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Published: 2009-08-19 21:24:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 13451; Favourites: 100; Downloads: 1536
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A before and after look at the boots for my Sailor Jupiter cosplay.The boots were a lucky find at Payless. And I had to go to several in order to find my size.
Process:
First I sanded the boots using small pieces of fairly coarse sandpaper, and sanding them down until the surface had a suede-like appearance.
For primer and paint I used the same brand as the top coat "Design Master Colortool Spray". They have a specific primer. And I used Holiday Green for the main green colour. For the sealer I used something that I found in my basement, the brand was Krylon. There might be a Colortool sealer which would probably work well with the paints as well.
Tips:
Other than that all I can say is that you just need to lightly coat the surface with primer (it doesn't need to be made completely white/grey). And then apply the paint in very thin layers, which will help to prevent the surface from cracking longer.
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This is Β amazing Β Β where did you get the green paint Β did you mix it or buy Β it? i may Β do Β this Β Β character for a Β festival in Β july Β it would be so Β nice Β i you could Β tell meΒ
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hi hi I love sailor Jupiter and I must ask... do you know of any product that protects paint? I know there is a leather protectant and yada yada but do you know any for paints like this?
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this never works but the thin layers was interesting , how long did that last till the paint chipped ?
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Hi! First I sanded the boots using small pieces of fairly coarse sandpaper and sanded them down until the surface had a suede-like appearance. For primer and paint I used the same brand as the top coat Design Master Colortool Spray. They just have a specific primer. And I used Holiday Green for the main green colour. For the sealer I used something that I found in my basement, the brand was Krylon. There might be a Colortool sealer which would probably work well with the paints as well.
Other than that all I can say is that you just need to lightly coat the surface with primer (it doesn't need to be made completely white/grey). And then apply the paint in very thin layers, which will help to prevent the surface from cracking longer.
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These look so awesome! Would you divulge the brand name of the shoes?
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OMGOMG What did you do to get the shoes that color? I'm going as sailor jupiter sometime soon for a cosplay and I'm dying to know, as I don't wanna go without shoes, lol.
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First I sanded the boots using small pieces of fairly coarse sandpaper and sanded them down until the surface had a suede-like appearance. For primer and paint I used the same brand as the top coat Design Master Colortool Spray (I got these spray paints from Michaels). They just have a specific primer. And I used Holiday Green for the main green colour. For the sealer I used something that I found in my basement, the brand was Krylon. There might be a Colortool sealer which would probably work well with the paints as well.
Other than that all I can say is that you just need to lightly coat the surface with primer (it doesn't need to be made completely white/grey). And then apply the paint in very thin layers, which will help to prevent the surface from cracking longer.
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Wow I'm dressing up as Saior Juptier soon... I can only dream of wearing shoes this fabulous! What kind of paint did you use on the shoes? Was it actually shoe paint or just house paint or artwork paint? Gorgeous!!!
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Hi, I'm not sure if you're still interested in knowing this but here is how I made these boots:
First I sanded the boots using small pieces of fairly coarse sandpaper and sanded them down until the surface had a suede-like appearance. For primer and paint I used the same brand as the top coat Design Master Colortool Spray (I got these spray paints from Michaels). They just have a specific primer. And I used Holiday Green for the main green colour. For the sealer I used something that I found in my basement, the brand was Krylon. There might be a Colortool sealer which would probably work well with the paints as well.
Other than that all I can say is that you just need to lightly coat the surface with primer (it doesn't need to be made completely white/grey). And then apply the paint in very thin layers, which will help to prevent the surface from cracking longer.
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Finding the boots was a struggle. Eventually I found a pair at a store called Payless Shoes. But I searched every store in the area, looked online on every site I could find and it took probably five months of searching to eventually find them.
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Jeez! Thats a long time. Unfortunately for me, tis now summer, so not many boots will be going around. Sigh. But i do have a payless around here!
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I'm planning on being sailor Jupiter for Halloween this year and this is a fantastic idea! what primer and sealer did you use and how did you sand them? if you don't mind my asking, I would just really like to duplicate this myself
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Hi! For sanding I just used small pieces of fairly coarse sandpaper and sanded them down until the surface had a suede-like appearance. For primer and paint I used the same brand as the top coat Design Master Colortool Spray. They just have a specific primer. And I used Holiday Green for the main green colour. For the sealer I used something that I found in my basement, the brand was Krylon. There might be a Colortool sealer which would probably work well with the paints as well.
Other than that all I can say is that you just need to lightly coat the surface with primer (it doesn't need to be made completely white/grey). And then apply the paint in very thin layers, which will help to prevent the surface from cracking longer.
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Howdo you do it in thin layers? Did you spray it on once and not overlap?
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Yes, don't worry about covering it all on one go. Just lightly mist over the area a few times, let it dry and then repeat until you have it fully covered. It's difficult to resist overs rating but it does help prevent some cracking and drips.
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Thanks so much for the information!
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do u buy it?
I'm desperate, I can't find them anywhere!
and I have no time to re-paint in green a normal pair of shoes..
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No, I painted them. Green boots are very hard to find, you might have luck finding some online... Sorry!
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thank u anyway >.<
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I'm sure you've heard this a billion times already, but green boots really are a bitch to find. These look great! I might use your ideas to finally get myself a pair ;D
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Oh they definitely are! I spent about a week wandering around every shoe start I could find and looking endlessly online before deciding it just was not going to happen! Good luck with your boots, should you decide to make some!
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wow good job! what the heck did you use to paint them with? im aiming to do a Jupiter cosplay next year, but finding green boots is a nightmare :<
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Thanks! I had the same problem when trying to find boots for Jupiter, so I decided I was find boots that looked like hers regardless of the color and then try my best to make them green.
I used this brand of floral spray paint: [link]
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i never would have thought of floral spray. Gee your resourceful 
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They took about a day and a half.
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i'd also like to know what you used...i've painted shoes before and they always crack no matter what i use. and i need to paint some shoes again and would love to know what to use that doesn't crack once i wear them.
they look awesome!
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Thank you! I used floral spray (Design Master Colortool Spray) which I picked up from Michaels for about $10.
Link to the product: [link]
I haven't worn them very much yet, but the colour has been holding up without cracking so far.
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Nice work. How do you dye such dark leather such a light colour?
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Thanks! It was a lot of work that involved sanding and priming them first.
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That makes sense... so you have to prime them, then dye them?
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Yes, I used a spray primer and floral spray paint afterwards. And then followed that up with a spray sealer.
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