Dying leather...I dont think boot polish will do it.

[Tengu]

Friend wanted a new bit for her saddle, "Dont worry, I will dye it black..."

She is now unhappy as boot polish will absorb in the back but not the front...

I think she should use some proper leather dye.

 

[mountainm]

Get some dylon from Timpsons

 

[bob_the_baker]

Vinegaroon will colour right through the leather. I've just dyed a dog collar that I am making for a friend and it has come out great - will post pics when I finish it off

 

[DaveBromley]

just get some Fiebings professional oil Dye, you will also need something like acrylic resolene to cover it and stop dye transfer to clothing

Dave

 

[leon-1]

Vinegaroon will colour right through the leather. I've just dyed a dog collar that I am making for a friend and it has come out great - will post pics when I finish it off

Yep that'll work well.

 

[mountainm]

Yep that'll work well.

Only with veg tan.

 

[leon-1]

Only with veg tan.

Most saddlery butts are veg tanned.

 

[Tengu]

Its veg tan.

how do I make vinegaroon?

 

[mountainm]

Distilled vinegar and steel wool.

 

[Tengu]

Not rusty nails? I have no steel wool

 

[mountainm]

Not rusty nails? I have no steel wool

May take a bit longer, but should work.

 

[lannyman8]

Not rusty nails? I have no steel wool

its meant to be iron not steel, but im sure it would work... when i made my batch i used angle iron left it for a month and swished it around every night, works very well and totally natural.

let us know how you get on...

 

[John Fenna]

You can use iron tablets from the chemist as well!

 

[Tengu]

Hoo, I went to see my friend and she triumphantly showed me her fitting...all black.

She used Dylon.

So thats £5 for a scrap of leather and about 2 mins work...

 

[bob_the_baker]

Just for completion - here is the vinegaroon stained, neutralised and mink oiled martingale collar I made for my friend's Newfoundland

 

[fishfish]

i use the bottles of scuff cover that all the supermarkets sell,works a treat ,readily available and cheap.