Bleach Leather..

[imaxfli]

I have a pair of dark browm leather sandals that I need to lighten much in color before I would consider wearing them...is there a way to bleach them a lighter color???

[TwinOaks]

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To answer your question......no, not really. You might get some fading, but that would probably indicate that the leather is dried out. Also, being sandles, the leather is probably chrome tanned. The dying process was done at the factory and the leather is most likely that color through and through.

[imaxfli]

the leather is light tan on the reverse side..........is that a different material and they are stitched together???

Welcome to Leatherworker.net, best site on the world wide web.

To answer your question......no, not really. You might get some fading, but that would probably indicate that the leather is dried out. Also, being sandles, the leather is probably chrome tanned. The dying process was done at the factory and the leather is most likely that color through and through.

[TwinOaks]

the leather is light tan on the reverse side..........is that a different material and they are stitched together???

It's probably sewn, but we don't have a pic yet, so it's hard to say. Did you buy the sandals retail or are these hand made? If you bought them retail somewhere, I don't think you'll be able to lighten them by bleaching. You might could put an opaque finish like acrylic on them, but that would be likely to wear off. In short, I don't think you'll be able to lighten them any.