How to Dye Natural Leather
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Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1: Prepare to dye the leather pouring the paint into a flat container and wearing a pair of gloves.
Step 2: Choose your favourite tool for the paint application (it can be a sponge, a dauber or a cloth), dip it into the paint and proceed applying the leather dye with circular movements on your natural leather surface.
Step 3: Let the paint dry completely, it should need about 5 to 10 minutes depending on the environmental condition. You will note that the color on the surface will gradually change during the drying phase.
Step 4: Repeat the dye application in the same way of step 2, but during this second application pay attention to use less quantity of paint.
Step 5: If the leather dye is not totally absorbed by the natural leather, remove the paint in excess using the dry part of the sponge or a clean cloth, then let it dry completely again for around 5 to 10 minutes.
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Giardini Academy has been created in 2018 to share with all the leather crafters the knowledge collected during our daily job. Working with many different kind of customers we are continuously growing a clear overview of the common issues, problems, questions that leather crafters has. This is the feed of our R&D department that have always many topic to develop and new products and techniques are continuously developed. The Giardini Academy is the container that will include all this knowledges and will share for free with all the leather crafters looking to improve their leather goods.
