Dyeing Shoes

[The Victor]

So I recently got Adidas a3 Prevails in black/white, but the white mesh parts get dirty really easily.

I was wondering if anyone has ever tried to dye tennis shoes with the propper paint and how they went about it.

I'm thinking of getting some kind of gray paint.

Any tips will be welcome.

 

[The Victor]

No artists on the board? Pimp my shoes?

 

[leon505]

you can actually go to certain shoe stores that will custom dye your shoes for you without damage to tech and other materials. You just have to find them on the net. As for doing it yourself, i would recommend against it if you dont have any idea what midsoles and tech are actually made of

 

[The Victor]

So... I did it.

Blueish gray paint.
Just painted the mesh on the front, back and the small triangles on the side. I'll hold on painting the heel area for a bit.
I think they turned out OK, all I really wanted was less white to get dirty.

I'll post pics soon. I'm sure those will get more responses

 

[Bud]

No artists on the board? Pimp my shoes?

Lol! I have a similar problem with the white soles on my new A3 Prevail tennies. Read my thread.

 

[hyogen]

I could see me doing this to my breathe cage 3's. the white mesh part gets really dingy

 

[The Victor]

And here they are
Work in progress people, be nice.

Thoughts?

 

[The Victor]

Oh, and forget the bit about blueish gray. That's just blue

 

[leon505]

that looks wicked! What type of paint did u buy?

 

[The Victor]

that looks wicked! What type of paint did u buy?

I got a paint meant to be used on fabric, cotton and such, I think. I spoke to the store manager and she said it would be ok to use as I did.

I think it turned out OK, still work in progress, and I'll have to clean them carefully afterwards.

 

[The Victor]

So this is where I left it
I'm happy with the result, not sure I'll paint the heel area, I think it looks OK as it is.
Any thoughts?