repairing and dying a Louis Vuitton zippy wallet in vernis ( Patent leather)

[designerdiva87]

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.

I used the dauber and yep....waaaaay too much dye.
It no longer rubs off on my hands or skin but I still get a good bit on acetone pads even after wiping over and over for 20 minutes

 

[luv2bling]

I used the dauber and yep....waaaaay too much dye.
It no longer rubs off on my hands or skin but I still get a good bit on acetone pads even after wiping over and over for 20 minutes

LOL - we'll certainly pay attention to how much dye we apply on our next project (s)

 

[designerdiva87]

LOL - we'll certainly pay attention to how much dye we apply on our next project (s)

Oh yes

 

[designerdiva87]

Well here she is....in all of her glory!
My first foray into handbag restoration- LV vernis Lexington.

She’ll look pretty fancy with her gold crossbody strap

 

[luv2bling]

Well here she is....in all of her glory!
My first foray into handbag restoration- LV vernis Lexington.

She’ll look pretty fancy with her gold crossbody strap

WOW - WOW - WOW!!! This is beautiful!!! You did great!!!! I'm sure you feel extreme proud of accomplishing this (even with all of the effort.) You have the Resolene or some type of sealer, right?
And she looks fabulous and fancy even without the strap.

So what's next?

 

[designerdiva87]

WOW - WOW - WOW!!! This is beautiful!!! You did great!!!! I'm sure you feel extreme proud of accomplishing this (even with all of the effort.) You have the Resolene or some type of sealer, right?
And she looks fabulous and fancy even without the strap.

So what's next?

Thank you!!!! It’s nice to see the fruits of my labor haha. I plan on sealing it today with Resolene.
What’s next?? Hmm.....I don’t know. Maybe a Houston or a wallet.

 

[vernis-lover]

Well here she is....in all of her glory!
My first foray into handbag restoration- LV vernis Lexington.

She’ll look pretty fancy with her gold crossbody strap

What colour was the Lexington originally (just curious if you have to start with a much lighter colour than the colour you want to change it to)?

 

[luv2bling]

Thank you!!!! It’s nice to see the fruits of my labor haha. I plan on sealing it today with Resolene.
What’s next?? Hmm.....I don’t know. Maybe a Houston or a wallet.

 

[designerdiva87]

What colour was the Lexington originally (just curious if you have to start with a much lighter colour than the colour you want to change it to)?

I believe that does affect it, especially if you attempt to dye it a light color. This one was yellow!