does it works with suede too ?
It does, I did my Yeezy salts and it came
Out great the color didn’t get pulled or look spotty
Does it also work on black sneakers?
Not really
What about fly knit air forces
seems ok but how would u keep the midsole white?
some guy u cant
Vaseline
So you dye also the mid sole? Yea right!
Use masking tape to cover it
What are the shoes with the stars called
converse one stars
Hi, I tried painting my shoes and I kinda screwed up. I’m thinking about dying me shoes back to white. Would that be possible ??
Yea bleach
lil seatbelt will that work even though I tried painting my shoes ?
yeah but it probably won't be even, more likely blotchy
Can hair dye work too?
it will fade
Can anyone advise on which dye to use? I have nike pegasus 36, do i need rit dye or rit dyemore?
Rit Dyemore
Does any one know if I can do this to boxing gloves?
No acetone?
what if you don't want the rubber bits to be dyed?
put some tape on
or rubber cement.
What can you use to hold down the shoes under water.. to keep them from floating up ?
Rocks
What if I’m tryna keep the midsole white?
tape
will come off in hot water
@@shawtyshorts lol got em
masking glue. look it up. its like liquid masking tape in a paintable glue substance. would probably protect pretty well. and it peels off. might work....
Waterproof tape
What does the fixative do
Keeps the dye from rubbing off or washing out if they get wet.
This is the second video I've followed and still, my red Flyknit just look dirty AF now. I used RIT dyemore (graphite). The toe and heel, still red, just super dirty looking. The vapormax bubbles, clear and dirty looking!!!
What gives?
They took away the thumbs down count on videos and now things like this happen. Flyknit threading could have a poly or waterproof coating (or random oil?). If you could find a way to submerge the upper in iso alcohol or something strong like everclear (it has no additives) and swish it around for 30 seconds to a minute, that should strip off any coating or anything. Then the dye will take better if that was the problem. Just be careful not to submerge any seams of the shoe that are held together with glue, as alcohol is a solvent. Alternatively you COULD soak a rag/sponge with alcohol and scrub the areas but unless you are incredibly thorough, that would probably be less effective. The toe you could probably get the inside AND the outside with the rag/sponge though.
Can you leave the laces in for the same colour match?
Yeah you can dye your laces
Take the laces out and dye them alongside the sneakers
@@mikefroman2521 Im going to brush the dye on the trainers, hopefully enough for laces later, thanks.
It worked wellish. They were very absorbent and I diluted twice, just made it.
I want to do another pair, can I immerse them, is the solution strong enough to dilute for 1 pair, thanks.
Where can i get the container
Looks like a large fish tank
WHERE TO BUY THOSE DYE ITEMS?
DOES THE COLORS COMES OUT IN FEW WEEKS MONTHS OR YEARS?
synthetic dyes usually don't come out
What about leather shoes/boots
@Highsnobiety How do you remove the dye on the midsoles?
Or before dying it put tape around the midsole
Masking tape & acetone
You would think that the shoes shoes should be dry so that soak up the dye.... If they are already saturated seems it would be harder. But what do I know.
Having them wet already helps with even absorption so the color is not splotchy.
Has anyone tried this with New Balance sneakers?
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big fact
Yeah but these don’t look like total ass
did hes kicks invent fabric dye? lmfaooo okay
These look like shit
I need advice on blacking out my ultraboost harlems
We don't want to dye the sole , how to avoid that?
I came here for this… someone above talked about applying Vaseline. Did you find any other methods?
Should i dye my cream 350s hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Hair dye?
I am a waitress and I need to wear black shoes but I only have a white pair that look and feel really good on my feet.. I've been trying to dye them black all morning but It's just coming out this faded gray :(
use a lot of dye and leave them in for a day or 2
Am I tripping or is this fake how did they dye the mid soles
It just happened during the shoot, the dye bonded to the mid-sole!
Royal Tim it’s because it wasn’t white to begin with. You probably need to remove the already added dye
Where can i get that dye in uk
Amazon
Keep laces on, better look.
Well made video, except that background music makes it impossible for me to focus on the content
Can i dye mine white....they are dirty 🤣😩
WHAT DYE
if your sneakers are acrylic fabric this doesn't really work