drop of black dye

[Kani]

A drop of black dye is on my project. I accidently dropped it. It is not big but it makes my T look like an F. Do I have to toss it or can it be fixed? It's a gift. Help please.

Thanks, Kani

Edited December 18, 2007 by Kani

[ClayB]

If its spirit dye, alcohol based, you are probably stuck with it that way. If its acrylic, there are some things youcan try. Denatured alcohol is supposed to work to take off acrylic, but I think for best results, you should use it right away. Deglazer might work too, if it was acrylic. Deglazer is pretty nasty stuff, but it will take a lot of finishes off leather, but I had no luck with it removing spirit dye.

[abn]

Instead of trying to remove the dot, I wonder if the best thing to do is to use acrylic paints to paint over your dye job... Just a suggestion...

[outcast]

This is what I do.

Option #1: dye the entire background to match the dot. Even if that would make the project one color.

Option #2: make a whole bunch of little dots all over the entire project to make your mistake look like it was an

intentional stippling effect.

Option #3: tack it on the wall to remind you to be more careful next time.

Steve

Edited December 18, 2007 by outcast

[gearsmithy]

bummer! I hate it when that happens. You can always dye the whole thing black.

[steveb]

ha - i don't have enough wall space to hang my spankings on the wall

thank god

[Billsotx]

De-glazer may work like Clay suggested. Another nasty one, it will leave a spot where you clean is Goof-Off. Take a Q-tip and pull some of the cotton off so it's not so large or wrap a small dab of cotton around a tooth pick or wooden kitchen match and dip it in the Goof-Off and then blot that on a paper towel of cloth so it not saturated and loaded all to heck and gently dab and rub staying just as close to you dye drop as you can. You will more than likely have a light spot when you lift the dye off and you'll have to try and match that up. A little oil may lessen the light spot or you may have to put a little dye in the oil. I think I put a drop of black dye on a piece of scrap, the same hide if possible, and experiment. Get so dye on a Q-tip or dip a tooth pick in the dye and apply a little drop. Dry it with a hair dryer or heat gun so you're dealing with a well dried blotch and see if you can feather it out. I'd dye it all black or dark brown or just put speckled black dots all over it before I'd toss it. Only you will know!