My old leather is bleeding dye

[Gray]

My old but much loved leather jacket is bleeding dye into the collar of anything I wear thats light in colour. When I say bleeding, its leaving black marks on my clothes. I thought it was muck at first so i scrubbed it with a soft brush and soft neutral soap but still the black was coming off, I had it cleaned properly and its still happening so i think its the actual colour rubbing off. Can i stop this happening, if so....how?
Thanks in advance guys.

 

[wanderinstar]

I am no expert but I think that if you seal it with Carnuba Cream and then Resolene. That will seal the leather and hopefully stop the dye bleeding. These can both be obtained from http://www.leprevo.co.uk/

 

[blacktimberwolf]

You say old, are you sure it isn't the actual surface of the leather that is 'crumbling' & leaving smudges on your clothes rather than dye ?.............I say that as it's rare that old leather starts to leach dye...................
Have you given it a good going over with a quality leather conditioner ?......also are you sure it's full grain leather & not top grain or some other coated stuff ?

 

[Gray]

Looking closely, the colour is rubbing off. Its not crumbling as its still nice and smooth. I can start to see the original leather colour underneath. No idea what type of leather it is, label says 100% leather. I've had since the late nineties, i just like the jacket and wold like to keep it.

 

[Gray]

I am no expert but I think that if you seal it with Carnuba Cream and then Resolene. That will seal the leather and hopefully stop the dye bleeding. These can both be obtained from http://www.leprevo.co.uk/

I'll have a go, cheers bud