There is a fella I have reached out to for other projects that is just a county over. Hydro dipping that is.
It’s just not worth the cost on these. In all reality anything over $10 is not worth it.
Color is not terrible just not as dark as I would have liked.

Wonder what he'd charge if you left them and he worked them in when someone was doing the color or theme you liked, I've done that, saved some money since the vendor was already shooting that color...

I'd just scuff them up, clean up, and dye them, if that doesn't work, get um dipped.