Problem With Discolouration In Dyes

[W Montgomery]

Hello people,

I had a slight problem regarding a couple of dyes and wondered if anybody else has experienced a similar thing.

Once when I applied a coat of Fiebing's Oxblood dye to a piece of leather, it came out with a strange metallic green patch on it. The leather I used was an economy piece.... but even with decent leather I've never had great results from the oxblood.

I also had a similar experience with Tandy's Dark Brown Gel Antique coming out completely grey, without any hint of brown in it. Again this was an economy piece of leather I was using for practice.

That level of discolouration hasn't happened since, but it has made me curious.

It looked like a chemical reaction, certainly the oxblood.

Anyway, I'd be interested to hear if anybody else has seen this or know's the reasons why.

Cheers

[fedd]

this is a common problem with red based dyes. It happens when the dye is applied to thick in an area and viewed under a florescent light source. Try washing with saddle soap right after dyeing it works well for me.

[W Montgomery]

Thanks for the insight Fedd. I'll try the trick with the saddle soap. Cheers