With the results I got with this repainting method, I figured I would share. Growing up I use to watch sneaker videos and guys would repaint damaged leather shoes all the time. I thought this would be no different so I gave it a shot.
Using Angelus red leather acrylic paint and matte finisher to protect the paint and give it a flexible, resilient finish. Begin by masking. My tape would hardly stick because I just cleaned the wheel. Best way I found was to tape over the red section and carefully use a razor blade to cut within the gap between the strip and wheel. Then I used some alcohol to clean the surface. If you wanna get real fancy, angelus makes a leather deglazer and prep. If your leather is very pitted and cracked, they make a filler as well. I applied 4 coats with a decent paint brush. The first being the lightest coat. allow 10 minutes between them. A heat gun would cut down on this time significantly. The red is literally an exact match so it’s easy to apply. After applying the coats of red, I used the matte finisher. Without an airgun this stuff is difficult to use. But I tried anyway. It’s important to use VERY light coats. This part is important to have a heat source. Hairdryer or heat gun would work. You use this between coats to dry it quickly.
Once finished, you should have a pretty good result. I’m extremely pleased with how this turned out. The paint and finisher is extremely affordable, less than $20. It took me about 1hr and 30 mins.
Note: I suck at painting so if you look super close, you can see some brush strokes. To avoid this use lighter and more even coats with a good, clean paint brush.
Links to videos for visual guys:
Using Angelus red leather acrylic paint and matte finisher to protect the paint and give it a flexible, resilient finish. Begin by masking. My tape would hardly stick because I just cleaned the wheel. Best way I found was to tape over the red section and carefully use a razor blade to cut within the gap between the strip and wheel. Then I used some alcohol to clean the surface. If you wanna get real fancy, angelus makes a leather deglazer and prep. If your leather is very pitted and cracked, they make a filler as well. I applied 4 coats with a decent paint brush. The first being the lightest coat. allow 10 minutes between them. A heat gun would cut down on this time significantly. The red is literally an exact match so it’s easy to apply. After applying the coats of red, I used the matte finisher. Without an airgun this stuff is difficult to use. But I tried anyway. It’s important to use VERY light coats. This part is important to have a heat source. Hairdryer or heat gun would work. You use this between coats to dry it quickly.
Once finished, you should have a pretty good result. I’m extremely pleased with how this turned out. The paint and finisher is extremely affordable, less than $20. It took me about 1hr and 30 mins.
Note: I suck at painting so if you look super close, you can see some brush strokes. To avoid this use lighter and more even coats with a good, clean paint brush.
Links to videos for visual guys:
