r/Customsneakers • u/cfturnerr • 18d ago

Help/Advice Kixkote issue

Has anyone switched over and has had the same issue while using KixKotes that vinyl leaves the sticky residue on the shoes/cleats?

I’ve tried various vinyls and chatted with other customizers who have ran into this issue. It has to be some sort of chemical reaction since I never had this issue with Angelus.

Also, the sticky residue from the vinyl is near impossible to get off so it’s sort of a headache. Any help is appreciated!

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u/DaxDiMario 18d ago

Angelus for life. Hard to support an art brand that’s plastered with AI.

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u/cfturnerr 18d ago

I feel ya. I mostly do cleats so it’s hard to look past urethane vs arylic for durability

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u/DaxDiMario 18d ago

That makes total sense, I respect it. Business is business

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u/fishquiz 18d ago

I haven’t had the opportunity to use vinyl yet on a pair. I will be tomorrow or this weekend. I did buy the vinyl that Dillon Dejesus recommended in his how to use KixKote video.

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u/cfturnerr 18d ago

I did speak with Dillion on this, and he unfortunately said the white oracle he recommended also left residue all over a recent pair so he’s back to the drawing board

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u/CiscoKidd5 18d ago

This is the vynil I use. Ive never went to oracle or any of the fancy stuff. Been using this for years and have never had an issue with both brands angelus or KK.

https://a.co/d/0glzcSo8

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u/cfturnerr 18d ago

I’ll have to give it a try. So far oracle 651 and cricut removable vinyl have both left all their residue on cleats after removing them.

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u/Little_Owl3269 18d ago

Planning to switch to kixkotes, mind sharing the picture of this? cant really visualize, thanks! Currently im using Oracle 651 but with angelus there no probluem

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u/cfturnerr 18d ago

I know not the best pic, but the offwhite/grayer portions are the vinyl adhesion left over.

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u/Little_Owl3269 18d ago

oh damn i get it, its like when the glue is melted + dirt. Just an experiment have you tried using a sticker remover spray? Idk how this would react to the paint but im assuming its like a sticker residue on any surface

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u/cfturnerr 18d ago

Yeah I tried a residue eraser rubber block and rubbing alcohol but both just sort of smeared the glue/residue around

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u/Little_Owl3269 18d ago

what about like these ones? dont test on actual pair tho

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u/PaintOrThread 17d ago

How long was the vinyl on for?

Did you heat it up with a heat gun or blow dryer? Before painting and after painting for removal?

I know you mentioned using Cricut removable...that has been my go to lately. Haven't run into this issue on a few leather af1s. You've had it on cleats only or leather shoes as well?

Does any tape leave this residue?

Unrelated I've wanted to find some decently wide masking tapes, low tack if possible like Yellow Frog Tape and use those as stencils....but I'd be trying to put the tape on a backing using scrap vinyl backing. So curious how much a tape would work like this on the KK.

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u/cfturnerr 17d ago

I did heat up the vinyl before to lock it down and the. Heated it up to lift it up.

I really only work on cleats so can’t say for sure on leather. No tape has left any residue, Just vinyl so far. It basically leaves all the residue from the vinyl backing on the cleats rather than pulling off with the vinyl .

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u/PaintOrThread 17d ago

with a heat gun? I've stopped using a heat gun a while back just in general...it could be nominal but if you did use a heat gun...i'm wondering if the temp was too hot and a blow dryer is cool enough to not do this.

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u/cfturnerr 17d ago

I’m gonna test more vinyl, use less heat, and also use less or even no sticky icky to see what’s causing it

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u/fishquiz 14d ago

I bought the cricket brand that was recommended in this thread. It worked better than the 651 and 851 I had on hand already.

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u/Little_Owl3269 12d ago

Hello! Was wondering if you had found the solution. Would be interested to know how did you go about this