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Robin

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Jun 6, 2003, 5:15:12 PM6/6/03
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This may sound strange, but I spray-painted my daughter's tap shoes because
the black shoes we had needed to be white for the recital. Last year I
painted the same shoes, which were originally white, black. But for some
reason, even though I followed the directions, the paint is still tacky in
spots 48 hours after painting. Any thoughts on how to dry this paint for
the recital this weekend??


Jim & Lil

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Jun 6, 2003, 6:12:34 PM6/6/03
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Hi Robin.... Had the exact problem with a can of spray paint....if you used
a can of paint that had been allowed to freeze...then you have a problem. I
tried to spray paint a roll bar on a truck with an aresol can and found out
after waiting three days and still wet that the can had been stored outside
and allowed to freeze through the winter months.....same thing happened to
me with some Thompsons water seal on my deck...I allowed that stuff to
freeze in my garage the winter before....now THAT was a mess after I put
that on....power washer and scubbed for days to get that sticky goo off the
floor using a degreeser... yup....you used a spray can that was frozen at
one time or other...my best advice for you is to wipe the shoes down with
some paint remover and repaint with new paint....Hope I was of some
help.......Jim

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Brad Bruce

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Jun 6, 2003, 6:20:04 PM6/6/03
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New shoes...... Sometimes the second layer of paint softens the one beneath
it.

Were they shiny to begin with? When my daughter needed silver shoes last
year we were able to find some with a matte finish and they painted up
beutifully. This year her teacher painted her shiny black shoes silver and
they look like garbage..

NJBrad

JTM

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Jun 6, 2003, 7:38:33 PM6/6/03
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Why spray paint and not shoe coloring dye? Clean the mess off with paint
thinner and get the correct color in a shoe coloring dye such as Kiwi leather
scuff coat (Walgreens or a real shoe store). After cleaning the leather it
would be a good idea to saddle soap them to help restore the leather after the
abuse of being painted. I would stick to leather products for coloring in the
future.

Regards,

John


Robin

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Jun 6, 2003, 10:02:17 PM6/6/03
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Thank you for all the advice -- new shoes probably will be the way to
go...certainly will be easier than removing all the "gunk" now!


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