DIY Glitter Shoes! ✨

How I made my Glitter Shoes, and LED light-up shoes!
Matt Gray | mattg.co.uk | @MattGrayYes (More Info Below)
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[@peterlustig502]

I love Matt's channel because you never know what the next video is going to be. How to tame a horse? My top 5 poisonous mushrooms? Only God knows

[@rzeka]

Peter Lustig aren't you the guy who sold the eiffel tower?

[@lauraireson6358]

rzeka To Andrew Swimming-Pool wasn’t it?

[@jwill2931]

Hopefully it will be Matt's top 5 poisonous horses and how to tame them

[@peterlustig502]

@@rzeka that was Victor Lustig. I was the host of a German educational TV show for kids

[@rzeka]

Peter Lustig nice!

[@DasGanon]

0:45 Oh, don't worry Matt, Glitter is going everywhere anyways. That's why it's called "Craft Herpes" XD

[@MattGrayYES]

If I'd noticed the face cushion in the back of the shot earlier, I would have moved it! More info about that and everything else in the description. You have to click the show more button to see it though.

[@violentfoxtrotalphagolf]

...who did you kill and skin to put on the cushion?

[@CallyGem]

@@violentfoxtrotalphagolf Nemo. Or the Cookie Monster.

[@FalcoTheImpaler]

Matt, you can use Rubber Cement to glue the silicone LED strip to the shoe rubber (they're both rubber)

[@yunyo1983]

Don't worry! The shark-chair and fish-combo AND the glitter absorbed all my attention.

[@OrigamiMarie]

Shoe Goo might also work, it's like a sturdier rubber cement. I like watching you figure out crafting techniques 🙂

[@adambottomley]

“I’ve watched a lot of videos of Adam Savage carefully masking off things and he makes it look a lot easier.” I can relate so much to this.

[@BThings]

"I am not an expert. I made this up as I went along, and it's looking a little dodgy around the edges, but I had fun!" - Matt Gray perfectly describing life

[@ellegarret]

This is the least likely video I expected on this channel. But I love it.

[@cottontaelle]

lesbian rights !!!

[@SPACKlick]

Matt does a thing he hasn't done before is an excellent concept for a video. Fookin loved it mate.

[@Kainthereaper]

"Matt does a thing" There's your title right there.

[@wilfgordon7704]

14:02 - "Brush! If you've got stray glitter you want to get rid of your soul, use a brush, that worked!"

[@theacemagpie6374]

First of all, that shark chair with the dory in it’s mouth is absolutely brilliant and, second of all, sanding the surfaces before applying glue should help. Getting a glue meant for silicone should also make it loads easier.

[@yogibear5995]

Hi Matt if you remove the masking tape before the glitter dryes you will have a better seam

[@HorzaPanda]

My wife and I recently painted a few rooms and I think this would probably have made removing all the masking tape much easier/less messy 😂

[@canadiankellygirl7624]

Thanks for the tip! Great idea!

[@SirDominic]

The Learning Curve with Matt Gray

[@StreuPfeffer]

"A Series where a Matt Gray makes somethign that looks like the Product you Buy but more Personal"

[@IstasPumaNevada]

I think a video showing the mistakes is, overall, more useful than one where everything goes perfectly.

[@beth12svist]

Exactly. It shows you what can go wrong, which - exactly as this video shows, too :D - isn't always something you can think of beforehand if you've never tried the technique before.

[@Ceidonianphysicist]

I agree with others here “Matt does things” could be your “things you might not have known” breakthrough.

[@honeycombfromheaven]

Matt, I know this phrase is massively overused on the Internet, but you are a gift to the world.

[@theaquarian5849]

pull the tape before it dries. you can then clean anything that gets under the tape. ✌

[@jacekjagosz]

You have made a video about making a thing, but don't forget when you made a music video. Remember "We flew a kyte in a public place"? You are now complete!

