DYI: dying leather jacket?

[MikeN]

Do you want to do it yourself, or do you want to bring it to a professional? It can almost definitely be done by a professional in your town, but if you want to do it yourself, I don't have much advice.

[Macro]

please do your research before redyeing a leather yourself... id practice with something less valuable first, or get it done professionally.

[laughed]

Well, i was thinking of doing it myself but the leather is old and cracked, etc. It's a vintage leather off eBay, so I guess I should probably just opt for the pro job, as I am not really sure how such an old leather will take the dye. But doing it myself would certainly save me some change.

[enterthedirt]

colibri?

Hey, so did anyone actually end up using colibri? have a black leather jacket with some "rust" stains (intentional) that i want to dye completely black.

[Faust]

I once wrote them, but never got a reply.

[Johnny]

anyone got any ideas how to "patch dye" (or bleach) a particular piece of fabric, without submersing the whole item? I am looking to change the colour of lining to an item but don't want to change the face colour. ta for any help.

[merkuri]

bump with a question.

just talked to a leather place in nyc who said they don;t recommend me dyeing my drkshdw colored leather black because even with clearcoat, the color could ultimately rub off or run.

anyone have any experience to the contrary?

[cjbreed]

EDIT: nevermind - stupid question.
here's a funny picture instead

[zamb]

anyone got any ideas how to "patch dye" (or bleach) a particular piece of fabric, without submersing the whole item? I am looking to change the colour of lining to an item but don't want to change the face colour. ta for any help.

If you want to change the Colour of the lining in a garment, why not just have the lining removed and the garment relined in the colour you want, instead of attempting to die it?

[BeauIXI]

anyone got any ideas how to "patch dye" (or bleach) a particular piece of fabric, without submersing the whole item? I am looking to change the colour of lining to an item but don't want to change the face colour. ta for any help.

BBQ method: Paint it on, don't marinate.

[purplekicks]

I own a bag from Balenciaga and have dyed it. It was black but fading and the dye (tarrago) worked but definitely made the leather a less soft. All in all it worked fine, it's held up for two years. It generally feels worst for the first week or so; it's kind of like you need to break the leather in all over again. The dye also restores shine to leather. Conditioning the leather may also help after dyeing.

I also dyed a pair of white shoes I own from Balenciaga and the black dye has rubbed off in places. Balenciaga's bags - at least their older bags - were made with leather that had been dyed but not treated afterwards (which is why they are prone to fading). I would imagine this makes the leather better suited to absorb dye. The leather on their shoes is most likely treated because shoes need to be more durable which leads me to believe they are less suited to absorb the dye. I also had the same dyeing issue with a pair of Cesare Paciotti boots. For both shoes it was a good quick fix, but it requires touch ups. I bought both pairs of shoes on sale knowing I would dye them - I won't do it again. It's not worth the trouble.

[Vahiren]

I'm wondering about dying a leather jacket too. If it's not too cliche, I just love the classic Rick Stooges jacket. I've been picky with the leathers I've seen because I fell in love with the original buttery soft version of it and can't shake the image. I found a milk one while I would love it and wear it, I know I would destroy it living in new york and generally being very rough with clothes.

Would buying it with the intention of dying it black once it got too marked up to kind of "hide the years" be a bad idea? Also, I'm afraid of the toughening of the leather after the dye and leaving bleeds all over the place.

What kind of maintenance goes into a dyed leather jacket, especially once from such a blank canvas to black. Would it be impossible? Grey tie-dye ish black is not what I'm going for.

[anatomicut]

dying white color to black color is easy
but the leather (skin) will lose original soft feelings
and stitch (threads) color can,t be dyed
leathers are very delicate fabrics
so i don,t recommand it for you

[ImaPro]

Wondering that too, would the dye bleed and 'dye' everything it gets in contact with/?

[PaintedBlack_7]

Wondering that too, would the dye bleed and 'dye' everything it gets in contact with/?

if it gets hot, or if there is alot of friction, and slightly over time yes

thats why it is best to get the color you originally want or sell and buy the color you want