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Help! Sealing canvas shoes - Samo - 28-09-09
Sup people, need a little help if poss, got a friend who wants me to do some of my drawings on a pair of canvas shoes with some marker pens. I've been playing about with a cheap pair of canvas pumps to see what the deal is, and I need to seal them (inside and out), and herein lies the problem... I've tried a product called "mod podge" that a few guides have reccomended, but its made the shoe seem quite stiff and I'm not sure its gonna be practical for a shoe this person intends to wear...
Any heads out there who have a solution/suggestion?
Cheers
RE: Help! Sealing canvas shoes - Shellshock - 29-09-09
Murder the friend before you do the shoes. Then you won't need to seal them as the coffin should keep any water away for at least 6-7 years. That's if he's buried in them of course....
RE: Help! Sealing canvas shoes - Samo - 29-09-09
Thanks SS, but I think that one will be the last resort...
RE: Help! Sealing canvas shoes - mr.pure - 29-09-09
I've heard that a thick coating of monkey tears makes things waterproof yet pliable.
Try that.
RE: Help! Sealing canvas shoes - Samo - 29-09-09
Right, I need to go to a zoo then, kick a monkey in his jacobs and then collect his tears...
RE: Help! Sealing canvas shoes - ez-1 - 29-09-09
Isn't that nice to have friends around who offer their hands what ever problem you have...
RE: Help! Sealing canvas shoes - Samo - 01-10-09
Aside from murder, or monkey tears, anyone else have any ideas? Would a UV protector and a coating of scotchguard inside and out do the trick?
RE: Help! Sealing canvas shoes - Lorrie - 01-10-09
Any sealant is going to make the shoes stiff so there isn't much you can do about that. I suppose they would loosen up after wearings.
RE: Help! Sealing canvas shoes - Samo - 01-10-09
I'm aware that sealant will make the shoe stiff, but the stuff i tried out already was terrible. Dispite only applying a thin coating, it was like the shoe was covered in a thick coat of varnish, the shoe was so stiff it was unwearable. I was just wondering if anyone here knew of anything that would do the trick?
Its mostly just to protect the design, I don't want the design to run or smudge if it gets damp.
RE: Help! Sealing canvas shoes - DasBill - 01-10-09
It might just be a case of testing acrylic finishers until you find something suitable.
That or water it down.