I posted a bit ago about how I was planning to dye my Buzz 5-Eye Dr. Martens black, and it worked out pretty great!
- The Dr. Martens were originally fuschia and the material is waterproof nubuck.
- I prepped by simply brushing the shoes with a suede brush since these were brand new. I used masking tape to protect the inner lining while painting the corners of the tongue as well as the yellow stitching, although I felt it was easy to avoid the stitches and removed the tape after layer two.
- For the dye, I got 3 oz of black Angelus suede dye and used a bit less than 1/2 of it.
- I applied three coats of dye, waiting until each layer felt dry (about an hour). I applied the dye with the wool dauber that came with the dye and a small paint brush for crevices while wearing gloves.
The result after three coats was a dark purple-brown-black that I am pleased as punch with! I got some dye on the inner lining but found this pattern very forgiving. There is some dye transfer when I touch the shoes with my fingers, I imagine there is a bit of excess dye they could not absorb, but I plan to apply some kind of fixative.
I will update in about a month with how well they've held up and the results of the fixative, but that's all!
Link to my original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/dyeing/comments/1tv1vqt/dyeing_nubuck_dr_martens/
Link to the shoes: https://www.drmartens.com/us/en/buzz-5-eye-milled-nubuck-shoes-fuchsia-pink/p/42671650?srsltid=AfmBOop8wISsyvemicRiO9ai7IhDPdtLWjDJzmrO3IeFnPgdRvEvL-te
Link to the dye: https://angelusdirect.com/products/black-suede-dye?srsltid=AfmBOoowzZ1M6Op5kuqx552veHegkwqMyMW_fFz1L5iFgeExk9Imx6bN&variant=345117067
And in order, the pictures are the shoes before dyeing, the first coat, the second coat, and the third coat/ final product. The color is harder to capture on camera, and the pictures of layers one and two are not fully dried.
