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[blue collar]

Horween Essex watch band, Made it for a friend for Christmas

Hand sewn, lined and padded with veg tan.

 

[Caveat]

@blackderbyhat or anyone,

I defaced my cream GATs with a drop of red dye, and it was exascerbated when someone tried to clean it off and spread it around. Now it just looks like a **** stain. It's only on a couple of the side panels on one shoe. What type of paint should I use, and how can I color match to the current color (I don't want to paint the whole two shoes) It's these:

 

[canstyleace]

Or,,, you could just go full pollock on them

 

[Caveat]

No, the stains are really ugly. Plus I LOVE the cream color. I was disgusted with what happened.

 

[blackderbyhat]



@blackderbyhat or anyone,

I defaced my cream GATs with a drop of red dye, and it was exascerbated when someone tried to clean it off and spread it around. Now it just looks like a **** stain. It's only on a couple of the side panels on one shoe. What type of paint should I use, and how can I color match to the current color (I don't want to paint the whole two shoes) It's these:

Personally I'd just do a thin layer of a tinted gesso. (Buy white gesso and cream acrylic, mix until you've got a color you like) You want something flexible and matte, so it sounds like it would work just fine.

Look at my first photo for an example of thickness & result.

It's really hard to match paints like that though. You'll know if you've ever had to paint a patched hole in a wall. Id probably paint half the shoe in a style like this.

Or just have some backup idea for if the painted over spot just looks like a disease

 

[blackderbyhat]

The panels do take paint pretty nicely though. You shouldn't really have a problem with it cracking on you. This was after a couple layers iirc

 

[Caveat]

Thanks! I'll give it a shot.

 

[ace13x]

Horween Essex watch band, Made it for a friend for Christmas

Hand sewn, lined and padded with veg tan.

Wow, love the detail on the strap-stays. Excellent work.

 

[blue collar]



Wow, love the detail on the strap-stays.  Excellent work.

Thanks very much.

 

[kindofyoung]

Maybe this is stupid, but has anyone tried turning a "normal" derby-sole into a wedge one?
Like, simply just filling out the "gap" between the heel and front pad with a block of rubber/wood/whatever, paint the whole side of the sole black, put on a topy?

To illustrate


You obviously dont get the same comfort as if it was a real wedge/crepe sole but besides that I can't really see any reason why this wouldn't work.
(I need some new derbies but finding decently priced wedge sole ones is nigh impossible)

 

[troika]



Maybe this is stupid, but has anyone tried turning a "normal" derby-sole into a wedge one? Like, simply just filling out the "gap" between the heel and front pad with a block of rubber/wood/whatever, paint the whole side of the sole black, put on a topy? To illustrate You obviously dont get the same comfort as if it was a real wedge/crepe sole but besides that I can't really see any reason why this wouldn't work. (I need some new derbies but finding decently priced wedge sole ones is nigh impossible)

What's your shoe size? I might have some random ones that are too big on me

 

[kindofyoung]

What's your shoe size? I might have some random ones that are too big on me

UK9/US10/EU43

 

[colabear]

meet "Puffy Chulo", he's an orange nylon puffer jacket with smooth chocolate calfskin sleeves, chocolate beaver fur collar, and adjustable hood He'll keep you warm day and night; he cool like dat

 

[eazye]

Pretty proud day for me today, the coat I made last semester is being displayed on Michigan Ave. Kind of a ****** pic, what with the reflection and all, but you get the idea.

 

[boned]



Thanks! I'll give it a shot.

I have the same pair of GATs. The whole shoe oxidized to a yellow color. Used Fiebings white dye. Worked great but it did crack in some areas. I made a post on them in this thread.