I chose Fiebing's Pro Dye (Walnut) after researching how to revive a lightly stained handbag with a darker color. The product applied smoothly, easily covered the flap stain and renewed the handbag with richer color and shine. I also used the Pro Dye on the previously orange-brown leather ends of a new embroidered cross-body strap -- it matched nicely. The Pro Dye is a great product -- it went on evenly, dried quickly, left a nice finish and has not rubbed off. I used about 1/4 of a 4oz bottle, with a fair amount of product absorbed by the polyester sherpa scrap I used as an applicator. Should have just bought an applicator. Overall, I'm satisfied with the results of one coat. Worth it!! Read more
My husband has used this product on shoes that he wanted to be a darker brown. It works great, covers well, and is easy to apply. Once it dries it does not rub off, although if necessary you can do a touch up. There is some smell, but it's not terrible Read more
Flows easily, penetrates deeply, and colors evenly and completely. Expecting it to be durable. Instructions call for application of the dye while the leather is still damp from removing old polish/finish with Fiebing's No 12 Deglazer. Read more
Perfect Read more
Been using these dye's for over 30 yrs. Great stuff. Read more
Great to work with. I had dyed my couches and they look great. The color really blends and keeps the luster of the leather. Read more
Working great gives a nice mahogany brown Read more
I originally ordered a jar in 'Chocolate' to touch up some worn spots on our leather couches (worked great!). I still had almost the entire bottle left so I went on to dye a wide leather belt for a River Song cosplay I am working on (also great!). I was having so much fun (there is something oddly satisfying in watching the dye seep into the leather and dry so quickly) that I pulled out some old leather boots I had picked up from the thrift store that were really sad and worn looking and were in desperate need of some lovin'. I didn't have any leather deglazer but I did have some 100% acetone in my nail polish drawer that took the shiny coating off the boots really well (and its super cheap). After the acetone dried (and I had recovered from the brain cells I lost from doing this project in the windowless bathroom...seriously do this outside) I went over the boots a few times with the dye on wool daubers. After the dye dried, I gave the boots a few LIGHT coats of resolene (I diluted the resolene with water to about a 50:50 ratio because I didn't want the boots SUPER shiny) that I applied with a damp sponge, per some advice from a few people on some leatherworking forums online. I am SO happy with how they came out!! They are beautiful and honestly look better than brand new. Such an easy fix for cheap boots you find at yard sales and second hand stores! I've been digging around in our closet looking for more things to dye because its truly such an easy fix for shoes or purses (my next project)! NOTE :: This dye is DARK. If you apply resolene on top, it gets EVEN DARKER. The belt I dyed (picture attached) came out almost black looking after I applied the resolene (I didn't dilute it). This wasn't a huge deal to me, but if you are wavering between two colors, definitely start with the lighter one...you can go back over it with a darker one if need be but you can't go back very easily and take off dye that is too dark. You know those instructions that say 'its best to test on an inconspicuous area or scrap first' ? I'm all for ignoring directions but in this case that is a really good idea :) Read more
