well done ! it is better dye the leather into navy and then black by which you can achieve really dark result
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Originally posted by kuugaia View PostSo I dyed my reverse cow leather boots from light grey to black with pretty much perfect results thanks to other people's posts here. It is indeed a very easy and cost effective method to change your footwear color or to renew your boots.
What I used:
Fiebing's Leather Dye (Black - 4 ounce)
Lexol Leather Conditioner
Preparation: Cleaned and conditioned my boots the night before, as the dye is very drying to the leather.
Process:
1. Stuff shoes with newspaper to maintain shape while dyeing (this is extremely important, as the dye will set the leather in a stiff position after it's dry - so it's best that the boot is in the shape you want it to be).
2. Wipe down the shoe to make it slightly damp, this helps the dye to take better I think.
3. Apply the dye.
4. Leave it outside in the shade to dry, as it requires airing out.
5. Wipe it down with a wet cloth to remove excess dye.
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After:
One recommendation that I would make is to dye the part where the sole connects to the upper leather first. It's hard to get the dye in there, so you need to flip your boot horizontal to allow the dye to literally drip in there. After that, the rest is pretty simple as long as you apply the dye in the same brushing direction.
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So I took the plunge and attempted a vat/immersion dye of a pair of light brown leather boots using the method that Chinorlz originally posted a protocol link for here:
The result was nothing but clean boots. Pretty much no dye took to the leather. It made me wonder what went wrong. The protocol is for chrome tanned leathers not for aniline tanned leathers. Now chrome based compounds are typically quite colourful (orange, green, yellow, purple etc.) and aniline based compounds, in my experience at work, have been greys, browns and black. So I figure for most of us, we've got aniline tanned hides on our feet, backs and sometimes legs and the vat dyeing recipe (http://www.prochemical.com/direction...DF/Leather.pdf) will probably not work. Hopefully someone finds a functional vat dye protocol that I can use.
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Originally posted by sinnedk View Postthis is one of the most useful things i've read here, thank you, also can you comment on how the shoes are doing a couple of weeks later, is the dye set in, no cracks etc, i may be doing this to a pair of shoes too
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Wanted to chime in and thank kuugaia for his helpful guide. Will apply the same procedure to my 10 sei 0 otto derbies to turn them into a pitch black from a greenish-black.
Although I already miss the contrasting seams...
edit.
Two swift questions:
1) Can I apply the same dye (Fiebing's Professional Oil Dye) to suede leather?
2) Do I still need to condition the shoes the evening before?
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blackfedora: I would assume that you can just use the Dye Reducer that Fiebings offer to dilute the black to be weaker. That will definitely require some trial and error to get the right grey, as various leathers take to the dye differently.
MoFiya: You're welcome! I only had the courage to dye my boots thanks to other posters on here, so was just repaying the favor haha. I'm just a regular dude (just self-read knowledge) but I would say:
1. There is not going to be any issues, as I used regular leather dye on my reverse leather.
2. Not necessarily the evening before, but the leather needs to be healthy before you dye it. After the dye sets into the leather, it will be very dry and more prone to cracking. So I say keep it healthy, and don't let it dry in direct sunlight.
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I just found out that Fiebing's has a special dye for suede shoes, called "Fiebing's Suede and Roughout Dye". Will probably order this.
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That sounds great, thanks for your feedback :) I just ordered as well...
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