If you want to protect the buttons on the strap where they attach to your shoe, put a piece of masking tape over them. Then, use a utility knife to cut around each button. Pull off the excess tape to leave the 2 smaller pieces behind.
Let your shoes air dry or rub them dry with a clean towel.
You need a little room at the top of the bin. When you submerge your shoe, it will displace some of your water. If the bucket is too full, some of the water and paint will spill over. Plastic storage bins are usually perfect for this since they’re easy to clean when you’re done and can usually hold a lot of water.
You don’t need a dust mask or respirator since you’re doing this outside, but you can wear one if the paint fumes tend to bother you. You can use a single color to dye your Crocs a different shade or use multiple cans of paint to create a unique pattern. If you want to dye your Crocs a solid color, spray your paint into the water for 30-40 seconds until the paint covers the entire surface of the water.
The surface of the water should be completely covered with paint by the time you’re done adding your paints. If you use more than 4 colors, the paint may begin to mix together in the water. The paints will stay separated if you use 4 or fewer, though. For a tie-dye look, use blue, red, yellow, and green. You can spray these colors in a circular pattern away from the center of the water to mix them together like a classic tie-dye shirt! Any color combination can work for this since the paint won’t mix unless you use more than 4 colors. For a brighter combination, use a mixture of red, yellow, pink, and orange. For a cooler color combination, stick with darker colors like blue, purple, black, and green.
If you don’t want your fingers to block paint from getting on the shoe, tape a string to the sole of your shoe and lower it that way. The overall paint job may be a little inconsistent though if the shoe wobbles in the air as you lower it into the water.
Clean your bin with water and dish soap if you want to reuse it in the future. If some of the spray paint won’t come off, use paint thinner to weaken it before scrubbing it off with a thick cloth.
The fixative will keep the paint from chipping and fading over time. Read the label on a can of fixative to see if it will protect acrylic paints. Most clear-coat fixatives will work with acrylic.
