WHEN AND WHEN NOT TO USE A LEATHER DYE
The term leather dye is often incorrectly used, most would use the term ‘dye’ as a general rule for a product to colour leather.
The surprising fact is leather dye is NOT suitable for all leather types, and not ideal for certain environments, you don’t want that lovely dye rubbing off all over your clothes!
So what is the difference between leather dye and leather paint?
Leather dyes are transparent, they are not a solid colour, they’re a subtle tint of colour (similar to a wood dye)
Dyes have to soak in to the leather to have an effect on enhancing the colour, therefore your leather has to be very absorbent to use a dye.
If the leather isn’t absorbent enough for the dye to soak in it will sit on the surface and rub off on to your clothing.
It’s important to carry out an absorbency test by wiping over the leather using a very damp cloth, if the leather immediately changes colour to a much darker tone your leather should be suitable for a leather dye.
Absorbent leather normally fades over times (dyes tend to fade when exposed to daylight) at that point a leather dye colour restorer can be rubbed in to the surface to restore the original colour.
Don’t forget a dye can’t just be applied and that’s the end of it, the leather has to be finished using a finishing balm or buffing cream.
Here at buffalo we supply a kit which provides all 3 products you need to re-dye your leather.
Purchase Leather Dye Colour Restorer Kit for Absorbent Leather
The moral of this story is don't apply a dye if the leather isn't fully absorbent
