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Ultimate Guide to Boot Painting, Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Tech With AS
3 min readNov 18, 2024

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Boot painting is really quite a nice fun and personalization method of your footwear, adding an own little personality to it. It could either be that you want to get ancient boots some new life or create something unique and special; in this tutorial guide, I will be going through the basics of boot painting, tips, tricks, and techniques on getting you started.

Selecting the Right Boots

You need to choose the boots you will paint before the actual painting process begins. Check first which material used can indeed be painted or if it is made of leather or suede. Those with intricate designs or stitching should be avoided since you won't be able to paint around them.

Preparing the Surface
First clean the boots, allowing them to dry. Remove any loose dirt or debris from the boots by brushing off gently with a soft-bristled brush. Allow them to air dry. If your boots are glossy, lightly sand them so that the paint will adhere better to the surface.

Selecting the Right Paint

There are also many paint types that can be utilized on boots, such as:
-Acrylic paint : Among the acrylic paints being one of the widely used paints for painting your boots, they are easy to apply and in rich colors.
- _Leather paint_: A paint…

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