Question:
I want to change a pair of mid brown shoes to a mottled blue/black Lobb Museum effect. My plan is to acetone them, dye them with an aniline blue dye, then over dye with black and use alcohol/bleach to lighten toes and heels. Condition, cream and polish. How hard can it be :laugh:
My question for the members of this august forum is what is the best type of aniline dye to use? Tintex? Are there tricks to ensure I get the right finish/effect?
Any help is appreciated.
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While I cannot help you with your question, would it be possible to post before and after photos of your shoes? I am always interested in seeing how people make out when changing the colour of their shoes.
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Just dyed a pair of brown boots yesterday. i just used some black leather dye from the local shoe repair (~$5) and they turned out perfect!
you might consider just doing that because after just the first coat they were black but had a really cool blue/purple tint to them. They actually looked really cool and i almost didnt do another coat. just an option?
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Did you do any stripping before the black dye? Pics?
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I stripped a pair of black Edward Green dovers using a bleach solution and then recolored them Navy. I used Fiebing's leather dye.
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Make sure you use a conditioner after dyeing
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I didnt do anyting to strip them. also didnt use conditioner. still need to polish them cause they are kind of a dull/matte leather look right now but im not it any rush to do that cause the weather is turning to crap and its raining constantly here. been wearing sneakers lately. anyway, i dont have a camera but ill try to borrow one within the week and get some pics up.
