Help needed for painting rubber shoes

[FakeBritishAccent]

What kind of paint would I use to paint the rubber sole and trim of a Vans-like canvas shoe? I would need it to be flexible (so it won't crack) but I don't want it to be tacky and sticky. Any suggestions? I'm painting black on white rubber.

-Jonaas

 

[CMANavy]

You can try Jaquard Fabric paints, you can get them from Joannes. Or you can get some black spray on latex paint that is really nasty to work with.

 

[hansicle]

Well, you can try black leather dye, the kind that comes in a bottle with a dauber, or you can try to paint on black high temp gasket silicone. I had to bond some pieces of rubber together, and the black gasket silicone worked very well, I don't now why you wouldnt be able to use it on the rubber sole of a shoe. You can find the silicone at a auto parts store.

 

[FakeBritishAccent]

Thanks guys. The silicone sounds like it would work, but it seems a bit too extreme for what I'm looking for. I'll try out the leather roll on dye and the fabric paint and let you guys know.