Fiebing's LeatherColors 4oz Dark Brown - Water Based penetrating & Permanent Leather dye

I have been using Fiebing's leather stain for several years. Unfortunately, I don't have a leather supply store in my local area but this is a reasonable price for a good product. I do recommend that if you were re-dying your leather furniture you purchased the acrylic Resolene as well! PROS: Highly durable Good coverage Color is as advertised Fairly low smell

Excellent results. My sofa cushions look much better, especially after 2 coats of the finishing glaze (separate order).

As the title says, I'm a purse-aholic and I will never have enough. But I have had one that is a favorite of mine that I use almost daily and it's a rather expensive leather backpack/ saddle bag. I've used this bag for years and didn't want to part with it but the color was worn in some areas and it really was starting to look ratty. I hesitated throwing it away but finally it was so bad I took it to the trash. Then an idea came to me " can you re-dye leather?" So off to Amazon I went in search of a dye and I found this. The color was exact and it didn't seem to hard to do. So as soon as it arrived, I got to work using rubber gloves and an old rag. I poured the dye onto the bag and rubbed it in, some areas drank it in as fast as I put it on so I had to be careful to do other areas with the same amount of color. I let it dry overnight and touched it in the morning, and it was completed dry and had set. Now my only concern is what will happen if it gets wet.... I'll follow up on this later. Overall it was easy to use, a lasting true color and it made the leather look brand new again. A great value that saved my beloved bag !

The best recoloring I have tried Fortivo ,Furniture Clinic and Fiebings. Furniture Clinic Balm went on great and multiple coats darkened to my leather’s color,I was super happy till the color rubbed off on clothing,it also came off with water.I was told that the product I bought was not compatible with my type leather and I should purchase a different kit.I cut a piece of leather from one of the cushions so I can color match the new product.After a few weeks I received a phone call stating that Furniture Clinic no longer color matches(They state color matching service on their website).So I was willing to pick a color from their chart and hope it would be close to what I need but I was told it is on back order. The next product I purchased was Fortivo brown.It went on ok but the color was off.The color does not come up with water. I ordered black and mixed it with the brown in small increments till I nailed the color.So I applied it in a swirling motion with pressure that left an unnatural finish and streaks. I abandoned Fortivo and Purchased Fiebing’s brown.This is a 3 step process that you have to Deglaze,color the leather then use resolene.The product works well but the color matching for me was difficult and the finish was too glossy. I went back to using Fortivo but this time I applied the balm in a circular motion to get it deep inside then I went over the swirl marks in straight lines while the material was still wet.For the final finish I went over it again with light strokes and it blended in well.A second coat was applied after drying.Another reviewer also mentioned using alcohol to remove marks and that method works good also. Fortivo Directions are terrible,the scan code in the box sends you to a website that has nothing to do with furniture products. Of all 3 products My personal opinion is Fortivo comes in 1st for ease of use,Second is Fiebings and Furniture Clinic comes in at 99 with ZERO Stars for a bad product,misinformation and a terrible product.

Have a dark brown couch where the seat cushions had faded badly. I used the Fiebings dye, and it made it only a bit darker and more of an orange-brown. I wasn't thrilled, but ended up re-coating it several times and it got darker with each application. After several coats, it was a beautiful match to the original. This is a true dye, not a paint like coating that will scrape off. After letting it dry thoroughly, I wiped it with a clean cloth to remove any residue, but have found that it continued to need wiping for several days. Perhaps I used too much, not sure. Clean your leather well before dyeing - this is important. I am very pleased and it saved me $450 over having a local company dye 3 cushions.

I used this product to change the color of an old chair and ottoman from orangish-red to dark brown. The directions were not detailed so I youtubed it. I cleaned and prepped the leather with acetone. Then I applied two coats of the dye (it took two bottles total). I found the applicator that came with it was nice to get into the crevices but I used a gloved hand to spread the dye everywhere else. After the leather dried, there was a metallic finish and I thought I messed up, but after cleaning it and applying the Resolene product that was recommended, the leather turned a beautiful shade of dark brown. I am very pleased with it. It looks brand new! It has only been a few hours and it is already completely dry and fine to sit on. No color has rubbed off.

I use Fiebing's leather dyes for multiple applications but have never used it on leather. I use it when making briar tobacco pipes to bring out the grain and to apply contrasting colors after sanding and prior to finishing. It also works beautifully on softer woods when building using project board and other more open grain materials that don't take traditional stains well. Since it is alcohol-based, it dries quickly. Gentle heat with a heat gun makes it more colorfast. To tone it down, use 91% isopropyl alcohol (from any drug store). Try it on a scrap of the wood you're working with to see what you can expect. It also looks great with a few coats of polyurethane clear finish over it. Great product....

Good for covering up scratches but to dye the whole bag is bad. The color transfer and without using top coat, you won’t be able to use your bag. And if you use top coat, that makes your bag prone to scratches no matter how you care and try to avoid scratching it. So I think this whole dye is only good for things like shoes?

Good dye on leather products