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Anyone with sneaker game knows that exclusivity is everything but with the increase in internet shopping and the rise of eBay reselling it can be hard for your sneakers to stand out in the crowd. This is perhaps why the popularity of sneaker customization has grown exponentially in recent years. Below we'll take you through our step by step guide on how to customize your sneakers using Angelus and Fiebing paints and dyes. Alternatively if you feel your not up to challenge why not get a professional to do it for you? There are many sneakers customizer in Glasgow, one our our favourites is  GlasgowRob . Step 1 - Materials: The most important part of customization is having the right products, first of all work out what material your customizing, we stock leather paint, dye and suede dye from brands such as Angelus and Fiebing's . Optional extras to help you get the desired effect are cotton wool balls, paintbrushes or airbrush (if available), masking tape to avoid seep...

Bought some of our new Angelus paints this week to try them out. I have an old pair of Nike Air Flights, used for basketball, in the worst colours imaginable (I'm not proud, but I am cheap) so I thought I'd complete them and turn them into true bad taste. I also saw it as a chance to experiment with the paint and see how it works so I could truthfully give advice to any inquistitive customers.  Answer-Shoe customising is really, really hard. Remondelling kicks is an extremely laborious but ultimately very enjoyable experience. But it's incredibly difficult. The paint ran every where, the detail was tricky, the fact it's a 3D object is a nightmare. But at the end of it, I looked at the terrible shoe I had created and realised that the whole time I had been the calmest I had felt in ages. The patience and devotion involved was probably beyond my impatient and lazy self but it's great. And you can create stuff like this: More over at my blog on the sidebar or try kick...