Leather dye colour HELP

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ages ago I bought a real leather 1/2 case for my Nikon F3

I now want to add a shoulder strap
but canna find a colour match
answer - buy a pale tan one and dye the leather to match

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so I know to order a good match....what would you call this colour.?

thanks for your help ..
 
Looks Like Oxblood on my monitor

If the match is incorrect you could always clean the dye off the case with methylated spirit and then dye it the same as the new dye, obviously would be better to go darker.
 
Closest to me on my monitor is Burgundy, however, depending on the surface and how the dye reacts eg. stays fully on surface, sinks in to top layer sinks in fully etc. it will change from how it looks on the colour chart ! The finish will depend on what treatment the leather has already had.
 
Barney said:
Looks Like Oxblood on my monitor

If the match is incorrect you could always clean the dye off the case with methylated spirit and then dye it the same as the new dye, obviously would be better to go darker.
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OXblood....thanks - I agree
I don't want to touch the actual case - it's pristine and cost mega-bucks from Japan

so experimenting on a £10 shoulder strap
 
I got some leather coloured a few years ago by a local leather car seat repairman. It was only a few quid, cheaper than buying the dyes and messing about myself.
 
Rincewind said:
Closest to me on my monitor is Burgundy, however, depending on the surface and how the dye reacts eg. stays fully on surface, sinks in to top layer sinks in fully etc. it will change from how it looks on the colour chart ! The finish will depend on what treatment the leather has already had.
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well that's 2 for Burgundy - I'll try that one first
 
bumper said:
I got some leather coloured a few years ago by a local leather car seat repairman. It was only a few quid, cheaper than buying the dyes and messing about myself.
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thanks.......but I'm pretty much house-bound since my extensive hip surgery over last winter
so it's on-line shopping for now
 
sk66 said:
Burgundy/Wine.
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ahha --- Flebings have small 4oz bottles on eBay

and grabbed the Mahogany ..... ''last one''
 
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Try to ensure you get the right kind of leather for the strap, a veg tan will take a dye well, a pre dyed saddle leather less so.
 
Then you will need a finish to waterproof it and seal in the colour, I use Resolene. Gives a nice shine as well as protection.
 
Leather dye is not like applying paint and there are a bunch of factors that make colour matching difficult.
 
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