Remove leather dye

lugerholsterrepair · 04-13-2003, 01:55 AM

My good friend and former comrade in arms Tom is correct in everything he says.I gave a direct but too quick answere. You really should take his advice and think about such a step before removing the dye. If it is still brown on the back it could be a period dye job. Really hard to say without careful inspection.

Another thing, no matter what you use it is rarely possible to remove the dye from the stitching as it has likely soaked into it. You will probably never restore this piece back to it's original color. Jerry Burney

04-13-2003, 01:55 AM	#5
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	My good friend and former comrade in arms Tom is correct in everything he says.I gave a direct but too quick answere. You really should take his advice and think about such a step before removing the dye. If it is still brown on the back it could be a period dye job. Really hard to say without careful inspection. Another thing, no matter what you use it is rarely possible to remove the dye from the stitching as it has likely soaked into it. You will probably never restore this piece back to it's original color. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."