Robin wrote:
> > Message: 9 > Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:50:38 -0500 > From: Robin Netherton <[email protected]> > To: Historical Costume <[email protected]> > Subject: [h-cost] Need help with faux leather color > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Not my usual "historic," but a materials question that might be answered by > you knowledgeable folks. > > I picked up a pair of reddish-brown fashion boots at a resale shop. Not > leather, but they're a good imitation, they fit me perfectly, and they were > cheap. Not till I got home did I discover -- in a better light -- that they > aren't quite the same shade. One boot is noticeably lighter than the other. > The store (Plato's Closet) refused to take them back, although the manager > (who looked to be about age 21) agreed they were defective and said she > shouldn't have bought or sold them in the first place. > > In any case, I'd really like to wear these, but not while their color is > mismatched. So, I need a way to either lighten one, or darken the other, or > color them both to match. They don't take shoe polish, and I doubt they'd > take > leather dye. > > I could, of course, spray-paint them gold or something, but that would > defeat > the purpose of having brown Western boots, which was my original need. > > No materials tag in the boots, but I found them online here (and a bunch of > other places): > > http://www.urbanog.com/Breckelle-Outlaw-81-Buckle-Riding-Knee-High-Boot_109_15972.html > ... and the description says "man-made leatherette," which isn't very > helpful. > > Any suggestions? OK if they end up looking dusty or faded, but I'd like to > keep them looking Western. > > Well-stocked automobile supply stores at least used to carry specialized spray paint intended for changing the color of vinyl car seats, so, designed to stick to faux leather from the get go. The range of colors was typically limited, but I would expect that brown would be one of the possible options. I'm guessing that online auto-supply specialists may be your best bet now. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
