Got these for this upcoming year.
 

UPDATE!

With the help of a Sharpie Opaque Paint Pen (oil-based), I made the Nike Air Max 2012s look sharp.

Before:

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8554/dscn4110t.jpg

After:

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/649/dscn4111r.jpg


Original post:

Nike Air Max + 2012 - Men's - Running - Shoes - Black/Pure Platinum

Should I black them out with paint or just Sharpie?

You should burn them. They are part of the evil empire.

But I like them :(

For that price? I think not! ;)

+$100.00 Yes, Nike = The Evil Empire.

Why?

The Air Max is a superb shoe. A bit pricey but an all around excellent shoe to officiate in. I have all the versions dating back to 2009. I bought the version you have at the end of the season and have used them in summer leagues and at camp. Instead of a sharpie to black out the white swoosh and the white bottom border, I used an opaque point marker made by Elmers (yes the milk people). I bought it at a hobby shop in the art & paint supply department. It works 100% better than a sharpie. Completely and I mean completely covers the white with a nice dark fiinish. When I was done you could not tell where I started coloring and what was originally black. I highly recommend you try it instead of the sharpie. Let us all know if you decide to try it and how it worked out for you.

Thanks for the tip mikeref.


With the help of a Sharpie Opaque Paint Pen (oil-based), I made the Nike Air Max 2012s look sharp.

Before:

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8554/dscn4110t.jpg

After:

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/649/dscn4111r.jpg

Great summer shoe.

Not here in Oregon. Their tax dollars pay for a lot of stuff, not to mention all the donations (cash and product) they've made to the University of Oregon. The only entity that has a problem with them is the city of Beaverton. Nike has blocked all of that city's efforts to annex their "World Campus" from the unincorporated county. The city would love to collect property tax from them, but it ain't gonna happen.

If you lived in NC, you could leave them as they are here.

Too late for that now I guess.

I like the shoes, just not the mesh part for officiating. I like suede or leather. I have the Air Max 2011s for everyday wear and I love them. Might turn them into base shoes for baseball eventually.

Imo
 

No offense to you or anyone who likes Nikes, but they are murder on my feet. Hence in my world they = the evil empire.

Agreed.