Hello ladies! I recently dyed my Michael Kors Addison Shoulder bag, and I wanted to show you how well two different brands of dye (Fiebings and Tarrago) work on smooth leather.
I have no idea how it happened, but somehow about a year ago my bag got some black stains on the handles and the dye was rubbing off in some areas, and I finally worked up enough courage to dye it.
The first step of the process was to strip the old dye off. I used Fiebings deglazer for this, and it worked pretty well.
Then I started putting the Fiebings dark purple penetrating dye on the bag. When I first brushed it on it looked okay, but then as it dried it turned this awful metallic gold. I have no idea why it turned this color, especially since it was listed as a matte purple. I tried buffing the gold away and put a second coat of the dye on, and nothing helped. Fortunately though, I tested it in a small area on the inside of the bag.
I have no idea how it happened, but somehow about a year ago my bag got some black stains on the handles and the dye was rubbing off in some areas, and I finally worked up enough courage to dye it.
The first step of the process was to strip the old dye off. I used Fiebings deglazer for this, and it worked pretty well.
Then I started putting the Fiebings dark purple penetrating dye on the bag. When I first brushed it on it looked okay, but then as it dried it turned this awful metallic gold. I have no idea why it turned this color, especially since it was listed as a matte purple. I tried buffing the gold away and put a second coat of the dye on, and nothing helped. Fortunately though, I tested it in a small area on the inside of the bag.