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Originally Posted by neatshoes200  Hi all, this may seem like another silly question, but I bought a pair of shoes in brown, instead of black, the color I wanted because it was the last one of the style in my size. Brown is okay, but I would prefer black.
If I ask a shoe repairer to dye it black, will that mess up the interior (closed toe) or get dye all over?
Would the dye come off over time and leave brown spots (the underlying color)?
Or would it turn out so well that after it is dyed I could never tell later that it was ever brown?
Neatshoes |
Well, the foremost question is: What material(s) are the shoes made from? If they are made of leather then dying the shoes is so easy that you could really try it yourself.
After you've obtained a good quality dye you need to remove all old finishing material, wax, oil, or other stuff that might still be on the leather. I would suggest a good scrub with saddlesoap and/or with a 70% alcohol solution. Then you simply apply the dye per the dye mfgr's instructions. A second coat may be necessary, depending upon how things turned-out with the first coat. Then you finish up with a couple of coats of top quality shoe polish like Kiwi. Always remember that it's okay to go from a lighter finish to a darker one, but not the other way.
Of course, if the shoes are made of something other than leather, all bets are off.