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Hmmmmmm. Really tough. Not sure that the cleaning regime has helped - it may have caused the dye to come to the surface, especially with the washing machine trick.
Don’t wash it any warmer as you’ll be damaging the leather and for sure the dye will bleed out.
If it’s still rubbing off them do a solid and thorough clean with proper saddle soap, remove everything you’ve been trying to apply. Wait for it to dry and scrub again, and again. Let it dry each time. You don’t really want much temperature.
I’d consider whether a good carnauba wax would be better for giving a solid seal to the leather.
Not sure why it’s happening, probably (bad) dyeing/tanning without enough treatment after. Some industrial processes are more permanent than others, and it’s not uncommon for some colour transfer especially if it was a more traditional method.
There’s no guarantee anything you put on top will stick, because it may be sitting on top of another chemical. I’d sooner saddle soap the hell out of it, it may be too big to try isopropyl alcohol to strip the surface before treating again.
By the way, applying the wax you really want a polishing wheel to get it into the leather and remove all the excess. Some older Timpsons still have a neutral wheel alongside the brown and black. It is incredibly high speed so it will really polish up the surface better.
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It is incredibly high speed
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Thanks for the input. That's really helpful.
Just to be clear the hair dryer was only once the bag was dry.
Figure as I'm asking, do you know where to get saddle soap cheap? I guess an equestrian site? I'm not mad on wasting more of my little tub of Saphir soap on what is almost an A3 size bag.
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hugo7
I asked this a while back, but back for round 2.
Picked up a bargain burgundy leather tote, which turned out to suffer from severe dye transfer. (admittedly in high humidity, but haven't used it since and rubbing kitchen towel still transfers colour).
So far have tried,
From a look online one leather forum suggested Ekololja or Resolene (I assume the clear).
What are my chances of this working?
Could it be worth another wash at a hotter cycle?
Also does anyone know what is it that is preventing the dye fixing? Poor original surface prep? Type of dye used? Curious to understand the root cause.
Cheers
@pdlouche as you were really helpful last time
*the stuff in a big tin