HamanHide Report post Posted February 27, 2014 I used Tandy's Gel Antique (Brown) for the first time on a wallet for a customer and this is what I got... IT'S GREEN!!! But, I like it, and so did the customer! A few projects later, I thought I'd use the "green" again but, no mater what I did on scraps, I could not get anything that even resembled a green color... Do you think that the first time I used the product, that I did not shake it well enough and a green pigment came through, and now it has dissolved and I will not have it turn out like that again...? Any suggestions on how I could get close to this green again with other dyes/methods...? The green water based comes out nothing like the above green... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plowboy73 Report post Posted February 27, 2014 Try Feibings green with a little brown mixed in. I believe you will get close. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HamanHide Report post Posted February 28, 2014 Thanks plowboy73! any idea how it happened in the first place? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King's X Report post Posted February 28, 2014 New container? did you shake it very well before use? Sometimes when the particles sit for a while, they need to be mixed or they separate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mokosh Report post Posted February 28, 2014 Tandy was having some issues with their dye for a while. The purple was doing some odd (but not entirely unpleasant) separating too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HamanHide Report post Posted February 28, 2014 Thanks Mokosh! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plowboy73 Report post Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) Thanks plowboy73! any idea how it happened in the first place? I think Kings X is right about the seperation. Feibings is much more consistant. Edited February 28, 2014 by plowboy73 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tannin Report post Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) Isn't that what happens with hair dye when things go wrong - hair turns green instead of brown/blonde. It might be due to a chemical reaction involving the chemicals in the dye - perhaps reacting with something in the air or on the leather/brush/bottle/etc., or because of the temperature, etc. For example I came across this: Metal ion Colour Iron(II), Fe2+ Green - turns orange-brown when left standing Iron(III), Fe3+ Orange-brown here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/z27ycdm/revision/3 Although in your case the color change was the other way round e.g. perhaps Fe3+ changing to Fe2+ - which would be Reduction (rather than Oxidation such as rusting). Perhaps some mild alkali/soap on the leather reacted with the dye? BTW Some copper (& arsenic) compounds are green, there are probably many others too. Edited December 17, 2015 by Tannin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
