Prepare the shoes

Since you are going to glue the fabric on the shoes, their surface needs to be clean and even. If any part of shoe material (like old leather or faux leather) peels off, that could create air bubbles once you wrap the shoes up with the African prints. So, the shoes have to be cleaned well and deoil, especially if you have already worn them. The skin oil can prevent glue from doing its job. Deoil the shoes from inside and outside. You can use glass cleaning sprays to do that or just any alcohol. It easily removes the oil. If you are dealing with a pair of spikes, you should remove the shoe base or the sole both from the bottom and underneath the heel. That is if you want the shoe base to look neat and professional and you want to wrap the spike along with the shoe. You may leave the spike unwrapped to contrast the Ankara fabric. This way you would be able to glue the fabric underneath the sole. Next, you sand-paper the shoes on the top. If the shoes are shiners, they are too slippery and smooth. Sanding them helps making little dints for the glue to hold on to and fill in. Finally, if you are wrapping the heel, too, you should remove the tap off of them. Now your shoes are ready for the great revamp and tuning them up to the latest Ankara fashion trends.

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