I have a pair of Ugg boots that are light brown, and I want to dye them charcoal gray. Is that possible? How would I be able to do it at home?
Erin
This is my advise....Ugg's are expensive, keep them the color they are. Light brown is a neutral color and I'm sure you'll have use for them in the future. You can get Ugg look a likes for a fraction of the price. If you do deside to color them please remember that in winter ground is wet with snow and salt (sometimes a chemical is put in the road to melt ice). Keep in mind as nice as they may turn out, getting any of these things on them might change the color in spots. Also, if you do dye them each boot might be a little off, two different shades. Hope this can help, good luck with whatever you do!
I have light brown suede boots. Can I put shoe polish on them to make them black?
I tried dying a pair of shoes with wide suede straps. They were tan and had gotten dirty looking. I dyed them black and loved the change; however, it did make the suede smooth. I was fine because of the style of the shoe.
I have a pair of light pink UGGs....can I dye them black??
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My very comfy, affordable Earth Spirit 60% suede sandals have become stained and ugly from wear, but are otherwise in very good shape. I can't get them clean. Any ideas?
I was wondering if I could dye them, and if so, what should I use? Or where should I go to have them done?
Consider a shoe repair shop to treat problems, dye and give your shoes a new life! Surprisingly affordable if you want to keep good shoes looking nice!
An art gum eraser, available where art supplies are sold, is good for cleaning suede.
Sandals may be more difficult to clean but here is a site that has some good instructions on cleaning suede/leather.
www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/
You may have a problem if you try dyeing as your sandals are not like the suede shoes/boots that most sites give instructions for. Your sandals are only 60% suede and the balance of the sandals are either leather or manmade materials that may/do not take dye the same as suede. Not positive but I believe that Leather dye and suede dye usually only work on the material they are designed for.
I would personally try cleaning before thinking about dyeing.
can you stain them a different color? I've done that with some boots that had worn out in some areas
My brown suede boots are looking faded in the creases. Does anyone know how to restore the color? I have seen dyes to restore smooth leather shoes but nothing to improve the color of suede.
Try Meltonian Suede Renew, you can find it on the web. It is about $7.99 a can and it is available in a variety of colors.
Hope this helps!
Thank you I will try Meltonian Suede Renew.
For anyone who stumbles across this thread as I have, I found this product a few places for around $5 USD
Like here:
www.forthefeet.com/
and here:
www.feetfeelgood.com/
I have light brown suede boots. Can I put shoe polish on them to make them black?
By Kush K.
I cannot really answer your question but I can say that my granddaughter (teenager) put some shoe polish on a pair of suede boots and the dye "took" but the suede was GONE - the boots now look almost like regular leather.
Have you thought of having this done at a shoe repair shop? May be expensive but I think they use a spray dye. This spray may be available to buy but I have not seen it.
I believe you can dye suede, but not with shoe polish. Shoe polish will ruin them (See the previous poster's experience.). I don't know if this is the sort of thing that you want to try at home. It could ruin your boots.
My navy blue suede boots are losing their color. Can they be dyed?
By RH
Yes, they can be dyed, but often when people try to dye suede shoes themselves, the results are not so good. I would advise having them dyed professionally.
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