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re-dying leather Our collective wisdom required.
Guys, I'm thinking about buying this second hand leather Stressless recliner but I don't like the color. I'm thinking of re-dying it to black to match the two couches I've already got. I contacted a prefessional place who said it would cost about $700 which defeats the purpose of buying it secondhand and working on it.
 Do you think there is a leather STAIN, not paint (that may peel off in time), that I could do myself? |
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08-31-2011, 02:09 PM
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Google Leatherique in Canada, the owner is easy to talk to and knowledgable and he has good stuff
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08-31-2011, 02:17 PM
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I'll second Leatherique. Will come out great.
If you send them a sample, they'll match it exactly. I know black is basically black, but for sheen, etc. |
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08-31-2011, 02:34 PM
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Very doable with the right prep. I used a product similar to leatherique called surflex by color plus to re-dye the leather on one of my old XJ6's. It came out great. Both myself and the guy who bought it from me have one people's choice with the car at the Seattle and Portland All British Field Meets. :: Color Plus ::
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08-31-2011, 09:49 PM
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I was going to say Leatherique. I bought a kit but never dyed my BMW seats. I did however have a pro do a couch for me. It was a total joke. The dye that was used was more like crap paint. It looked horrible from day one and then got worse.
Do leatherique and you will at least be on par with a pro job. I have read the instructions, they are very detailed. It involves bleaching out the prior color, something the "pro" didn't do on my couch. Good luck. Larry |
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09-01-2011, 05:51 AM
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anyone have experience dying shoes? I bought a pair of piloti sebring, highly discounted but in blood red, abit too red for my taste, would like to dye in black or brown.
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Thanks guys. Out here in the colonies we have a suppier of Leatherique so I'll think about that as an option. And yes, these "paint" type things don't want to stick to something like leather that flexes and stretches.
It doesn't need to be black black, just something other than that God awful red. |
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09-01-2011, 10:44 AM
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Be aware that Leatherique is a paint on application. The key is the preparation. If I recall correctly you need to use an agent like acetone and steel wool to remove the color that's on the leather now. It requires quite a bit of prep to do a good job and very thin applications of the new color with high quality brushes.
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09-01-2011, 09:32 PM
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09-02-2011, 03:31 AM
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Ditto on Leatherique. I did BMW seats years ago that came out nicely.
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