dying leathers

[bigred875]

I am looking into dying my 1 piece..it is an old white perf'd vanson rental...it is a nice quality suit and fits me but i look like a cross between teh michilen man and the stay puft marshmellow man lol I'd like to dye it black....any one have experience with this?

[Rick Lee]

I'm pretty sure vanson can get it done but im not sure if its in house or if they send it out. On the other hand HBerry is a student and would prolly do it for like 50 bucks with a few sharpies

[WOTEugene]

Buy a pack of permenant sharpie markers and get to work

[HBerry]

75 dolla!

[HBerry]

http://www.ehow.com/how_15423_dye-leather.html

[bigred875]

ya i found that link too...but was wondering if anyone had any experience with it...and what the best dye to use would be...still poking around...

[HBerry]

Originally posted by bigred875
ya i found that link too...but was wondering if anyone had any experience with it...and what the best dye to use would be...still poking around...

Just trying to be a know-it-all as always

[FireFly]

I thought once leathers were dyed during the development process, you couldn't change it????dying is a long process with leathers before the material is even cut and stitched yes/no???

[bigred875]

Originally posted by HBerry
Just trying to be a know-it-all as always

lol...hey man when i am looking for it..it's a good thing

[bigred875]

Originally posted by FireFly
I thought once leathers were dyed during the development process, you couldn't change it????dying is a long process with leathers before the material is even cut and stitched yes/no???

yes..but i am not looking for pro quality...i understand they will not look that great...i jsut dont want white any more

[Honclfibr]

No more STA-PUF?

[HBerry]

Originally posted by bigred875
yes..but i am not looking for pro quality...i understand they will not look that great...i jsut dont want white any more

$75 for the sharpie still stands!

[bigred875]

lol..i keep that in mind

[benVFR]

If you get to the point where you are going to consider the sharpie option I have a can of black spray paint unopened that I don't need, it'll save you loads of time.

[bigred875]

ok thanks

[black]

had the same issue witha a set abotu 4 years ago..(pre-RI)
some one wrote me this
" bought a bottle of FIEBING'S LEATHER DYE at Hobby Lobby and dyed them black.
They turned out great. There was a little bit of bleed through through the perfs the first couple of times I wore them but after that there was no problem. It comes in any color you want so you can do them in black or match them up to the red.Try it
the worst thing that an happen is that you turn black on your skin.

[bigred875]

well i have always wanted to be black...hhmmm lol


where can i purchase this fine product? beside hobby lobby...lemme ask google

p.s. - thatnks for actually posting something useful

[black]

go bang yourself... lol...... good luck...

[bigred875]

hhmmm...how many bottle do you think it would take...they are only 4 oz bottles

[Currently]

You mean how many bottles it would take to resuscitate dying leathers?

Depends on the juice!