Can i dye my danskos

Avoid applying too much dye; brush away drips and puddles promptly. Use a small makeup brush to get the dye into hard to reach spots on the shoes. If you get dye on places of the shoes that were unintended to be dyed, wipe it off promptly with a damp rag.

This generally takes about 30 minutes. Apply a second coat of dye, if necessary. Apply subsequent coats of dye to the leather, as necessary, until the desired color has been achieved.

Allow the dye to dry between each coat. Allow the shoes to dry for at least two hours after the final coat of dye has been applied. Wipe down the shoes with a soft cloth to buff. Apply a leather polish to the shoes, if desired, to provide shine.

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Remove any dirt from your shoe with a soft, damp cloth. References Dansko. Question 8 months ago on Step 5. Thank you for all of this great information! I have a pair of rare Dr. It sounds doable after reading your tutorial! I do wonder how you might handle an elastic section of a boot? The boots I have are Chelsea boots so they have a panel of elastic on the inside and outside and I would like them to be black as well.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Question 1 year ago. Question 3 years ago on Step 2. Question 3 years ago on Introduction.

Answer 3 years ago. Dyeing to black usually works pretty well, because the black dye overwhelms all the other colors. Just do a good job deglazing the surface and removing the top finish so the dye penetrates evenly, and you should be good to go. Hi, thank you for this post. Is it possible to dye leather shoes that have been painted?

If so, do I deglaze them first as well? My brown shoes had an oil stain on one of them, the shoe repair guy said the only thing he could was to paint them, they came out almost nude color and look super cheap. They have no gloss and look like plastic shoes. Now reading this I'm thinking he could have dyed them until the stain blended in with the color.

I'm just thinking I will dye them myself to get at least a little darker and hope that it gives it some shine. I hope you read this! Thank you! Reply 4 years ago. Hi, unfortunately once the paint is on, the dye has nothing to soak into I agree that dye would have probably worked better than paint.

You could try removing the paint, but usually the acrylic leather paints are frustratingly durable. Thank you so much for getting back to me! I'm not really the artistic type but I guess at this point I have nothing to lose so I will give it a try.

You have inspired me :. I have a pair of leather booties that I bought and wore twice before some wax was spilled on them in a small spot. Long story short, I took them to someone who said they could fix it but in the end they had to dye them black.

The black came out to a deep brown, which I can live with, however, it is a shiny finish and I don't like the shiny-ness. I would like to try and remove the shiny-ness and make it more dull or opaque. Any suggestions? I was looking at the Preparer and Deglazer thinking maybe this would help tone it down.

Or I thought about buffing it out somehow but I don't know how. What do you think? In most places it has taken well, but in other places it is turning yellow. Should I have tried an intermediate color before the brown?

I am using fiebings color, deglazed, conditioner. I am about to deglaze them again. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Note to self, don't buy Dansko clogs in odd quirky colors that I hope will grow on me! Would you happen to know whether the initial stripping of the leather finish with the deglazer affects any waterproofing qualities? I have to get specialty boots with specific features for my job, but my company also has uniform policies and all footwear must be black, but I can only find the best quality boots for my purposes in brown.

It would be great if I could just get the superior brown ones and dye them black, but they must be waterproof. If the deglazer does damage the waterproofing, do you have experience refinishing with a special waterproof finisher?

Does that work better than using a waterproofing substance on already-finished leather? I've used many waterproofing creams and leather conditioners on boots straight out of the box, but none of them have lasted longer than months without regular reapplication. Any thoughts you have would be greatly appreciated! Leather is naturally water resistant, that doesn't come from the dye.

If you deglazed the boots then dyed to black you wouldn't fundamentally change that. All dye projects are experimental, but going to black is pretty low risk, I wouldn't hesitate to do it on my work boots which are, like yours, quite expensive.. Hi there, I'm thinking of dying some light grey brogues to burgundy. They're soft suede, not textured.

Does anyone know whether shoe cream or dye would be better for this type of project, and which brand might be well-suited? I've attached a picture of the shoes and the sort of effect I'm aiming for.

Thanks :. The Angelus suede dye would be right for this - you could skip the deglazing though give them a good cleaning first with some unscented handsoap, then allow to fully dry with some shoe trees in them to hold the shape , and then after dyeing you wouldn't polish, so you'd keep the matte look. Great job on the color! The bluchers look awesome.

I'm going the same route as you. Will post when done. Niiiiice shoes bro. By phidauex Follow. More by the author:.