So I am thinking I want to turn my brown heeled oxfords bronze or dark gold. The brown is just too flat and boring and the truth is that I kind of just don't like brown. Anyway, I know Rae and Claire and others have mentioned Tarrago dyes. I'm looking at them and am a bit confused about the different products.

So there is something called "metallic self-shine colored dyes"
http://shoeshinekit.com/tamedy.html

And something called "metallic color cream polish"
http://shoeshinekit.com/tameco.html

What I want to do is basically add a bronze or gold coat over the existing brown color to add some depth and shine. Streaky is OK. I don't want the shoe to be sci-fi metallic or anything. Do I need to go for the true dye, or would the polish add enough of a coating? And does the polish rub off with time?

How shiny do they end up?

On a related note, I would also like to polish up my gold Born Arlettas. They are a distressed gold, with areas that are basically undyed which have gotten kind of ugly and darkened over time. So I'd like to basically put a coat of light gold polish over the whole thing. Would the cream polish be sufficient for that?

Any other tips and tricks for dyeing things metallic are welcomed and appreciated!

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