Dye Reducer

[Dwight]

I have always used Feibings dye reducer with my dyes . . . 

But if I had to do a small batch . . . trying for a custom color . . . I don't want to open a new bottle.

What would be a good substitute for diluting only Feibings dyes?  I don't use anything else.

Thanks for any help you can send my way.

May  God bless,

Dwight

[DieselTech]

I been diluting my fiebings dye with denatured alcohol. That's what I have been doing since I first started using fiebings dye. 

I Have not had any issues yet. 

I do a 1:1 mix ratio if I want darker colors. 

I do a 2:1 mix ratio if I want lighter colors.

Edited 17 hours ago by DieselTech

[Littlef]

I always cut my feibings dye with denatured alcohol.  That’s all I ever used.  I don’t think I even knew they had a specific reducer.

[Double Daddy]

17 hours ago, Dwight said:

I have always used Feibings dye reducer with my dyes . . . 

But if I had to do a small batch . . . trying for a custom color . . . I don't want to open a new bottle.

What would be a good substitute for diluting only Feibings dyes?  I don't use anything else.

Thanks for any help you can send my way.

May  God bless,

Dwight

Denatured alcohol...I can get it locally for WAY cheaper than driving to my nearest leather supplier for Fiebings branded thinner and it does basically the same thing...some within these forums say it IS the same (I'm not a educated chemist so I can't vouch for that statement). Elsewhere I've read about others using isopropyl or even mineral spirits. Fiebing's claims their reducer is specially formulated to work consistently with their dyes. I've also read that alcohols, etc dry out leather but I've not worried much about that since I treat all of my projects during the course of construction with pure NFO. From reading your posts, I suspect you do the same...especially with those saddle tan dyed pieces...

Edited 1 hour ago by Double Daddy