help :(

So I've started my own Custom Shoe company, and I need help with paint.

painting on patent leather and shoes period is a pain!

I've worked with acrylic which ends up being messy and spray paint which i can't really control either? I do use a sealer and especially for bottom soles it ends up rubbing off..

What do you guys recommend? I'm thinking of buying enamel spray paint since that seems to work better

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4 replies since 21st April 2011 • Last reply 21st April 2011

Reply #1:

watered down acrylic through an airbrush is what I use to decorate my own.
then use an acrylic sealer, the same kind they use on airbrushed t shirts.

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Reply #2:

thanks alot delilah, I heard mixing acrylic with acetone works as well. I'm actually getting an airbrush machine. thanks.

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Reply #3:

Nail varnish is pretty good for painting on shoes, if that's any help..

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Reply #4:

that stuff thats used on model cars and stuff might work. its some sort of enamel but probably expensive.

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