I'm incredibly happy with the way they turned out and three years later, they still look great and the dye never bled!

Dying brown boots black. It won't have that smooth finish. You'll notice that the black, has a reddish tint. Give the stripper time to.

I have used a variety of things to darken, but never a specific dye. Make sure to clean the tongue and around the soles because lots of dirt gets trapped. Just the dye and ae leather conditioner.

Put it on a cotton cloth and rub it all over the item. The boots look straight up black. $121 ($100 boots + $11 dye + $10.

And here i thought your desert boots had given up the ghost! I used fiebings leather deglazer first and rubbed it all over the boots with a paper towel. If you're not confident of doing it yourself, a good shop should be able to easily dye.

Stuff your boots with newspaper or old rags, crumpled into balls. I've dyed brown to black, but i've also stripped and redyed burgundy. I didn't add polish or wax.

Leather dye is a permanent change, and it should be used in conjunction with shoe polish to produce the best results. Apply the dye to the leather evenly by pouring the dye onto a nonporous cloth and wiping over the leather in even strokes. Unfortunately they are brown a.