How to save and restore your peeling shoes! Fix and repair shoe cracks! quick and easy tutorial

[@jennakahn923]

Don't you dare apologize for your accent! I think it's awesome that you can speak multiple languages. I only know one! Don't apologize.

[@abylerog]

I'm late, but also the accent is hot ❤

[@Pom88pom]

I have a pair of boots that I’ve had for a long time that started to peel they go over the knee and fold. They are so comfortable and they started peeling. They are a medium gray, so I was thinking before watching this that I could sand off the old paint and redo them, but wasn’t sure what to use. I will definitely try this mixture. Thank you you English is perfect.😊

[@vdivine1]

I saw someone use sandpaper to scrape off leather/faux leather to make boots smoother before applying acrylic. Thanks for the tip of adding water to acrylic.

[@sarina229]

I've gotta try this! My shoes started peeling and I was so sad 😔 And no worries, your English is good! 👍🏽

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

thank you and best of luck!!

[@Bfree412]

Thank you for this!!!! I can save soo many boots with this!!! Your English is great! 💖💫

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

I'm very happy to help! :)

[@samanthabarron8481]

Your English is great, seriously… don’t worry about it

[@Epicchsnnel3B]

Your English is amazing!

[@lexmph6434]

I thank you very much! Your English is excellent 😊

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

tks!!!! :)

[@megan2176]

Love this!! I was so close to throwing away my flaky shoes, but I'll definitley try your method... my shoes are brown, but I think I may turn them black with black shoe polish, after cleaning away the cracks and flakes! Thanks!! :)

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

you could try brown shoe polish and see how they look! :)

[@megan2176]

@@ErikStrifeDesign True! :)

[@adeolareid1536]

Your English is very good. I wouldn't have even known if you didn't say 🙏🏽 thank you for the tutorial

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

thank you!! :)

[@juulranch]

No worries about the camera quality, this video was really helpful!

[@solonsaturngaming3727]

Just to say thanks for this helped saved my dress shoes for easter today thanks in a huge way cheers dude!

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

well, happy easter! ;P and you're very welcome :)

[@suemct6909]

Thank you for making this video - I am going to give it a go. BTW, your English is very good.

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

glad to help!! thanks! 🙌🙌🙌

[@laronaselolwane606]

Your English is perfect 👍🏿👍🏿😁 thank you for the showing us

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

Thank you so much for the kind words! :D you're very welcome!

[@audrey-experience]

This covid lock down let us realise that even the most expensive shoe will peel.

[@hibbeei1645]

Can I use polish upon the acrylic paint on my shoe? What polish can I use ? Nail polish or shoe polish?

[@elizaf4663]

I have some practically new shoe boots and they are peeling pretty badly. I ordered another pair already but I had the opportunity to get them from Poshmark and were half the price of the first.

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

try this method or even waterproof/fabric paint that doesn't crack, I used it on a pair of shoes and it worked wonders :)

[@Roberta_jager]

Is it real or faux leather shoes?

[@sohailahoj755]

I have brown boots, I use it when it's rainy and muddy. do you think it'll work for me?

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

I would recommend you using fabric paint in that case! since it is waterproof! and with varnish would also not be a problem :)

[@Christrobless]

Is it necessary to take out all the skin of the shoe? Can I just peel off the parts that are coming of and just paint that?

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

the parts that aren't peeling now will eventually peel and you will have extra work then so yeah, if you peel everything it looks made just like that

[@Christrobless]

@@ErikStrifeDesign O okay, thanks

[@NdrGoesPro]

I have this really old leather jacket, and the arms and shoulders are peeling so bad that I can’t even wear it anymore without leaving a trail of little leather scraps behind!! It’s a good jacket that I just can’t bear to get rid of! Do you know of any way to fix or repair the peeling parts? It’s mainly the sleeves the rest of it is in perfect condition and as I said before I just couldn’t throw it away. Any ideas or anything?

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

a few days ago I worked on a shirt that I had, and the sleeve part had some leather parts that were also peeling off so i just peeled it all off and used black acrylic paint just as i did with the shoes, it worked totally fine and the shirt looks great as if there was never anything bad with it, the problem is the now the leather parts look like just cotton fabric, the leather jacket you have you could do the same but then the sleeves would look different from the torso part of the jacket :/ there were another solutions like taking the sleeves of and make new ones but that would take sewing skills and materials...

[@NdrGoesPro]

@@ErikStrifeDesign Hah I have no skills. Thanks so much for the help!!

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

@@NdrGoesPro no problem! wish I could help more there :/

[@jennyn5692]

NdrHoodie I have the same issue with my jacket. It's actually faux leather, but it's peeling in many places. I love this jacket so much; I just can't bear to throw it away! Now my favorite pair of boots are cracking and peeling. 😭

[@roseywilson610]

Thank you , very creative

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

you're very welcome :)

[@shanegoliath8774]

What can I use instead of nail polish? Can mod podge or clear varnish be used?

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

sure, I just used the nail black glittery polish to make it look extra lol

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

Hey guys, I am an independent musician, I write, compose and co-produce all of my music so if you could just check out my music videos I would be so grateful, it would help me grow my channel a lot and keep releasing more work, thank you :)

[@danicalopez1605]

Hi sir what the name of paint did you use? Thank you

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

I used acrilic paint, you can also buy fabric paint :)

[@terrielouisemisell8237]

Great tip😊- but!!! A bit more focus/ HD would of made it better. 😁

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

this video is almost 10 years old, HD wasn't a thing back then ;P

[@terrielouisemisell8237]

@@ErikStrifeDesign 😂 didn't realize it was that old.. Maybe it's time to do a new one😁. Would like to see an updated HD.

