Wow, beautifully done! This make me wanted to do one. I couldn't find the right wallet color "baby pink" for my purse, so I will try to find one in white/beige and paint it pink myself. Thank you for posting!
repairing and dying a Louis Vuitton zippy wallet in vernis ( Patent leather)
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BTW, I found this:
"Restore the shine of the patent leather with petroleum jelly. Put about one tsp. of petroleum jelly on a clean, soft cloth. Use the cloth to apply the petroleum jelly to the surface of the leather. Be sure to thoroughly rub the jelly into the leather and do not apply additional amounts of petroleum jelly. Too much jelly will leave a residue that can attract dust and stain hosiery."
http://www.ehow.com/how_5841127_fix-...her-shoes.html
"Restore the shine of the patent leather with petroleum jelly. Put about one tsp. of petroleum jelly on a clean, soft cloth. Use the cloth to apply the petroleum jelly to the surface of the leather. Be sure to thoroughly rub the jelly into the leather and do not apply additional amounts of petroleum jelly. Too much jelly will leave a residue that can attract dust and stain hosiery."
http://www.ehow.com/how_5841127_fix-...her-shoes.html
I've had 2 patent leather bags, both were light blue/silver and both turned yellow. I used Fiebings leather dye on both and here's the results. The Longchamp turned out amazing whereas the LV didn't take the dye as well but still looks OK. Will be trying to do another coating on the LV to tone down the red.
I was inspired by all the previous posts. So excited to show my first dye job! Please see before and after pictures. Very messy but easy. This is a LV vernis flocon coin purse, originally in ivory (very dingy when I received it). The dye I used is ox blood from Fieblings. Now it is GLAM!
I decided to try to try this out and dye an old vernis cles that wasn't being used. Isn't working out so well for me lol.
The purple Fiebings dye took on a coppery metallic look and even after drying, I get dye on my hands from handling it.
I totally wouldn't feel comfortable placing this in a bag for fear it would transfer dye to all my SLGs and my interior! [emoji45]
The purple Fiebings dye took on a coppery metallic look and even after drying, I get dye on my hands from handling it.
I totally wouldn't feel comfortable placing this in a bag for fear it would transfer dye to all my SLGs and my interior! [emoji45]
I just posted my experience with using the dye on another thread . What you're getting on your hand is the pigment from the dye, which didn't absorb into the vernis and it's sitting on top. You have to buff the item really good to remove the pigment. You may also need to rub just a "tad (swab) bit" of alcohol over the piece to loosen the pigment and balance the color. Did you deglaze the item before you applied the dye? If not that may be another very good reason the dye is sitting on top. The previous finish/sealant on the leather is preventing the dye from penetrating the vernis.
The dye has to be sealed with some sort of sealant (Fiebings Resolene) after the dying process.
I did deglaze. I also did 2 coats of dye. Tomorrow I'll try buffing it using more acetone until I don't get any more pigment (or significantly less!).
Thanks for the advice!
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Yes, I was thinking that might be the problem. Between the coats, I let it sit for 10 min then wipe with acetone until color is even. I did 3 coats and acetone wipe. Wear gloves cuz it is really messy. After the last coat and acetone I let it dry for a few hours. I then used a Coach leather lotion and soft cotton cloth, and buffed until no dye comes off. The original thread used Pond's, which I don't have. The leather lotion worked fine. So far, I have it stored in a light cotton bag and no dye has rubbed off yet.
Good luck @designerdiva87 . Also, the men at the leather shop and the shoemaker advised not to use the wool daubers to apply the dye, use a paint brush. Reason: The wool daubers absorb too much dye which in turns puts too much dye on the item at one time. The leather doesn't absorb all of the dye before it dries, which results in the build up and pigment residue.