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custom Nike Air Force 1 on table
hydro dipping the process of applying art to virtually any product from rims
to electronics to even sneakers hydrodiping allows you to customize shoes
such as this Air Force one that we're about to show you in this video which
will allow you to monetize the artwork that you're creating for your brand's
and your other products but more importantly it'll allow you to dive into
the multi-billion dollar sneaker industry and more importantly the resale
industry that continues to grow so in this video we're going to dive into
those details we're gonna show you how to actually customize your own shoe to
this extent I'm not talking about just a regularly dunked random pattern I'm
talking about bringing your artwork to life alright so if you enjoyed this type
of content hit that subscribe button down below
turn on post notifications and let's head on out to really help you
understand hydro dipping and sneaker customization I want to introduce you to
the man Akeem with Nulifekicks he's been in the sneaker game for over a decade
and he will be walking us through how to hydro dip shoes the right way before we
get into it Akeem explains why sneaker customization is on the rise when it
comes a customization people want to get a custom that is unlike anything anybody
else to see so we we create one of one customs you know you want to stand out
you don't want to blend in with everyone else so you come to us and then we can
bring to life almost anything yeah so the purpose of this video is to
hydro dip a shoe right (yeah) which is also something that's very unique and rare
the way that we're going to show it so what I want to do now is just head on
out to the car and actually get this whole thing started
to start the hydrogen process we recommend you head over to a hardware
store like Lowe's to pick up the materials to accomplish this you're
gonna need a 10 gallon clear bucket masking tape clear coat and an exacto
knife the hydro dip activator is actually the only thing we have to buy
online and we'll link it in the description of the video
whats up you guys we just made it into the home studio
the man Akeem is here
man check this out he brought some special gifts here
yea check this out this is the
hydro graphic film that we're going to be used to dip the Air Force one this is a
design inspired by Takashi Murakami I'm sure you guys have seen this before
this is amazing this is really cool
huge shout out to the man @vectorchef who actually come up and made this vector for us
in collaboration
what shoe are we using
we are going to be using using the classic Nike Air Force 1
this is clean that's fresh so then are we just going
to dip the whole shoe or what do you know you're not going to dip the whole
shoe you know create a design you know something that will resemble an official
Nike release you know if anything we want Nike to actually steal our idea so the can give us
credit for where they got it from
were watching you Nike were watching you
so yea were going to do something different with each shoe
just to give a different perspective a different idea
on how you can actually dip an Air Force 1
this is like way different because a lot of the hydro dipping videos
out there just they just dump the entire shoe yeah I've never actually seen
something to do something custom like what Akeem is about to do yeah you guys are
gonna want to check this out so the first step to doing any custom is
prepping the shoe taking out the laces is included and prepping but you want to
prep removing the entire factory finish from the leather just to make
sure your paint or whatever ghraphic you have can adhere to the surface you can
accomplish this task by actually using acetone and a cotton rag
alright moving
on to the next step you're gonna need sandpaper prefer 1500 grit is very very
smooth we're gonna use the sandpaper to add a
little bit of texture so that the film will stick a little bit better and be
very careful not to sand too much or else you could damage the leather on the
shoe the second step is called a masking process now look in the masking process
it's essentially going to tape off the areas that you do not want the
hydrographic design to print on alright masking is also important to
keep the shoe from getting wet by using a plastic bag you can ensure that the
design only goes in the areas that you want as well as prevent any water from
going inside this will allow you to transition into these next steps more
efficiently and get custom shoes out a lot quicker
step three is preparing the tank alright guys this is gonna be important the next
step in the process is to actually get your water filled up in the tank that
you purchased now it's gonna be important that you guys use warm water
as the hydrographic activator that we use requires water that is around 86
degrees Fahrenheit now this is gonna be important guys because if you get the
water too hot it's not gonna adhere correctly and if you get it too cold the
same thing happens so you want to make sure that your temperatures are nice and
more importantly you're also gonna want to make sure that you test the film
before applying it to the final product I recommend you guys use some product
laying around the house that allows you to test it and dip the process and
ensure that it's actually gonna stick to it before you start
dunking you the shoes that you spent so much time preparing make sure that you
guys use clean water as often as you can between each dip
dude this is amazing this is quality work right here
thank you man thank you
so many details went into just making sure that we're gonna get this design on this
checker and on this shoe that design on just the backside so I'm excited to see
ok so now we're in now we're about to dip get ready to dip and we want to make
sure that we size our fillm to correlate what the size of the panel that you'll
be dipping we won't need this entire film so we're gonna cut it in half just
to make sure we don't waste it tape the film firmly to something that you don't
want the exacto knife to damage like the lid that came from this tank tape each
side of the film and cut it accordingly now a bonus tip here is to just kind of
leave a little slit in between two or three sides of the tape which will allow
the film to expand and better adhere to your product
after letting the film hydrate for about 60 seconds apply the activator you will
see the film turn into a glassy appearance and now comes the fun part
now you're gonna want to make sure that you take your time here guys don't rush
this process and you're gonna want to aim it correctly to center your
placement of the design now a key here is to just make sure you look at which
direction the design is going so you don't get the smiley faces or a certain
design upside down or going in the wrong direction patience is important here
guys think about it test it on another product before you dip the final design
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now you want to make sure that you remove the masking quickly being careful not to get
any of the excess hydrographic design on a part of the shoe that you don't want
by removing the bag carefully it also prevents you from spilling liquid into
the shoe which will delay your hydro dipping process now you want to let the
shoe dry between each dip all right it's gonna be important that you do this in
order to let the shoe fully heal before dunking it into water again
now this last part is completely optional but it will allow you to truly
create a one-of-a-kind some tips here when it comes to the using the Nike Air
Force One consider painting the AIR logo perhaps the actual font and even the
stitching this will allow you to coordinate with the customization that
you did through the hydro dipping engine
all right you guys now the final step of
this process is to protect the design using the clear coat you're gonna evenly
spray it onto all the areas that you put your art all right this is gonna ensure
that your art stays for life and your customers are happy
custom Takashi Murakami Nike Air Force One
check out the level of details that came into this shoe guys with hydro dipping
anything is possible and of course by adding a little bit of your artistic
touch to those details you can now resell sneakers for hundreds of dollars
more than what you originally bought them for
and huge shoutouts to having new Nu Life Kicks
on the channel thank and for you coming in here and showing that to
everybody it was most definitely an honor man I appreciate you just reaching
out I have a lot of fun creating this project this is amazing work and for
anybody that's out there that wants to get a hold of new life kicks just make
sure you hit that description of the video it'll have the links there and
we're actually gonna give this one away yeah yeah yeah we're gonna be giving
this shoe away if you guys follow us on Instagram you'll be able to find out all
the details you need to win this shoe we're gonna be raffling them all one
dollar can get you this customized shoe that we just created today make sure you
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