Dyeing things that are not discs...

[TrippinBill]

Sorry to make a new thread, I looked for a general questions thread but couldn't find one. So...I have the Keen Delavega shoes and I hate wearing red. I love the shoes though. I want to dye everything red on the shoes black, but I've never dyed anything that wasn't a disc. Anyone out there have any experience with this?

Sub-question: Does anyone know what other colors I could achieve dyeing the red part of the shoes?

 

[discguy42]

Cant help with an answer. I am definitely with you on the color of those shoes. They need to make another color choice in those things for me to throw down $100 on a pair. I would prefer more gray where the black was with a touch of blue or green where the shoe is currently red. I understand darker colors will work better in nastier/wetter/muddier conditions. They just look like industrial work shoe or one you would wear busing tables in a restaurant or making my sandwich at Subway.

 

[TrippinBill]

Yeah, I won them in a tourney. I wouldn't have paid for them in that color, but beggars can't be choosers right.

 

[Lanzer913]

i wanted to dye a stencil on one of my nalgene bottles but not sure if it will take.

 

[solomon.trenton]

if you want to dye them all throw them in the wash with rit or try painting it on. Hell sharpie might even work

 

[Kursk]

Black RIT can screw with the black that's already there. I speak from experience on this one. Plus, I'm not sure the material would take a dye well.
That red bugs me since that totally keeps me from wearing them to work. I can get away with Moab Ventilators since they're solid colored.

 

[Garryjercia]

Just got a pair myself. I could go either way on the color, but the shoes themselves have performed great over the past two weeks.
I doubt that washing them with RIT would work, because of the waterproofing process they use, but hey, it's worth a try (especially on a free pair).

 

[discguy42]

Yeah, I won them in a tourney. I wouldn't have paid for them in that color, but beggars can't be choosers right.

For that price I would lace 'em up, and keep on trucking! My hatred for red be dammed!

 

[titovanburen]

Here is what I would try using

 

[MrGlass01]

fabric paint pens at local hobby store should do the trick. sharpie will dull fast.

 

[bmxpunk01]

Mix up some iDye Poly, and paint it on - I mean, it's fabric dye after all, so it probably wouldn't hurt.

I myself hate the current colors most sneakers come in today... if the dye doesn't work, get a new sharpie, and have at it. I've done multiple shoes in this manner (but I'm a bit weird when it comes to this topic...)