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houseof999 said:
I don't know.. the burgundy color on lightweights look different than the other glove tanned burgundy. I wonder if the leather just dyes differently?
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I have a black Monterey Hobo and buckskin? Lite Tote and aside from thd leather being thinner, I find virtually no other difference in the over all quality from the original weight leather, including dye/color.
I know I have read on other comments, if IRC, @Hyacinth has commented that there could be variations in the same color from season to season. This is based on the fact that there could be subtle variations from one batch of leather to another. Sort of like if you are buying yarn. Some manufacturers list a dye lot, so if you need alot of yarn for a project you look for the same dye lot #, for uniformity of color.
 
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houseof999 said:
I don't know.. the burgundy color on lightweights look different than the other glove tanned burgundy. I wonder if the leather just dyes differently?
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Lake Effect said:
I have a black Monterey Hobo and buckskin? Lite Tote and aside from thd leather being thinner, I find virtually no other difference in the over all quality from the original weight leather, including dye/color.
I know I have read on other comments, if IRC, @Hyacinth has commented that there could be variations in the same color from season to season. This is based on the fact that there could be subtle variations from one batch of leather to another. Sort of like if you are buying yarn. Some manufacturers list a dye lot, so if you need alot of yarn for a project you look for the same dye lot #, for uniformity of color.
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I've rehabbed several lightweights and my experience is different than yours. My Lightweights were all very faded, like the dye just didn't last. Where they weren't faded, like inside, the colors were different. Obviously not black, but the blue is much brighter than the navy of regular leather bags, and the wine was lighter and brighter than burgundy. I find rehabbing Lightweights more difficult than regular glove-tanned leather, as conditioning isn't enough to bring back the color. Unrelated, I also found the zippers in Lightweights soft satchels to be poorer quality.
 
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whateve said:
I've rehabbed several lightweights and my experience is different than yours. My Lightweights were all very faded, like the dye just didn't last. Where they weren't faded, like inside, the colors were different. Obviously not black, but the blue is much brighter than the navy of regular leather bags, and the wine was lighter and brighter than burgundy. I find rehabbing Lightweights more difficult than regular glove-tanned leather, as conditioning isn't enough to bring back the color. Unrelated, I also found the zippers in Lightweights soft satchels to be poorer quality.
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Interesting. Glad to have your take on this.
 
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