Angelus Chocolate Dye Gone Wrong-Newbie

[cem]

I never really used the chocolate only for the colour chart I made here http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=27141&st=0&p=171056&hl=+angelus%20+dye%20+chart&fromsearch=1entry171056 and Colt Hammerless looks to be spot on it does seem to have a violet look to it so you probably haven't done anything wrong. I went over my notes and I had trouble with the honey turning a strange colour but the leather I used also had some problems with some other things as I used it up so now I can't be sure if it was the lemon juice or the actual leather. The dark brown in the Angelus line might be closer to the shade you seem to be after.

Cheers,

Clair

[kayrunp]

Thanks for your help. I did a test with the alcohol dilution and the color is so violet. The final piece came out this blue black, with the over dyeing and all the flaws in the hide turning a metallic shade it has an industrial look of an uneven blue black. I used the blue jean spirit dye with the dilution and got a great blue, i also cased it before dying and that helped a lot. I sealed the original piece with the leather balm and atom paste, it helped even out the dye job, but boy it shows every scratch or mark from just being lifted on and off a table top. Is that the finish or the quality of the hide that makes it so markable? I am also working on a project with the red dye, I wet it, dyed it, olive oiled it and then used the leather balm/atom wax. I am pulling off extreme amounts of red from it. Can I put the satin sheen eco flo on top of the leather balm/atom wax?

posted that first leather project: