changing fire red 3's into katrina 3's

Discussion in 'Sneaker Art' started by eltouha, Dec 4, 2009.

  1. andrethecoolkiddd

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    Looking good so far.
    But dont worry if these dont work out
    if you want the Katrinas so bad you can try getting the silver collection 3s
    or pure $s and try painting those, seems like it would be easier
     
  2. dtb00201

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    wait what did he do so far to them? they look the same to me
     
  3. antalonboubmpo

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    Removed half of the red from the midsole [​IMG]
     
  4. dtb00201

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    oh lmao i'm buggin
     
  5. chamorro

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    man, wished they could re-release those OG fire reds...
     
  6. addictfanatic1982

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    good luck wit change'in the cement print....[​IMG]
     
  7. charmcitykid

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    yeah, those katrinas look WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better than the released version. [​IMG]
     
  8. ugk4life

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  9. sneakerfan93

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    I'd cop in a heartbeat[​IMG]...Good luck on that transformation.
     
  10. wkn916

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    looks like you still have the lace hole on the top and the elephant print.

    not sure if it would have been easier, but you could have started on the elephant print before painting the midsole.
     
  11. aljayz863

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    Just do it, I'd love to see the finla result
     
  12. brockbo

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    I 2nd that how much has it cost u so far?
     
  13. SteveSteve72

    SteveSteve72 Moderator Staff Member

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    cant wait to see how they turn out, good luck.
     
  14. blue0230

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    I'll give up my (used) Sz. 10.5 to anyone who is interested in attempting this. I wore them several times, but they haven't really been in my rotationsince the midsole paint started to chip. Let me know if you are interested in taking them off my hands...
     
  15. brotttttarp

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    [​IMG]
     
  16. gentry187

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    :LOL sorry guys but I plan on keeping them this way. I wasnt trying to make them like katrinas. I only did this because my sole was cracking real bad.
     
  17. eltouha

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    progress report

    cleaning up my spiz'ikes too
    before
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    acetone (a real pain, but works)
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    after
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    just needs some touch ups on the lines.

    and now for the big job
    before
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    now
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    still got to do the lace holes and touch up the midsole lines and then decide on lightening the elephant print.
     
  18. eltouha

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    hmmmm, to lighten or not to lighten. that is the question.

    hmmmmmm this is them now [​IMG]
     
  19. gentry187

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    Here's a thought: wouldn't it be easier to just custom the white cement 3's? All you would have to do is just paint the black strip on the midsolered.
     
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  20. baalnood

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    Good job.
     
  21. rossh123

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    wrong section go to the customs or sum
     
  22. Spectacular23

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    I don't know if you notice but cement 3s can poke a big hole in your pocket, unless you got the $$ for it by all means, but doing it on thefire red 3s seems alot faster, for one the midsole is already red, all u gotta do is paint over it and fill in the cracks and just white out the other half ofred.
     
  23. af1 beast

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    Or you can find a used pair on ebay and fix it up.
     
  24. Spectacular23

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    Even a used pair can still cost a pretty penny and then fixing it up and adding paint and the process etc etc, can damage the sneaker more and thepaint can come off sooo easy. i think its best to do it on a new or slightly new shoe.
     
  25. lrghead

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    WERE DO I GET THE PAINT N HOW DOI DOIT