Here in the Philippines, the weather is very humid so paint chipping is bound to happen with sneakers like VIII's, III's etc..but when it comes toquality the Aqua VIII's have waay better quality than the fire red III's....my Aquas started to chipp but not as bad as my fire red III's..goodthing Aquas went on sale here in the Phillipines(bought another pair)I know its frustrating but if your a fan of sneaks with painted midsoles, you have to buylots of angelus paint to maintain the paint in the midsole especially if you wear them regularly