Hey gals, thought I'd start a new thread so that the photos on this amazing dye job were easy to access.
As many of you know, I followed dstar's lead and dyed my 05 Bubblegum Day a totally different color. I opted to dye it beige. Probably not a great idea for my first dye job since I failed consider the consequences of not dying the stupid pink zipper lining. There were a couple of options posted by you lovely gals on the other thread, but I have yet to look into those suggestions though I do appreciate them. I'm too lazy, and too obsessed with my "new Black First" to care. So sue me!
So okay, for those of you who are upset about your so-called "black" Balenciaga anything. Don't be. Tarrago Black dye #18 has got your back!
Dyeing a black bag back to black (whoa, say that four times fast) is MUCH easier and MUCH more gratifying than selling your semi-black bag on ebay for little money.
I purchased this 07 Black First from RDC, and when it was delivered: it looked "nice." In the description, it said that it had been "treated" with the LMB treatment - I still have no idea what that means. Anywho, the bag came with a thin layer of waxy stuff that covered the bag from tassel tip to tassel tip. And when I wore the bag to break it in...the damn stuff started flaking off like dandruff! Damn it.
So, my options were to sell it or to keep (and hate) it. And if I sold it, I wouldn't get nearly enough back from it since I try to keep it honest on ebay - even though I hate the site.
Then, it came to me like a Holy Grail into my closet. Why not dye it? It would be easier than changing the color completely, and it would only cost around $10 and it'd save me tons of money too, since I wouldn't lose money selling the bag on ebay. I need a black bag (I hear its a staple) - so this would be it. I would keep it, and love it.
Sorry for the tale, I digress... :shame:
Before the dye job, it was that gross greenish/grayish/brackish color that some blacks just are. Not that there's anything wrong with that - if that's what you want. But me no likey! The leather itself was always thick and chewy, this I could see. It was just the greenish color that turned me off to it completely.
ONTO the PICS! I don't have any before pics...once I got the dye, I couldn't wait another second to fix her. Here she is with only two coats since that is all she needed.
TA - DA! JET BLACK! And feels SO GOOD too.
As many of you know, I followed dstar's lead and dyed my 05 Bubblegum Day a totally different color. I opted to dye it beige. Probably not a great idea for my first dye job since I failed consider the consequences of not dying the stupid pink zipper lining. There were a couple of options posted by you lovely gals on the other thread, but I have yet to look into those suggestions though I do appreciate them. I'm too lazy, and too obsessed with my "new Black First" to care. So sue me!
So okay, for those of you who are upset about your so-called "black" Balenciaga anything. Don't be. Tarrago Black dye #18 has got your back!
Dyeing a black bag back to black (whoa, say that four times fast) is MUCH easier and MUCH more gratifying than selling your semi-black bag on ebay for little money.
I purchased this 07 Black First from RDC, and when it was delivered: it looked "nice." In the description, it said that it had been "treated" with the LMB treatment - I still have no idea what that means. Anywho, the bag came with a thin layer of waxy stuff that covered the bag from tassel tip to tassel tip. And when I wore the bag to break it in...the damn stuff started flaking off like dandruff! Damn it.
So, my options were to sell it or to keep (and hate) it. And if I sold it, I wouldn't get nearly enough back from it since I try to keep it honest on ebay - even though I hate the site.
Then, it came to me like a Holy Grail into my closet. Why not dye it? It would be easier than changing the color completely, and it would only cost around $10 and it'd save me tons of money too, since I wouldn't lose money selling the bag on ebay. I need a black bag (I hear its a staple) - so this would be it. I would keep it, and love it.
Sorry for the tale, I digress... :shame:
Before the dye job, it was that gross greenish/grayish/brackish color that some blacks just are. Not that there's anything wrong with that - if that's what you want. But me no likey! The leather itself was always thick and chewy, this I could see. It was just the greenish color that turned me off to it completely.
ONTO the PICS! I don't have any before pics...once I got the dye, I couldn't wait another second to fix her. Here she is with only two coats since that is all she needed.
TA - DA! JET BLACK! And feels SO GOOD too.
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