How do I re-stain my faded leather couch ?

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Only the seat bottoms, as it has had more use with young kids and sneeky dogs.


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  1. Judy B says:
    August 16, 2009 at 9:49 am

    This is more likely to be pigment coated so will need pigment rather than dye to repair.

    You will need to have a colour matched for this otherwise the repair will look awful. Also you will have to be careful there are no grease problems otherwise the pigment will not adhere to the leather.

    Do not use shoe products as these will come off on your clothes and may contain products that will mean a correct repair cannot be carried out.

    LTT provide products for DIT+Y repairs but I would leave this one to a qualified leather specialist.

  2. DR!FT_ie says:
    August 16, 2009 at 9:49 am

    google it

  3. sonya says:
    August 16, 2009 at 9:49 am

    leather stainer you can get it at a hardware store

  4. Chrys says:
    August 16, 2009 at 9:49 am

    you can’t without a LOT of trouble, money and expense…it’s smelly (and very toxic), costs a lot and you have to do it outside and it takes time…if you can’t find someone who does that, don’t attempt it yourself.

    Leather is dyed in lots when it’s tanned…then it’s dried and cut…if it’s faded, they can re-dye, but it probably won’t match very well, unless you can find someone who’s very good at it…it will take a few weeks to do too…so I’d get some slip covers and cover it up…cheaper in the long run and you can wash slip covers.
    (someone should have told you not to buy leather when you have kids and animals…leather does NOT wear well, under the kids feet and animal pee…)

  5. Boudreaux says:
    August 16, 2009 at 9:49 am

    Read this carefully…

    http://www.leatherworldtech.com/FurnitureColorChart.aspx

    http://www.leatherworldtech.com/LeatherDyeing.aspx

    It seems like a lot of people do this. But I would go into it knowing that you might make a mistake. So if you take that chance then don’t beat yourself up over it. After all, you don’t like the way it is anyway, so it is worth a try.

    Just make sure that the colors match. It’s probably better if it is a little lighter than going too dark..

    I understand that you spray the area with a bit of water first. So that it doesn’t absorb too fast or unevenly.

    Good luck! =)

  6. Karen L says:
    August 16, 2009 at 9:49 am

    I had good success with a product called Fiebing’s leather dye, got it at a shoe repair place, comes in small bottles so you might need a few, and comes with a small applicator. I dyed a faded tan couch to a bottle green colour, came out better than I expected. Pick a colour as close as you can to the original and do the seats, if it doesn’t look right then do the rest. It dries fairly fast and it didn’t rub off after, either. Use a good leather protector after the dye job.

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