i would like to ask what is the best paint for shoes like converse and vans
if you are going to wash the shoes then i guess acrylic paint with a little fevicol mixed in it will be good.
RE: acrylic paint or fabric paint? i would like to ask what is the best paint for shoes like converse and vans
Fabric paint will hold up through washings. To make acrylic paint suitable for fabric buy some fabric medium. You mix the medium with your color choice in acrylic and the paint will hold up through washings.
First, fabric paint is acrylic paint... it's just had a clear textile medium added to it to make it more supple after it's dry. On objects that won't flex or move, regular acrylic paints will be fine (and they'll actually flex somewhat on their own). On objects like fabric, shoes, etc, which will flex after they're painted on, it can be better to add some textile medium to your acrylic paint (buy textile medium wherever acrylic paints are sold --usually in small bottles with the other acrylic mediums), or you can just buy fabric paint from the start. If you're just painting little things here and there on the shoes (in an area that wont' be flexed like across the toe base) as opposed to painting a larger expanse, you probably won't need for the dried acrylic paint to be more supple than it normally would be. All acrylic paints are waterproof and will wash well --as long as you wait at least a week before washing (since they take a little longer to fully cure than to simply dry). It can also be good also to put them in a cloth bag or something while washing (perhaps on a gentle cycle, and not using a strong detergent like Tide--Cheer and All would be better) so that the paint won't be rubbing against other things as much. Also to keep the paint on as well as possible, be sure to remove any dirt** or oil from the surface to be painted first so it won't act as a release, and also to pounce the paint down into the shoe fabric when applying it (rather than just laying it on the surface). **for clothing, it's recommended to wash the item to be painted first for best adhesion of the paint, since stiffeners and other things may have been used on the fabric to make it look good for purchase... also, fabric softeners shouldn't be used on fabric to be painted for the same reason HTH, Diane B.
