A funny "What NOT to do......"

[Marcruger]

I am working on bag #7, and dyed the front panel last night Dark Brown with Fiebing's dye.  This morning it looked a bit too red for this project, so I decided to coat it with Fiebing's Chocolate brown. 

Guess who didn't take time to carefully read the labels?  Duh.  Me. 

The Dark Brown was alcohol based Fiedbings. The Chocolate was Fiebing's PRO dye (oil). 

The end result is shown here.  I got a dark green!   It has turned increasingly green in the last hour.  Brown plus brown equals green apparently.  Pretty hilarious when I look at it. 

The good news is that I only dyed one panel.  My quest to learn leather has resulted in enough ruined leather to build 10 bags. 

So....the moral of this story is "Never mix alcohol and oil dyes, as you'll never know what to expect." 

God Bless,   Marc

[James Rogers]

Marc,
The pro oil dye is really NOT an oil dye. I believe they have changed the name now in correction. Put some real neatsfoot or virgin olive on it to see what you get

[Marcruger]

Thank you James.  I didn't know about Pro Dye not being an oil dye.  They told me it was at Tandy.  In my limited experience it seems to work well with neatsfoot oil. 

I tried rubbing neatsfoot oil into the green piece.  It stayed green, just got a touch darker and more consistent.  No big deal on making another piece.  Live and learn.  :-) 

Again, I really appreciate the advice and your time.

God Bless, and best wishes,   Marc

[stubshaft]

Pre-Revolutionary camo...I say it still looks good even with the green tinge.

[KC]

I have to agree with stubshaft. Color notwithstanding, the work looks great.
K.C.

[Greg Pennell]

Marc, before I scrapped that panel, I’d try a coat of black. If it works, you could still use it on a different project.

Greg

[leoparddog]

I like the green!

[Marcruger]

Gee, I guess I better make a dark green bag next time.   :-D  I can imagine some English maker produced a dignified green bag at some point.  God Bless,   Marc