I've got a black soft leather jacket, a mens' blazer, which has too much dye on it. How do I get it off or seal it?
The jacket was fading, I got it re-dyed while traveling in India. The worst problem is the inside collar, which leaves black marks on my shirt collars. But anywhere on the coat, if I rub firmly with a moist cloth, a little black will come off. The bleed is only slight, not much comes off, but enough to mark any clothes it comes in prolonged contact with.
I'm new to leather work; can someone kindly guide me in what I need to do? There seem to be several possibilities:
--- dry cleaning (expensive here in the UK, more than the cost of the jacket, which was secondhand)
--- wipe or soak in some other solvent
--- I'm learning that I in any case need to seal the surface, but I'm not sure what with or how, and whether I need to dry clean first.
If someone could enlighten me it would be appreciated!
Many thanks
Andy
Bristol, UK