[@FalcoTheImpaler]

I really liked watching you discover the DIY process as you went and how you left in all the mistakes and workarounds. I find that the 'human element' is missing from a lot of crafting vids

[@miksu103]

You should use rtv silicone to glue the led strip. Permatex makes some that are made to bond with rubber. It would bond really well with the shoe, and silicone tube. Silicone is super flexible, so using the shoe will not break the bond.

[@JonReevesLA]

I would also recommend E6000 flexible epoxy.

[@Haewatis]

There is a lovely website called this to that. It usually is reliable for finding out how best to stick one thing onto another thing.

[@danielcomings5872]

I, for one, welcome Matt's shift into a DIY craft channel.

[@Nemenya]

You name dropped Adam Savage and Wintergatan in one episode and I am very happy about both.

[@juli3290]

i feel like this is the best form of tutorial video because you also experience and have to solve the questions that a person who usually does it tends to forget, it makes it a lot easier

[@ReneSchickbauer]

"I have no patience" - says the person who will happily spend a whole week wiring up a new radio studio.

[@DarthTella]

I was waiting for the Art Attack theme to start playing...

[@canadiankellygirl7624]

I am just learning how to glitter shoes so I have watched MANY MANY videos. Yours, by far, has been the most entertaining. My husband was working on something in the background laughing at the comments you made (dodgy lol). No, I will not learn how to glitter shoes from you lol but damn it Matt! I have liked and subscribed! Well done! Thanks from Canada!

[@jamesphilbrick8846]

Me want that shark chair in me life. Me NEED that shark chair in my life.

[@qwertyTRiG]

If you find out where to buy it, let me know.

[@woutervanr]

Adam's trick to masking a thing is lots of little pieces. Seems counterintuitive, but eventually saves time because it's easier to apply.

[@eugenielegrand8590]

This was really entertaining, although I don't know why? I like the fact that Matt isn't perfect at this but still does a far better job than I ever would. I want more vidoes of Matt Gray building things!

[@__Ben]

Of all things I would expect you to upload, this wasn't one of them Matt. I'll still watch the whole lot though!

[@actmgr9786]

16 minutes of a sound engineer doing crafty stuff, should be fun.

[@Zichqec]

Wintergatan is one of my favorite channels :D I'm not even remotely into woodworking or making machines but something about it is really entrancing to watch Really cool result on the shoes! I'm not sure I have enough patience to even get past the tape stage, aha

[@ankhtahr1401]

Thanks for leaving in the reeaally tedious bits! Lovely video!

[@stormbob]

This was way more fun than I expected. Thanks for the glittery chill break, Matt!

[@pvtpain66k]

2:00 I love that you kept the boing part in, because the clipped versions/"already ready" stuff both feels very fake & I prefer to see how long a thing is *actually* gonna take.

[@OrigamiMarie]

And it's also kind of meditative to just watch somebody make a thing in real time.

[@MarceldeJong]

Is this your audition tape for Blue Peter?

[@martinsalko1]

The video starts with trumpets! This is so great!

[@ducttapeanddreams]

You must wear these on the next tech-diff. As for your LED strips: use fasteners like snap buttons. You could drive one side of the snap into the rubber, along with some super glue, glue the other side of the snap to the LED strip (don't forget to prep your surfaces), and then you've got some mechanical connection, rather than trying to glue floppy rubber that probably doesn't like glue to floppy rubber that doesn't like glue.

[@taaamas7785]

Matt has fallen into the grey area of youtube. Pun probably intended

[@xLightblueBubblegumx]

The Lee Sang-min cushion ... wow. I watched three series of The Genius back when you and Tom recommended it in a video and it's still one of the most clever and entertaining shows I've ever seen.

[@disaidra]

Really wasn't expecting this

[@darkmagician1184]

Matt Gray's One Day Build my suggestion for if you do this in the future, use a foam brush instead of bristled. also, probably mentioned, but you should remove the tape after your final coat while it's all still wet and the lower glue hasn't cured completely, will come up much cleaner.

