Trouble With Accuracy Of Fiebing's Dye-

[Feraud]

Hi all, I'm having a problem finding the color I want. I ordered a bottle of Fiebing's British Tan and the color is more a dark red/burgundy/oxblood color!!

Using a dauber and a light coat on veg tan the color contains much more red than what I expected judging from the chart below.

I can understand and accept a bit of color variation but the color I received is way too red!

I'm not sure if I can dilute the current color down to a respectable British Tan.

Has anyone experienced this and can recommend a color close to either British Tan or Buckskin?

I don't have access to a brick and mortar shop and would rather not buy half a dozen colors online hoping to stumble on the right one!

Thanks!

[raysouth]

Hello Feraud.

Angelus makes a dye called Army Tan but it also has a reddish hue. Fiebings does make a beige, if you can find it. Color charts seem to be a bit different than the actual color you will achieve and type leather also plays a big part in the appearance or end result.

Really hard to say what to use. Fiebings beige has produced a tan like color, most of the time, when I used it.

There was a buckskin dye some years ago but been gone for quite awhile, I believe. I often use Fiebing light tan. Really trial and error but perhaps someone more experienced with dyes can set you off in the right direction.

God Bless.

Ray

[Northmount]

Dilute your dye first before applying it. Build up the colour in layers. Always try it out on a piece of the same leather as the projects due to the colour shift you will get with the leather's colour.

Start with maybe 1 part dye to 5 parts thinner. Can dilute even further if needed.

Tom

[JLSleather]

With the Fiebing's colors, you can 'tone down' the reddish tint with a touch of green added. Do this S L O W L Y as the green is quite strong and it doesn't take much at all. You might try mixing a bit in a different bottle, 'case you dn't like it.

One more thing, not sure what shade you are after exactly, but I always thought the Fiebings buckskin was a bit yellow-ish.

Edited August 16, 2013 by JLSleather

[Feraud]

Thanks for the replies. I'm going to dilute the color to achieve an acceptable tone.

[RiverCity]

Another tip, if you have a method of spraying the dye, airbrush spray gun etc. It helps in getting an even color with diluted dyes as well as layering the color.

Chuck

[Feraud]

Thanks for the tip Chuck. I've read spraying is the way to an even application of color. Right now I am using a dauber and its taken a bit of practice to apply an even layer of dye.

It's been a fun learning experience.

[Feraud]

Just wanted to update this thread and say I am receiving much better results after diluting the dye. Thank you all for your advice!