Leather Surface Discoloration Question

[johnggrg]

I have a question and not sure where to post it so please forgive me if it is in the wrong place. I have a shoulder I bought from Tandy a while ago. I unrolled it and there seems to be darker around the edges from being stacked. Like some was covered and some was exposed to the light. Will this dye evenly or not? And if the leather was just oiled would it end up uneven in color? Please let me know. Thank you. John

[Billsotx]

  On 9/8/2011 at 1:23 PM, johnggrg said:

I have a question and not sure where to post it so please forgive me if it is in the wrong place. I have a shoulder I bought from Tandy a while ago. I unrolled it and there seems to be darker around the edges from being stacked. Like some was covered and some was exposed to the light. Will this dye evenly or not? And if the leather was just oiled would it end up uneven in color? Please let me know. Thank you. John

The line will show if you just oil it or use a light color. Use a medium to dark color dye. You may be able to cut a small piece where the shows and test. What I would do is lay it out and let mother nature even the tan - she will. If you lay it out keep in mind things that fly drop stuff, trees and shrubs drip stuff, pets and vermin may be a problem, as well as 2 legged varmints. UV tanning takes time, but it turns natural russet into a beautiful golden tan.

[johnggrg]

Thanks for the reply. I was thinking the sun to. But I thought the parts that are darker would just get darker and the piece would never completly even out. I guessI will try that. What if it were in a car? Then it would be covered from bird droppings. John

[Billsotx]

  On 9/10/2011 at 12:35 AM, johnggrg said:

Thanks for the reply. I was thinking the sun to. But I thought the parts that are darker would just get darker and the piece would never completly even out. I guessI will try that. What if it were in a car? Then it would be covered from bird droppings. John

It doesn't have to get direct sun light. You could lay it on the back seat or rear windshield deck. Improvish a cover of plastic sheet or screen and lay it out in the yard. Lay it near a window where the sun shines in for several hours. It'll take some time, but it'll work.