Fiebing's Prof Oil Dye

[ABC3]

I'm getting ready to put the hardware on a belt and have used the above Dye in the color of Light Brown.

I just dampened the buckle end to make my fold and noticed the color has changed to a dark brown. It has been setting for a couple of hours now, so I don't think it will come back to the Light Brown color that I wanted.

Is this normal?

I will have to re-dye the entire belt with black including the liner, which I never dye.

Thanks for any and all comments.

[celticleather]

It could be that dampening the leather, together with the folding action, has caused the leather to take up a lot of water, which will give a darker appearance. Try leaving it for 24 hours to allow the water to evaporate completely. I often dampen articles that have been dyed with the oil dyes, and I've never had problems with a permanent colour change.

[Timbo]

Just get the whole thing wet so the color will be uniform all the way down the length. That is if it is a different color when it dries.

Tim

[ABC3]

Thanks for your suggestions. Tim, if I wet the entire belt I'm affraid the entire belt will be 20 shades darker and thus goes my light brown color.

I've just never had it come out this way. So we'll just start all over. What a hell of a learning curve.