custom shoes?

tampa jimmie · Frontside 180 Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 406 City: tampa

Wondering if anyone on here has done custom paint on their shoes? I have too much time on my hands and have been thinking about trying it out.

BLAIRWITCH · Posted: Feb 27, 2009 10:18 am Post subject:

I've done afew what kind of shoes are you thinking of doing?

tampa jimmie · Frontside 180 Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 406 City: tampa

Well I have a few pairs of left over byerlys here in my shop that I thought i could practice on. After that Im not sure. I try to only wear wake brands so that leaves out any dunks, and I havent seen any plain 6.0's. What kind have you done and were you able to seal them to protect the paint from water?
I have also thought doing some leftover 08 bindings I have just to help sell them and clear up some space in my shop.

BLAIRWITCH · Posted: Feb 27, 2009 10:59 am Post subject:

i've just done some old skate shoes but to seal them you have to use this stuff ( i forgot what it was called) to take all the protective waxy stuff thats on the shoes, then paint them and seal them. this is a really good video telling you basically everthing.www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK0EbSlzqcs

tampa jimmie · Frontside 180 Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 406 City: tampa

Did you end up wakeskating in them? and did the paint still hold up in the water?

tampa jimmie · Frontside 180 Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 406 City: tampa

got any pics?

BLAIRWITCH · Posted: Feb 27, 2009 11:19 am Post subject:

tampa jimmie, I didn't wakeskate in them but im pretty sure they would hold up like any shoe because your resealing them just like the mfg. would but idk for sure. ill try and find them tonight and take pics.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

I paint penned a couple of pairs of DVS shoes. One pair I used was the old profits in black, and the other pair is the DVS buywake kenyans. I thought of using spray paint so I could get a wider variety of colors, or have those color options, but I never put in the effort to do that. Paint pens are easier to use, but they don't last or remain "perfect."

Here's a pic of my "counterfeit profits." My kenyans are very similar because they were modeled after those team edition kenyans that were kind of turquoise/aqua and black. What can I say, I'm unimaginative...but I always really dug that colorway.

edrex · Backside 180 Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 1020 City: NorCal

electricsnow, when you bought your paint pen did you ask for Cassette Green? Razz

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

no, I just bought a bunch of shades of green. Laughing

I actually used one of those paint pens to color the perimeter and middle stripe of one of my flat decks in 06 or so. Afterwards I sealed it and it worked out well. hella fresh!

Or something!

Le Jalapeno · Guest

I have been thinking about doing this for a while now too

i have to come up with a dank idea first though

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Feb 27, 2009 1:42 pm Post subject:

the jack sparrows are SICK

tampa jimmie · Frontside 180 Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 406 City: tampa

Im working on a pair of Byerlys and I will post some pics when they are done. maybe tomorrow. Im not doing any graphics, just adding some color.

tampa jimmie · Frontside 180 Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 406 City: tampa

what do you think? I still have a few touch ups and of course i havent decided on the color of laces.

samgoskate · Posted: Feb 27, 2009 6:47 pm Post subject:

My cousin did these custom Vans as a Christmas present to me:

tampa jimmie · Frontside 180 Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 406 City: tampa

nice. Im not to sure If I want to do any graphics yet. If I do it might be a logo or something, but on my next pair. And no, Im not going to do Cassette.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

tampa jimmie, samgoskate, Fresh! Cool

Tampa Jimmie, will your logo be like a 484 skull or something? Wink

BLAIRWITCH · Posted: Feb 27, 2009 9:03 pm Post subject:

tampa jimmie,Damn those are dank! nice job bru. Smash

dscsk8er55 · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 1030 City: Orlando

yeah tampa, those are bad ass!!! I want to see more.

-Supra- · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 356 City: Orlando

tampa jimmie, what did you use to do those with?