Dyeing shoes, and their soles?

ive just bought a pair of cream leather boots off ebay which i intend to dye black or dark brown. im planning to use a Dylon 'shoe and accessories colour'. my problem is that the pale boots have pale soles. they are made of what is called 'crepe' i think with a wooden wedge. (They are Destroy boots, for anyone who is familiar with this brand). Is there anything i can use to darken the soles, i guess i could use a woodstain on the wooden part, my concern is the rubber/plastic part. black boots with cream soles will look a bit odd!

Dyeing shoes, and their soles?
The crepe soles will absorb the dye, but they will not hold onto the dye and you'll be leaving little black bootprints everywhere. Don't worry about the light colour, the only colour real crepe comes in is pale cream. You can use a bit of your stain on the sides of the soles, which is done in shoe factories, but not on the part that makes contact with the floor. Your other choice is a permanent marker such a a sharpie which will last a while. But it won't be much of an issue for long, with age and wearing the crepe will darken naturally and they won't be pale colour after a few weeks. Oh yes, and lightly sand the wood before staining so the wood absorbs the stain. Trust me, I'm staining some wooden chairs and I could have saved myself a whole bunch of frustration!
Reply:If you're going to dye the soles of your shoes, remind me NOT to invite you round here to walk on my carpets ! ! !
Reply:Don't worry about the soles. Traditionally, black shoes almost always had lighter soles. Why, right now I'm wearing a pair of black shoes with brown soles. Don't dye the soles - I've tried this myself and it didn't work. It definitely won't work if they're not leather too.
Reply:Why did you not just wait until a black or dark brown pair came up for sale. Good choice of shoe BTW I like buffalo shoes they are mint.



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