[@maxximumb]

Matt, to stick the LED strip to your shoes I'd suggest using either a glue designed for shoes like Shoe Goo, or a barge (not the boat) glue (aka contact adhesive). The shoe glues are designed to stick to rubber, so should be good for the LED strip too. The barge glue is good because it will stick almost anything to anything. Apply to each surface, wait till it's almost dry, then press the two things together, and that's it, they're stuck together forever (nearly). Downside of barge glues, you have to get it right first time. Once the 2 glued surfaces touch, they stick and it's difficult if not impossible to separate.

[@martinsalko1]

Wow, props for the description

[@WowCoolHorse]

Oh my gosh all the maker channels you listed in the description are some of my favorite people on KZbin

[@WowCoolHorse]

Also I'm only like halfway through the video but I probably would have done a thick coat of glue and let it get tacky, then make the glitter layers with a thinner mix of modpodge, as in a lil bit of water and glue mixed

[@theliberalfoundation4085]

You should have done the glittery-lumpery-rubbery-offery thing at the end before putting the laces in so they didn't look all lumpy whilst in the sun. Loved it anyways :) might try it myself!

[@donaldasayers]

They're fabulous.

[@raycruick9032]

This is proof that you’re my soulmate. Glittery shoes are my fave.

[@ZooD333]

E6000 glue would almost definitely work for the LED strips!

[@positivemelon7578]

Cool that you watch Wintergatan! It's one of my favorite channels, because it combines music and engineering

[@DEFarnes]

Right for pride next year I will make some rainbow ones, one whole year to plan and do, maybe posiible

[@LeiterDerAnstalt]

To glue the LED strip to the shoe you can try that vulcanizing glue that you get with inner tube patches for bike repair. This stuff will practically weld rubber/silicone.

[@amyx231]

Fabric glue or fabric paint my man. Flexible and designed to stick to fabric.

[@Altoclarinets]

He's gone full Carol Duvall on us! :)

[@CallyGem]

You are a genius, Matt, you've shown me everything not to do, it's going to be great when I do my own.

[@SeanBZA]

To stick the led tape on use Bostic clear, which will stick to the rubber of the shoe, after you clean it with some solvent, and will stick to the tape as well.

[@skonkfactory]

To attach silicone-covered LED strip to your shoe, I'd recommend buying some clear silicone RTV and using that to glue it on. You'll want to clean the surface of the shoe sole with acetone before you glue it, and you'll want to use masking tape or similar to hold the strip in place while the RTV cures.

[@pyrommph]

Crafty Matt seems much more craftier than non-crafty Matt

[@bonnie5076]

They look very cool and I love how happy you are about them!

[@p1rgit]

reminds me of story, i think, related by kurt vonnegut. how in POW camp or smth inmates put on a play Cinderella for X-mas or smth. and for her glass shoes they used ordinary soldiers' boots, covered with aluminium powder :D definitely, yours look better.

[@RealTheCrasher8]

You also watch Martin building the MMX? YAY FRIEND!!

[@EmilyWalters]

This was fab! It reminded me of Art Attack. I like that you didn't show what it would look like until the end. The mystery reveal is underrated.

[@johannes4518]

The mic clipping at 5:00 had to be really annoying as a broadcast engineer. If so, I am a little sorry.

[@dylanpeel6315]

Hey matt, most shoe sole are rubber. If you'd like to attach some Led strips permanently to the shoes, perhaps some rubber cement? Apply a layer to the back of the LED strip, wait for it to dry, then put a layer on the shoe sole. The rubber cement should melt the sole's slightly and weld the strip to the shoe, probably the most durable thing I can think of. Really liked the idea for the LED shoes though!

[@damientonkin]

Very bold of you to craft in a white shirt.

[@WangleLine]

The content I subscribed for

[@thomasmorris1194]

E6000 glue would probably work to stick the LED strip back on. It stays flexible so it won't crack and split. Just have to get both surfaces real clean, maybe rough sand the back of the LED strip too.

[@matthewgiallourakis7645]

JB Weld would work wonders for your LED strips

[@MaganmashFlutefighter]

Admittedly I'm in the US but you can find around here what is colloquially called "pimp stores" in malls and the like. They sell big padded suits, canes, dress shoes, etc. All in garish but cool styles. My girlfriend got some glittershoes from one of these places which was a miracle because she wears a US Men's 14 and almost no stores carry above a twelve.

