Paul Smith Starr Dye Results Pics

[MalfordOfLondon]

Hi all - said I'd post pics of before and after results.

I had a pair of Paul Smith starr brogues in off-white. Decided to dye them black and was quite pleased with the results

Sorry about the early photos - they were taken with a mobile phone!

1) Clean shoes with damp cloth / toothbrush
2) Deglazer applied with cotton buds and a different toothbrush
3) 3 coats of Punch permanent black shoe dye (overnight to dry)
4) 1 coat of Punch black shoe cream (overnight to dry)
5) 1 coat of Punch wax shoe polish and buff to shine

Before:

Applying Deglazer:

One deglazed shoe:

In process:

Both dyed:

After:

 

[magogian12345]

Wow, I'm pretty impressed.

 

[mattyb124]

I gotta say that's not the direction I would have went. But that being said they look awesome in black. Nice job.

 

[FreedBird]

Wow looks great!

 

[PocketCircle]

Looks great, well done.

 

[NH_Clark]

I think they look terrific! Good job.

 

[larryr]

They look brand new, great job

 

[plotter]

Great job, although, I like them in white more.

 

[MalfordOfLondon]

Thanks all

I pretty much followed the guides on this forum (antiquing etc).
Came out really well and I'll definitely get some use out of them.

Oh and I liked them in white too - but I already have the white ones, Ox-Blood and brown. They're a great shoe.

 

[Ich_Dien]

Good results there Stephen. I am curious, in the deglazed picture, is the deglazed shoe the bright white one or the sort of light brown one? Would be smartened up incredibly with some C&J black shoe laces, £1 from their Jermyn Street store.

 

[MalfordOfLondon]

It's the light brown one - it was still slightly damp I think.
When it dried it was a lot duller and the leather had a rougher feel to it.
It's really strong stuff - should definitely use in a well ventilated area!

 

[Cary Grant]

Nicely done! Which deglazer is that?

 

[MalfordOfLondon]

Originally Posted by Cary Grant

Nicely done! Which deglazer is that?

It's the Fiebings Deglazer - managed to get from a UK supplier on ebay.

 

[emmanuel]

Thats incredible!

 

[antirabbit]

WOW, that is amazing.

Great Job.