That $150 leather dye job wrecked my 70s blazer lining

I bought a vintage herringbone jacket at an estate sale in Dayton last month and figured I'd dye the faded shoulders myself with a kit from the fabric store. The leather elbow patches bled into the wool and the liner turned into this sticky purple mess that ruined the whole piece. Anyone else had a restoration project go sideways and end up losing more cash than the jacket was worth?

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ray_carr16d ago

I tried re-dyeing a suede jacket from Goodwill and it turned into a crusty brick within two days. The stuff I used said it worked on all leathers but it dried hard and cracked right along the seams. I spent $60 on the kit and another $40 trying to fix it with conditioner and saddle soap before giving up. Tossed the whole thing in the trash and I'm still mad about it. Lesson learned the hard way: some pieces just can't be saved at home no matter how many YouTube videos you watch.

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