Springfield Leather Company's Helpful Hints: More Tips on Mixing Dyes and Dyeing Leather

Rusty gives you a few more tips on dyeing leather, mixing alcohol based dyes, and other tricks. Learn about getting darker or lighter colors, getting more colors per bottle, and how alcohol dyes work on leather. For more info on the items used in this video, click "Show More"! Thanks for watching. :)
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[@danielmandoki]

Now that's what I call a leather specialist! Lots of good informations in there! I'd love to see a video with some oil based dye too.

[@goose103]

Those are some very good tips. Regarding the small dye bottles, anytime I have the lid off of one, I set it inside a small, flat bottomed tea cup. It helps to contain dye drippings from the dauber, and to lessen the chance of accidentally knocking it over. I've bumped the dye bottle plenty of times, hard enough to potentially spill the entire thing over(followed by obscenities), and it just stays put inside the tea cup.

[@MountainFisher]

I use the Feibings pro dye and use yellow to dye a part, then I come back with mahogany antique finish and it turns a nice light reddish brown. Use yellow to keep from getting too dark of a brown.

[@alank616]

Thanks for a great video , I found it very informative and easy to understand .

[@PeterAgostiniJdcap26]

Best guys to do biz with would not
Go any where else👍 thanks
Kevin an Rusty.

[@maggiealena]

Very Good tip to know. Thank you for your knowledge.

[@snorttroll4379]

I bought a black dye that was a hue of purple. like pen ink. any tips?

[@SpringfieldLeather]

Good idea!

[@chat5254]

Thanks for the video. Good info.

[@SpringfieldLeather]

Thanks for watching! Happy it was helpful! :)

[@danblanchard5017]

Is there any videos on dyeing leather one color and having letters stamped in with a different color?

[@malcolmbuehler5619]

try carefully dripping dye into the indent of the stamp and let it dry. then cover it and dye the rest of the leather

[@mattersfingers]

Help I need a medium tan colour like an orange brown colour

[@shortykodo493]

i always got problem when use alcohol dye...it not uniform,some spot become darker..even i wet the leather..got any tips that can help?

[@SpringfieldLeather]

+shorty kodo what type of applicator are you using?

[@shortykodo493]

+Kevin Hopkins i use sponge

[@biakipaihte2905]

i sould prefer to watch or read the written instruction than listening

[@axe609]

Seems that alcohol dye is a poor choice. Everytime I see it used there are more reasons not to use it

[@kalynnkallweit7940]

Alcohol dye is one of those old-school staples that people have just been trying to work with the best they can for.. ever... Personally, the new eco flow water based dye/ stains are FAR easier imho to apply evenly... That said... knowing how to apply alcohol dyes well IS still a very useful skill to have leather work wise, as a LOT of leather work businesses and solo leather workers have scores of all that old-schoool alcohol dye on their shelves.. I know I certainly do from way back before water based dyes were even available. The colors are notoriously dark.. but.. it's also pretty neat to see how people have managed to mitigate it's quick absorption and intense pigmentation " issues... Being a painter as well.. honestly it's really ironic that "too much" pigment" is such an issue for leather dye.. considering with paint.. the cheapest variety of paint means that the pigment load is FAR too little and you've essentially wasted your money. Troublesome as it is with alcohol dyes.. more pigment is definitely better than not enough.. trust me..