Dying a pair of Bass Amsterdam black boots for TK/TD

[Plastic Fury[TK]]

I did this a few months ago and took pics while doing it, figured I'd toss it up for people who may be interested. I have read a lot of tutorials on painting and whatnot but was always worried about how well it would hold up. I have wide feet and finding the proper boots in white have been very difficult for me so I had to go another route.

 

A fellow squad mate has a pair of Amsterdams for his TX and I liked how they fit and looked............................just the wrong color of course.

 

I looked around and decided to go with some TRG color dye/preparer. I stopped by my local Tandy leather with one of my Amsterdam boots to see if they had any advice, they adivsed that I really need to get the shiny finish off of these boots if I wanted any dye to really work. He recommended a product to help with that and I went from there.

 

Tandy recommended some Fiebings deglazer, to remove the glossy finish. I picked up a bottle and while it did remove the top shiny layer, I was not conviced that was enough. After I did the entire boot, I then moved to acetone to remove the finish, thoroughly.

 

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Edited January 22, 2022 by gmrhodes13
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[TK bondservnt[501st]]

very nice work!

 

I'd have to say that using angelus leather paint did not even require deglazing.

 

and the paint works on elastic as well.

 

all you need now is a shiny sealer clear coat.

 

but since you went TD you used fuller's earth? and then sealed it?

Edited April 1, 2013 by TK Bondservnt 2392