[@TomDufall]

Maybe try sanding down the rubber edge of the shoes a little before gluing the tape back on. I can't say I've tried it with shoes, but when patching a bike inner tube it's what you do to help the glue stick to the otherwise smooth rubber.

[@mukrifachri]

Looking forward to more experiment on anything... Well at least the 'normal' ones !

[@bob_._.]

I would give rubber cement a try for the LED shoes. It might have the best chance of sticking to the rubber soles. Or maybe a contact cement.

[@CelestialVeggie]

I think this must be the best video I've seen all week. Incredible.

[@apm136]

to stick the led tape to the rubber of the shoe,id suggest either a thin layer of silicone sealant, or 151 fantastic elastic glue

[@tomweston3239]

14:00 I'll have you know I quite like my glittery soul thank you very much.

[@stefanozenato61]

Wow those are amazin shoes. For te LED shoes I was thinking: instead of glueing them on the side, why not do some inciscion on the edge of the shoes, put the stripe in it, and then cover it with silicon so it should stick and you will not be able to see the individual led but a more diffused and homogeneous spread of color

[@kerenberelson7618]

Yes Adam Savage!

[@llaughridge]

Matt - for sticking the LED strip to the soles of your light-up shoes, use 3M 1300L adhesive.

[@c.james1]

I'd love it if eventually YT becomes your full time job!

[@valentinafuentes0598]

this is the quality content i signed up for!

[@DasGrinch]

A) That shark chair. B) Is the Freddie Mercury thermometer in there somewhere?

[@andytroo]

despite your closing advice, i would watch more of this. Have you tried cooking a pavlova?

[@treekrampen3029]

Have you tried the moge podge on the LED strips? You may have to find a way to hold it in place while it dries. I also like E6000 adhesive.

[@andrineslife]

This is so delightful 😍

[@IbakonFerba]

Adam Savage, Wintergatan... You have a good taste ;)

[@beckettmurtaugh3170]

Died when you said wintergatan

[@Psi105]

i think alternating coats of clear spray paint and sprinkles of glitter would probably work better

[@Chayat0freak]

You want to use a contact cement to put the led strip back on the shoes all the US YouTubists use barge but I've never seen it in the UK. You can get Evo Stik in most places though, (b&q Boyes wilko)

[@ben_the_cat_guy]

Use some contact adhesive to glue the led strip back on use alpha thiofix or the red tin of evo stick Apply a thin layer to both pieces and let it dry completely then carefully press them together you only have one chance

[@nomiSimple]

Try 3M™ Rubber and Vinyl Spray Adhesive, 80 on shoes (allow a coat to dry first) for LED strips. Clean really well first with alcohol.

[@FreyasArts]

Maybe you cold use contact cement for the led strips on your shoes? Problem is that silicone generally doesn't really want to stick to anything but silicone.

[@sourcererseven3858]

I feel duck tape would have been a better choice than painter's tape. It's more elastic and should stick better to the rubber soles. Keep in mind for your next projects, maybe glitter trousers? ;)

[@Jivolt]

“Glitter shoes? No man looks good wearing glitter shoes.” - me ::: sees Matt wearing glitter shoes:::: “Daaaaaaaaamn. Svelte.” - me and very person ever.

[@reddcube]

E6000 glue worked for me on shoes. The glue take a long time to set and remember to rough the surfaces

[@telotawa]

to be honest, it's not often that you look closely at people's shoes, so they'll probably look better

[@Yobleck]

use an epoxy resin for the led shoes maybe. polyurethane glue might work too.

[@michaelbell6602]

Kinda relaxing video. Like Primitive Technology channel

[@MercenaryPen]

Next time, Matt does crafts with commentary from Gary and Chris

[@michaelocyoung]

+1 for the Wintergatan reference

[@Solid_Fuel]

ey matt! that wasn't half bad was it :D

[@HorzaPanda]

Buying brushes that don't shed makes most projects so much easier XD