[@seekinghappy]

Thank you for this!

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

I'm glad I helped! :) thank you

[@ophilianecr]

But how are you dealing the shoe? This method is not waterproof, and the moment it rains or snows you have wet feet and salt damage. PU leather sometimes comes with netting underneath, this wouldn't work for anything besides genuine leather, no?

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

I have other tutorial on shoes on my channel where I use fabric paint that doesn't crack and is waterproof, you could also use that! no complains here :)

[@linav4484]

Actually acrylic paint is quite waterproof :)

[@kwen2529]

Hi thanks for the great video Erik. May i ask what kind of acrylic paint u use? i find theres acrylic leather, wall acrylic and then those for arts like watercolor . Which most recommended #2 after painting can apply shoe polish to make it shiny? I dint have black nail polish Thank you so much for yr help !

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

I would recommend acrylic paint for fabric or waterproof one :)

[@kwen2529]

@@ErikStrifeDesign after painting can apply shoe polish to make it shiny? I dint have black nail polish

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

@@kwen2529 sure, there should be no problem

[@audreyheather]

@Erik Strife HI there, thanks for this helpful video. I have a pair of beloved Faux Leather boots that are peeling badly on the toe areas & want to fix them. I bought Angelus Acrylic Leather paint for shoes. How much water should I use to assure flexibility & should I buy a sealant? Ty in advance :)

[@agathanicolagalley3669]

Thank you so much sir

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

you are very welcome!! happy to help :)

[@MarLyn07]

What was the mixture you applied?

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

It was acrylic paint with water, I would recommend fabric paint or even shoe polish to make everything even

[@redwhites3651]

Can I use black nail polish also? If so , should I mix it with water then spread it on my shoes? Or should I avoid mixing the nail polish with water?

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

you can use nail polish for sure but I'm not sure nail polish mixes with water, maybe I'm wrong

[@lisaserniabat9591]

Thanks will do so

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

best of luck!! :)

[@margaretodugba1153]

Your English is good 👍

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

thank you so much! 🙌🙌🙌

[@dianabaskin1944]

Will try this and see what happens.

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

hope it goes fine! :)

[@mdsahir3156]

Can we use black Spray paint

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

as long as it is acrylic paint it might work yes, I remember once I used regular spray paint on fabric and when I washed it all went away :x

[@supermodelatlanta1354]

But can you do this with pu leather? The fake crap?

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

I believe so, I had a chair with PU leather, it peeled and I painted some parts plack with fabric paint and worked perfectly lol

[@LiLi-ep1gd]

The surrounding us too dark to see what you are doing to the black shoes.

[@ryecatcher84]

His accent is soo handsome just like his thumbnail pic 😌🤪

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

lol thanks :)

[@tabassumzara2468]

Can we use nailpolish

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

nail polish is actually very good since it doesn't crack that easily and is waterproof ;P

[@waiwai1730]

Love those boots where did you get them, do tell❣️

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

I bought them on ebay haha It was a long time ago so I would probably never find them again, I remember I searched for western style boots at that time

[@waiwai1730]

You're Sweet I can tell😊 thanks for your timely response

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

@@waiwai1730 awww tks! hehe no problem! I hope you can find them or similar ones!

[@karma4872]

I have my favorite boots with that made in China peeling material. It’s not leather

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

I'm not sure but I think it is PU material

[@karma4872]

@@ErikStrifeDesign yes I believe so. Well, was able to get all of that powdered residue off leaving a stretchable material and still can be worn.

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

@@karma4872 awesome! I'm glad you were able to save them! :)

[@karma4872]

English is good. I get a kick when you say “so......yeah”

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

It is horrible 🤣🤣🤣 been trying to fix that but it's hard!

[@margielucero62]

Can this apply into a rubber shoes?

[@ayishayahaya6430]

The number of times he said so ..yh😊

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

sooo..... yeah.... 😂🤣😂

[@viciouslyxdelicious]

Oh I want me some Michael Jackson shoes

[@okthen22ok]

you really wear those boots? lol fancy!

[@mariaestrella5337]

Acrylic paint pala

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

since I wanted to do something resourseful I used what I had at home and it did work :)

[@mariaestrella5337]

@@ErikStrifeDesign is it effective? Is it okay if I only use acrylic paint?

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

@@mariaestrella5337 for this effect and for some colors like black and as long as you mix the acrilic paint with water yes, I still have these shoes and they still look good!

[@mariaestrella5337]

@@ErikStrifeDesign alright. What if the texture of the leather shoes is like an expired leather like the texture is like a broken skin? Is it okay as well to use only an acrylic paint mixing with water?

[@mariaestrella5337]

@@ErikStrifeDesign ok then. Thanks so much for your response. Godbless you!!

[@alazanjoe]

You should have peeled everything evenly to raw leather material

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

since the upper part was fine I decided to keep that part as it was, otherwise I would have peeled it off as well :)

[@alazanjoe]

@@ErikStrifeDesign OH I see. Did the same thing to my wife's boots they came out looking new. Thank you for the video

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

@@alazanjoe nice!! I'm really happy it worked!

[@gorgeouspaulwalker4372]

He's voice is annoying good tip

[@ErikStrifeDesign]

you're welcome 👍