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How to dye the Cowhide without changing the original touch



When the leather spare part of Louis Vuitton which is a natural cowhide is damaged and needs to replace with spare parts. The problem is, the cowhide color between the old part and the new part does not match.

Therefore, we need to balance the color of all the cowhide parts in the same handbag to look even. The best way is to clean the old remaining part first, to see the cleaned color of cowhide, afterward dye the new spare part replacement to look the match with original remaining one.

In this case, the BT.Standard Color Dye and the BT.Standard Color Dye Dilute is the proper color type to apply with. According to this color, the type does not have a white color to mix. To thin the color tone down, BT.Standard Color Dye Dilute is necessary to add in to lower the BT.Standard Color Dye concentration. It is no exact ratio, if the color is low concentrated, more layers need to apply. On the other hand, if the color is high concentrate the fewer layer is needed.


In this case, the BT.Standard Color Dye and the BT.Standard Color Dye Dilute is the proper color type to apply with. According to this color, the type does not have a white color to mix. To thin the color tone down, BT.Standard Color Dye Dilute is necessary to add in to lower the BT.Standard Color Dye concentration. It is no exact ratio, if the color is low concentrated, more layers need to apply. On the other hand, if the color is high concentrate the fewer layer is needed.



The spray equipment is the recommendation applicator because this type of leather is high absorbed the color need to be extremely stable during applying process. No worry about the original touch, this type of color is dyed the color through the leather structure, it won't change the leather type. Cowhide is maintained as its original character, the color can be darker when time past, and high absorbed. That's charming!


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