Fiebing's Pro Dye Leather Dye (4 Fl Oz) - Alcohol-Based, Penetrating, Permanent Dye for Shoes, Belts, Furniture - Vivid Color, Superior Color Fastness

Love the rich walnut color with same quality I have come to expect from Fiebings Pro leather dye. I know there are other dyes out there, and I have no real experience with them because I only use Fiebings Pro Dyes.

Worked well to dye a python snakeskin belt.!!!! Mix with isopropyl alcohol if you need a lighter shade.!!!!

I did research on Google before buying this dye. I decided to use the oil-based version of this dye because it looked like it produced better results than the alcohol based. I was right. My boots turned out beautiful. You can hardly tell the difference between the black leather that you buy in the store or these dyed boots. I was trying to keep the cost down on this project, so I stripped my boots with alcohol first before I started the dye process. NOTE: The seller of this dye does not provide a way to apply the dye. So I went to Hobby Lobby and bought a small package of wool daubers for $1.50. I took my boots outside, put newspaper down, and with my gloves on and a wool dauber, applied the dye to one boot and then the other. I put three coats of dye on each boot. I let boots dry overnight and put one more coat of dye on the next day. I let the boots dry overnight again and then I put mink oil on to seal in the dye and make them waterproof. This is a process that cannot be rushed. I still have about half a bottle of dye left.

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 :)

WORKS GREAT....WEAR GLOVES THIS DYE DON'T COME OFF YOUR HANDS.

My friend's new mahogany guitar has a wonderfully mellow tone, but while the guitar top has a beautiful deep mahogany finish, its light brown fretboard wasn't the best color match. I bought this for my friend, hoping it could improve things. It did. After using this, the fretboard looks exactly like ebony. Not black - but a very, very dark brown - the perfect match for the guitar top. This is the perfect product for changing fretboard color.

Excellent but buy latex gloves also!

I have an obsession with Frye Campus boots - but every time I bought them, I hated the way they looked on me. I found vintage pair of Frye boots that resembled the Campus, but with a slightly shorter shaft and pointier toe - perfect because they were super cheap, except really worn.I got the Walnut color. I didn't want to go that dark, but I knew getting a color close to the actual boot wouldn't cover, so I had to darken. Walnut is considerably richer than the swatch, I was fine with that, but beware if you're expecting a mid-tone.I deglazed, let dry and applied the dye with a wool dauber. The teeny space near the sole was tricky - I pressed a loaded dauber just above and let gravity do its job, it absorbed perfectly.The color was almost too perfect and I wanted some variation in the coloring, so after the dye was fully absorbed, I used some deglazing and lightly wiped the boots, concentrating on the toe, heel, and seams. Definitely did the trick - and brought back a vintage look.Followed it up with a conditioner, and they're perfect!I followed another reviewer's advice and used puppy training pads instead of towels or newspaper - definitely a best practice!Photos show the boots in their original condition, after deglazing, and after dying process.