Honey, I re-dyed the FS Doniger...

[ties70]

Out of curiosity why did you want to re-dye it, just unhappy with colour as was? Must admit Ive only had/have russet A2’s but do really like a seal berry combo - always missed out though when they've popped up from time to time. GW had a stunner on sale a couple of years back and reasonably priced too that I was gutted about missing, another one that got away!!
Not had a 5 Star and always thought their leathers a bit ‘caramel’ coloured from pics but would you have attempted a re-dye on say a GW? Liking the reddish undertones must say!!

It was basically a question of the color. While I was not totally unhappy with it, the overall impression was a little boring. Very even, slightly dull, with a purple-ish hue to it.

The jacket being a FS, I thought there was more to gain than to lose by redyeing it. Had it been a GW, I would have probably been more reluctant to work on it. If it was a perfectly fitting GW, then yes. Otherwise (with color and fitting issues) it's probably more clever to sell it.

 

[Saint-ex]

@ties70 your jacket is amazing now...

I really think about this for my 5* also. The Seal brown is definitely to dark and I never worn it again since I received my DD 1401P.

The color is boring and I don't have so much to loose to try.

However, I was thinking of using a dedicated product to remove the original color instead of acetone.

Acetone as a leather cleaner?

Acetone - the perfect leather cleaner? Many of our customers frequently ask us if acetone can be used for dye preparation instead of Fiebing's Deglazer or PURE 100% , as a finish remover so to speak. Sorry, but - the answer is...

www.patin-a.de

 

[flyincowboy]

@ties70 your jacket is amazing now...

I really think about this for my 5* also. The Seal brown is definitely to dark and I never worn it again since I received my DD 1401P.

The color is boring and I don't have so much to loose to try.

However, I was thinking of using a dedicated product to remove the original color instead of acetone.

Acetone as a leather cleaner?

Acetone - the perfect leather cleaner? Many of our customers frequently ask us if acetone can be used for dye preparation instead of Fiebing's Deglazer or PURE 100% , as a finish remover so to speak. Sorry, but - the answer is...

www.patin-a.de

Guess that rubbing alcohol is a little bit better than that acetone stuff. You can easily order a bottle of alcool isopropylique.... But dont forget to feed the leather with a good leather balm when done.

 

[Saint-ex]

I was thinking about something like "Saphir décapant" https://www.amazon.com/Saphir-Decapant-Stripper-Dye-Remover/dp/B08JD385F6

It's a Dye remover used for shoes patina

 

[flyincowboy]

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[Adama36]

I did the same thing except I did do not remove as much of the original dye to avoid the formation of these lighter traces on the jacket

5* A2 Doniger re-dye - a successful experiment?

Got an Doniger A2 from Shawn few years ago. While I liked the jacket itself, I had some issues with the "russet" color. The leather was honestly kind of dull (no shine at all) and the color , depending on the lighting, would be too pink to my taste (see below) Long story short, I used some...

www.vintageleatherjackets.org