Fiebings Pro Dye ? leather dye

[spurdude101]

I keep hearing in different vidoes that Fiebings Pro Dye is an oil dye like Fiebings Pro Oil Dye. They just changed the name. However when you look at the details when ordering it says it is an alcohol based dye. Fiebings Leather Dye is alcohol based dye. so what's the difference? Is the Pro Dye an oil dye or not? Will it dry out the leather like the leather dye does?

[billybopp]

Fiebings leather dye and pro dye are both alcohol based.  The difference is in the pigment which is oil based (synthetic) in the pro dye, usually giving more vibrant colors.

- Bill

[spurdude101]

so is Fiebings going to phase out the Leather dye and stop the confusion? And why do people keep claiming that the Pro Dye is an oil dye when it is not? Is there an alternative dye being made that is a true oil dye?

[huttonbruce]

I'm under the impression that if it does not say oil dye then it is an alcohol based dye.

For some reason I think they label all oil dyes but I might be wrong.

[TargetRockLeather]

On 2/1/2020 at 11:42 AM, spurdude101 said:

so is Fiebings going to phase out the Leather dye and stop the confusion? And why do people keep claiming that the Pro Dye is an oil dye when it is not? Is there an alternative dye being made that is a true oil dye?

I think your confusion might be that you're expecting the Pro Dye (which was formerly called Oil Dye) is oil based. That is not the case. Pro/Oil Dye as well as Leather Dye both use alcohol as the "carrier".

 

On 1/25/2020 at 4:24 PM, spurdude101 said:

Will it dry out the leather like the leather dye does?

 They both have the potential to dry out the leather. It sounds like you might be expecting the "oil dye" to be based on an oil carrier and thus provide moisture to the leather rather than drying it out. That's not the case as both are alcohol based. Why worry about drying it out? You can always apply neatsfoot oil afterward to condition the leather. Some people even apply the oil BEFORE they dye it. I wouldn't worry too much about drying out the leather.