Description
When your suede kicks need a second life, pick up a bottle of Angelus Brand Suede Dye. This vibrant, industrial strength shoe care product is perfect for sneakers, Wallabees, Timberlands, and also suede footwear in-between. Our Rust Suede Dye is the perfect shade for custom boots.
Dyeing leather is different from painting—it soaks into the material rather than sitting on top like paint. The final colour depends on the base colour of the leather, so a white surface dyed with red will turn pink, not true red. Angelus Leather Dyes are designed to enhance and transform brown leather rather than lighten it. Keep this in mind when selecting your dye colour.
What is the difference between Leather & Suede Dyes?
Leather dyes are super strong and full of colour. They work great on leather because they soak in and last a long time. Suede dyes are a bit different—they have less colour in them and are made to keep suede soft. Suede is that soft, fuzzy leather, and it needs special care. If you put leather dye on suede, it can make the suede hard, not soft and fuzzy like it should be.
DYEING SUEDE WITH ANGELUS SUEDE DYE
1. Prep by cleaning the surface with a cleaning product like our Angelus Easy Cleaner Kit. It is necessary to get all the oils and dirt that may be sitting in or on the suede material.
2. You cannot “SPOT TREAT” suede. Please make sure to fully wash/clean the entire surface to avoid water spots.
3. If the suede feels hard in texture, there is too much product in the material. Use a suede brush to loosen the suede. You can also use a soft bristle brush and water to pull out the cleaner. Let it dry, then you can continue.
4. Using Wool Daubers (One is supplied with each dye) soak the dye on the dauber.
5. Be careful of what you are dyeing. If you are dyeing a large spot use the dauber fully soaked. If you are doing a smaller section a paint brush or much less dye on the dauber may be required.
6. Make sure to soak the article you are dyeing. Dye works by soaking into the item you are dyeing. It does not act like paint. Feel free to soak and evenly rub across to make sure all is even.
7. Leave to dry for a few hours.
8. Using our Suede Kit brush or a strong bristled brush, break up the suede to bring it back to its natural feel. Be careful to not let residual dye get on other parts while brushing excess off. This will help the suede feel original again as well as remove excess dye so not run in case it gets wet.
9. (Optional)We highly recommend spraying down with our Water Repellent or Mink Oil Aerosol. Dyeing leather is different from painting—it soaks into the material rather than sitting on top like paint. The final color depends on the base color of the leather, so a white surface dyed with red will turn pink, not true red. Angelus Leather Dyes are designed to enhance and transform brown leather rather than lighten it. Keep this in mind when selecting your dye colour.
