Problem with Fiebings Pro Oil dye:

[ABC3]

When we dip leather into a pot of  Fiebings dye (light Brown or Saddle Tan ) for 3 to 4 seconds and hang to dry it comes out very dark brown or almost black. Does anyone have an idea of the problem?

[DieselTech]

3 hours ago, ABC3 said:

When we dip leather into a pot of  Fiebings dye (light Brown or Saddle Tan ) for 3 to 4 seconds and hang to dry it comes out very dark brown or almost black. Does anyone have an idea of the problem?

Are you thinning your pro dye 50/50 or using it straight up out of the bottle. 

 

Also instead of hanging your project, try laying it flat on some cardboard. 

Also when you dip dye it takes a good 24hr or longer to fully dry. 

[ABC3]

Thanks for your reply. I do not thin the dye. It's 100%  out of the gal jug. All the other colors do fine hanging - just the lighter browns are having problems. And we let everything hang over night.

Light Brown and Sad Tan we spray and then come out fine. Just a pain.

 

 

 

[FrankHester]

16 hours ago, DieselTech said:

Are you thinning your pro dye 50/50 or using it straight up out of the bottle. 

What do you use for thinner?