Tarrago Leather Paint 022 Daphne Blue – 25ml Bright Electric Blue Dye

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Tarrago Leather Paint 022 Daphne Blue – 25ml Bright Electric Blue Dye

Not every leather repair is about hiding damage. Daphne Blue is one of the shades people reach for deliberately, to turn a plain pair of white or cream trainers into something with a real splash of colour, as much a customising paint as a repair one. A matching deglazer bottle comes included in the same box.

This is a genuinely vivid, saturated blue, closer to an electric cobalt than a soft powder blue, and it holds that brightness well once cured, rather than dulling down the way some cheaper acrylic paints do after a few weeks of wear. It works particularly well on the panels of casual trainers, canvas shoes and the smooth leather sections of custom-painted footwear.

A 25ml pot costs £11.99, with the deglazer needed to prepare the surface beforehand included at no extra cost, so a full customising or repair job can be started from a single order.

Beyond the customising crowd, this shade also turns up on genuine factory-blue shoes and boots that have faded or scuffed, particularly on brighter fashion footwear where a plain, softer blue paint would look flat and lifeless by comparison. A repair like that needs exactly the same preparation as a customising project, since the deglazer strips back sun damage and grime just as effectively as it strips a factory finish before a full colour change.

Trainers with painted panels also tend to attract scuffing at the toe faster than plain leather shoes, simply because they are worn more casually and dragged against kerbs, pedals and pavements without much thought, so keeping a small pot for touch-ups is worth doing from the start.

Why choose Daphne Blue for your project?

• It delivers a genuinely bright, saturated blue rather than the muted, slightly grey-blue that many general leather dyes settle for, which matters if the whole point is to stand out.
• It cures into a proper flexible film rather than sitting as loose surface pigment, so custom-painted trainers hold their colour through normal wear and flexing at the toe.
• Two thin coats generally give full, even coverage over white, cream or pale leather, without the patchiness that a single thick coat tends to leave behind.
• The self shine finish saves a separate sealing or polishing stage on most projects, curing to a bright, slightly glossy look once fully set overnight.
• It blends with white to lighten the tone for a softer sky blue, or with a touch of black to deepen it towards navy, giving some room to experiment.
• It covers evenly across mixed-material trainers, so a panel that combines smooth leather with a coated canvas trim ends up a consistent colour rather than two slightly different blues.

How to apply Tarrago Leather Paint 022 Daphne Blue

1. Remove the laces and pack the toe box with paper or a shoe tree.
2. Wipe the whole area you plan to paint thoroughly with the deglazer.
3. Leave a full five minutes for it to evaporate before continuing.
4. Apply a thin, even first coat, working carefully along any masking lines.
5. Wait around forty minutes before applying a second coat for full coverage.
6. Check the whole panel under good light for any thin or streaky patches.
7. Leave the shoes untouched overnight before wearing, flexing or sealing them.

My tip as a shoe specialist

It is also worth keeping a little of the leftover paint stored in a small, well-sealed container after finishing a project, since bright custom colours like this one are the shades most likely to need a small touch-up within the first few months of hard wear.

If you are painting over white or pale leather rather than repairing an existing blue shoe, do a light first coat and resist the urge to load the brush heavily to save time. A thin first layer lets you see exactly where coverage is thin before the colour builds up, whereas one thick coat tends to pool at the edges and dry unevenly, especially around stitching and seams, and correcting a pooled edge afterwards is far more work than avoiding it in the first place.

Specifications

• Pigment volume: Daphne Blue, 25ml
• Second container: Deglazer at 25ml
• Number in range: 022
• Reading from the card: Bright, saturated electric blue
• Sticks to: Leather, coated canvas, most synthetics
• Handy elsewhere on: Custom trainer projects and blue leather trims
• Brush and pad: Both included in the box
• Wait before wearing: Around twelve hours
• Ticket price: £11.99 including deglazer

Frequently asked questions

Can I use this to customise white trainers?

Yes, this is one of the more popular choices for exactly that, since the pigment is strong enough to cover pale leather fully in two thin coats without needing a separate white base coat underneath first, even on fairly dark original leather beneath the panel.

Will the colour stay bright or dull down over time?

It holds its brightness well once properly cured, since the pigment sets into the leather rather than sitting as a loose surface dust, though as with any bright colour, direct strong sun over a long period will fade it gradually, so storing the shoes out of a sunny window helps preserve the vibrancy for longer.

Where can I buy Tarrago Leather Paint 022 Daphne Blue in the UK?

You can order Tarrago Leather Paint 022 Daphne Blue directly from Shoespecialist.co.uk. We offer free delivery on orders over £50, same-day dispatch when you order before 5pm, and a 60-day return policy.