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Julieboo

Friday, September 26, 2003 - 11:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I have a pair of cloth type heels that I want to change the color of. I want to make them gray or silver. Right now they are a very light tan/beige color. This might sound weird, but do ya think spray paint would work? Or would RIT work better? Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Texannie

Friday, September 26, 2003 - 11:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Shoes? I took a pair of sandals that I wanted dyed to a shoe repair guy, and he did them.

Secretsmile

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 08:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The sell special shoe dye at stores that sell wedding dresses, and other gown shops. They are easy to dye, when my daughter was a flower girl her shoes were ivory colored, since they didn't stay that color long (she was 5) I dyed them purple to match her Easter dress and it was very inexpensive.

Indenial

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 10:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I dyed a pair of cowboy boots (black with white stitching) a solid deep burgundy a few years ago and they looked great. I got the dye at Michael's Craft store - but not sure of they still sell it.

Julieboo

Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 05:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks! I was just about to resort to a can of spray paint, but I will check Michael's first!

Cathie

Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 07:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I would go with the dye, for sure. A couple of years ago we tried to spray some shoes with red paint, then red spray glitter to make them Dorothy shoes from the Wizard of Oz for Halloween. The paint flaked off really quickly, taking the layer of glitter with it. Not a good experience... :(