Changing colours of white soles?

[Sila]

What's the best way to do this. Or is it a futile ambition? I've only got shoes with white soles and it's getting a bit old. I figure most methods would have the new colour wear off after a session skating but would be keen to hear if anyone has some good methods.

[papo]

I dont wanna be an asshole because theres a lot of assholes on here but: are you serious rn?

[johnes]

I’ve used markers (paint markers) and I’ve used spray paint.
I always regret it afterwards and I always keep trying it over and over with dif shoes thinking this time it will look good.

[padded_shorts]

soak them overnight in some acetone

[sharkin]

Pour some rit dye into a shallow dish, put the shoes in, and let the soles soak it up for like 2 weeks or more.

It probably won’t work well, but it’s a stupid idea anyways.

[Front Blunt]

Futile mate. Forget this ever happened and move on

[fulfillthedream]

Pour some rit dye into a shallow dish, put the shoes in, and let the soles soak it up for like 2 weeks or more.

It probably won’t work well, but it’s a stupid idea anyways.

i did that with wheels and it  worked well - even after skating through em the colored was penetrated into the urethane

just not sure what materials shoes are made from.

[AssFea]

As seen on tv spray rubber sealant. Comes in white and black. I use it all the time

[patrick c.]

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Pour some rit dye into a shallow dish, put the shoes in, and let the soles soak it up for like 2 weeks or more.

It probably won’t work well, but it’s a stupid idea anyways.

[close]

i did that with wheels and it  worked well - even after skating through em the colored was penetrated into the urethane

just not sure what materials shoes are made from.

Legit interested in seeing if this would work on shoes. Did you use the rit dye for cotton or synthetics?(forgot what the two types are)

[Roisto]

I’ve dyed canvas shoes in the washing machine with some washing machine dye. Not Rit cuz we don’t have that in Finland and the soles did take up the dye a bit. Dying shoes black turned the soles kinda light dirty bluish grey. Not a bad look really. So soaking them in the dye for a long time could work nicely. I just don’t think you can get the soles flat enough to take up the color evenly without also soaking the upper. So in the end I don’t really see it working out.

[cosmicgypsies]

I’ve dyed canvas shoes in the washing machine with some washing machine dye. Not Rit cuz we don’t have that in Finland and the soles did take up the dye a bit. Dying shoes black turned the soles kinda light dirty bluish grey. Not a bad look really. So soaking them in the dye for a long time could work nicely. I just don’t think you can get the soles flat enough to take up the color evenly without also soaking the upper. So in the end I don’t really see it working out.

you could just mask off the uppers with a shit ton of tape but even then you'd have to leave the shoes in there for a long ass time.

[Giza Butler]

Make the effort to buy yourself the shoes you actually like, you'll thank me after that.

[Yesterdays-pop]

You DM bam to ask him about Mud? Mud will get you a good color change on shoes you need