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  • Shucks
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2010
    • 3104

    Dyeing small leather goods

    (x-post from small q's thread)

    i'm doing some dyeing of various small leather goods i have (bottega veneta etc.), from brown to black. i've got the actual dyeing process down real well, and like the results. however, now i'm doing a wallet and a passport case and like many higher-end leather goods, they have a type of resin/wax/whatever on the sides of the leather. the acetone i use for cleaning the leather and the benzene base of the dye both melt this resin/wax so i need to replace it after i've finished the dye job.

    can anyone please tell me more about this stuff? my local cobbler said it was a wax, but it seems more durable than that...? he said he might be able to try putting it back on if i come back to him when i finished the actual dyeing, but i kinda wanna do it myself!

    please advise!

  • Patroklus
    Banned
    • Feb 2011
    • 1675

    #2
    might consider a different leather dye

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    • michael_kard
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2010
      • 2152

      #3
      I think this is what you're looking for



      Or maybe not.
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      • Shucks
        Senior Member
        • Aug 2010
        • 3104

        #4
        patroklus - nah, i got a great dye which i picked up at a real artisanal cobbler. it's a german one called Renia. i think it's got a similar composition to the fiebings one that other ppl use, i.e. some kind of acetone/benzene base that really goes deep into the leather.

        michael kard - great! thanks! i will get some of this and try it out on some scrap pieces. hope it builds that 'thickness' that the original resin/whatever had. would be great if i could find a european stockist now though...

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        • Patroklus
          Banned
          • Feb 2011
          • 1675

          #5
          This article covers this technique using paraffin wax.

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          • Shucks
            Senior Member
            • Aug 2010
            • 3104

            #6
            Originally posted by Patroklus View Post
            This article covers this technique using paraffin wax.
            thanks a million!!! i was actually in on that site earlier and read some of his other posts on similiar topics. will def. read and consider this.

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            • sinnedk
              Banned
              • Dec 2011
              • 137

              #7
              good info guys, thanks

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