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Hi Beeblebrox I have use Meltonian Leather shoe dye to change the colour of 2 different pairs of shoes - a pair of plastic courts and a pair of leather cork soled sandals. The sandals I dyed both the cork and the leather. It worked very well and I was happy with the result. Wouldn't be a pair of Sasha Cowboy boots up for dying would it?

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Calv

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I often dyed leather shoes black and am quite happy about the results. The product I use is made in Belgium and won't be available in your country but basically consists of 2 bottles and emery paper. First step is to thoroughly clean the shoes, then impregnate the first product that removes the top color and protection. Repeat this as often as necessary till all the shine is gone. This step is essential in allowing the second bottle with the actual dye to penetrate the leather. Failing to do a good job in the beginning will only allow you to apply dye on top of the surface, resulting in the original color coming through again where the leather creases during subsequent bending. The emery paper is only used to remove the gloss of shiny leather types. 3 primary removal applications each followed by substantial rubbing were usually sufficient for only one thin dye application unless the color was much different (ie red). If done properly the result is very good for years, even on parts where scraping is unavoidable. Be sure to apply polish again after a week when everything is dry, even in the pores. I do the same on the soles of my heels, just to make that steep pale leather slope more discrete when viewed from the back. No need to do the flat part in detail, it wears off anyway. Because the soles are stronger the dye doesn't penetrate as deep and you have to be carefull handling footrests on chaurs and tables if you don't want the pale leather to show through on the steep part of the lower sole. Have fun rubbing, Highluc

Be youself, enjoy any footwear you like and don't care about what others think about it, it's your life, not theirs. Greetings from Laurence

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Try spirit based permanent marker pens. Whilst at college we were using this technique to obtain the precise colours we wanted. Some specialist art shops can sell you the precise colour even the exact shade of black! You could even make multicoloured designs such as cowspot, tiger, leopard and zebre and if you were really clever: snake.

Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects.

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I have changed the colour of both leather and suede shoes. For suede, try Suede Renew spray by Meltonian. It comes in an aerosol can and in different colours. It doesn't rub off and doesn't harm the nap of suede. It's also waterproof. For leather, I use leather dye from a saddle shop. It works better then the shoe dyes I find in the stores, and is easy to use.

So many shoes, so little time...

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