Ruined pair of velour leather loafer. Salvageable?
Soo. I have ruined a pair of velour leather loafers by getting acid on one of them and it is now discoloured like it is wet. Is there any way to salvage them or make anything out of them?
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Acid?? Yeah those are probably cooked. You could try dying them something like black tho ig
Yeah long story. But I figured something like this
also those look like regular suede not velour to me
My bad you are right
Well time to go shopping I guess
What kind of acid? Lemon juice? Vinegar?
Probs fine if either of the above. If something stronger, you could wax them, dye em black, or put acid everywhere else.
👆 if it's not like a biohazard and dangerous for skin contact, I would at least try to salvage them, have some fun with different dyes and products
Diluted Hydrochloricacid
Dye it is ^^
Thanks
I meannnnn, if it’s less than like 0.01 M you could probably do it fairly safely lol. I’d let them dry in front of a fan for a day or two, maybe put them in the sun - but yeah, I’d guess that dye may be your best bet there
They are already dry. That is somehow the way they look now
How dry are we talking? Suede can get wet and stay a little damp for pretty long if it’s chillin in a closet or something
If the acid was stronger than above tho, it probably cooked any waxed in there pretty good and/or chemically burned the leather. Also could’ve fucked the dye pretty hard.
You could try to condition it first just in case, but if you go to dye em I’d go and use Feibings
https://tandyleather.com/products/fiebings-leather-dye?variant=31977466134659
Tandy Leather, Inc.
Fiebing's Leather DyeUSMC Black / 4 fl oz (118 ml)
A penetrating, alcohol-based leather dye. Dries uniformly and mixes easily to create interesting middle tones. 2101-16 ‘Light Blue’ is only available in 4 fl. oz. If dye freezes, shake well before use. Specifications Small Capacity: 4 fl. oz. (118 mL) Large Capacity: 32 fl. oz. (946 mL)
Put some masking tape over the welt and use a wool dauber + a darker colored dye. Could probably get away with a deep brown, navy, or black
Dry, dry. This happened in the summer
Thanks a lot