Grey

[mtroyalguy]

Can I dilute black dye to get a grey or will it just be a thin black? If not, do I need to use acrylic or is there a grey dye available?

[Tina]

You just get a delutet, wishy-washy & in most cases uneven black. As far as I know there's no grey, true dye available.

[cem]

There is no pre mixed grey dye in spirit based so water based will be your only option it's available from Japan, the two brands are Craftsha and Batik. I bought them through goodsjapan.jp they don't seem to have the Craftsha listed at the moment but should be able to get it in.

I prefer the Craftsha as Batik has a strange vinegar smell to it.

[ScreamingNorth]

I use eco-flo smoke black (one of their hi-lite stains) to get a two-toned grey/black look. Be aware though that if you're using darker leather like saddle skirting it will be more of a liver brown color. But on lighter leathers it's a pretty nice shade of grey. Because it's a hi-lite stain, it will be darker (black) in the cuts and tooling.

[marine mp]

I would imagine that you could get a grey by taking white and mixing black w/it. Semper-fi Mike