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    manicpanicmuni
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    yo, whats up. I recently found a pair of these mr.happy adidas shoes
    just lying around in a box, so i decided to pick em up and use them for
    riding. i love the sole for digging into metal pins, but one downside:
    a horrible colour!

    [image: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/49/142212172_8643a18d8f.jpg]

    Does anyone know how I may be able to remove the yellow colour? I think
    the material may just be synthetic leather with a yellow dye on top.
    What kinds of household liquids can remove this, and expose white
    underneath? Perhaps rubbing in some sort of alcohol/white spirit or
    even bleach may do the job?

    How about paintstripper? like nitromors or is that too extreme.

    Sandpaper would take ages, lol.

    just a random question, but yeah, im conscious of my image when riding.
    I dont wana promote the clown image to the public :p

    thanks bros

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  2. kington99
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    you might do better to try and re-dye or paint the shoes over the top
    with white, rather than remove the yellow which may well be right
    through the fabric

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  3. munidobs
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    Just apply a darker colour dye over the top. Use of bleach may cause
    chemical damage to the material and/or stitching. Or get some
    different shoes 😉

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  4. phlegm
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    Those are awesome! Why would you want to change the colour? 😕
    😄

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  5. Smilymarco
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    phlegm said:

    Those are awesome! Why would you want to change the colour? 😕
    😄

    Exactly what i was thinking 😄

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  6. Brian O.
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    phlegm said:

    Those are awesome! Why would you want to change the colour? 😕
    😄

    I totally agree, those look totally sweet. If you really wanted to you
    could duct tape them.

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  7. Chris.James
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    Brian O. said:

    I totally agree, those look totally sweet. If you really wanted to you
    could duct tape them.

    those things are completely awesome. I dont think you should change
    them at all.

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    johnfoss said:

    If you ignore science, it's like you're trying to convince us of
    Intelligent Design...

    dforbes said:

    Well, boys and girls, this is what separates us from the gods; Kris goes
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  8. Borgschulze
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    I wouldn't wear them, reminds me of the lime green shoes I see a few of
    the "Gangster" kids wearing at my school, you know the kids who wear
    their pants below their ass cheeks.

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  9. Chris.James
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    Borgschulze said:

    I wouldn't wear them, reminds me of the lime green shoes I see a few of
    the "Gangster" kids wearing at my school, you know the kids who wear
    their pants below their ass cheeks.

    except he actually is a gangster! hes on a unicycle.

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    johnfoss said:

    If you ignore science, it's like you're trying to convince us of
    Intelligent Design...

    dforbes said:

    Well, boys and girls, this is what separates us from the gods; Kris goes
    riding and has to worry about landing on naked ladies - you and I have
    to watch we don't land in dog [censored].....


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  10. skrobo
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    i like those shoes...
    i would wear them...
    .... gangsters wouldn't be caught dead in those... they have smilie
    faces on them... and they are not BLINGY

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  11. superiorbalence
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    Those shoes are sick! I want a pair.

    May i suggest black electrical tape, in case you ever change your mind

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  12. bob1993
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    Smilymarco said:

    Exactly what i was thinking 😄

    yea i know where can i get a pair

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    unifreak7 said:

    I just want to say, look what i've done outside of the unicyclist.com
    world. It's possible to make money off of this guys, it's possible to
    do anything with this sport. WE HAVE A HUGE UNTAPPED MARKET! TAP IT!!!
    -Shaun Johanneson

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  13. bob1993
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    Borgschulze said:

    I wouldn't wear them, reminds me of the lime green shoes I see a few of
    the "Gangster" kids wearing at my school, you know the kids who wear
    their pants below their ass cheeks.

    they wear ice creams

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    unifreak7 said:

    I just want to say, look what i've done outside of the unicyclist.com
    world. It's possible to make money off of this guys, it's possible to
    do anything with this sport. WE HAVE A HUGE UNTAPPED MARKET! TAP IT!!!
    -Shaun Johanneson

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  14. john_childs
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    Don't destroy the shoes. They're too cool (is cool the right word?) to
    destroy. Give them to someone who will wear them for what they are.

    Adidas press release about the 'Adicolor series'
    (http://tinyurl.com/2nt2q7)

    Adidas 'pictures of the Adicolor series' (http://tinyurl.com/22lqmg)
    including a green pair with Kermit the Frog and a pink pair with Miss
    Piggy.

    Be proud. Be yellow. Be Mr. Happy.
    (too bad they're too small for Harper)

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  15. Chris.James
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    what size are they by the way

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    If you ignore science, it's like you're trying to convince us of
    Intelligent Design...

    dforbes said:

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  16. smee56
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    phlegm said:

    Those are awesome! Why would you want to change the colour? 😕
    😄

    i like the color man, they were a pretty good pickup....but if you do
    want to change the color and it is fabric just use a bleach and if its
    vynal you may have to paint them or just put a few vivid coats on them
    ..

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  17. ntappin
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    Seriously those are cool, I love yellow, I will offer to buy them off
    you if you don't want them and they are the right size.

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