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Old 19 February 2005, 11:43 PM
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Question Can you dye leather?
I have a brown leather jacket but to be honest,black is more my colour.Is it possible to dye it.
I wouldn't mind paying up to £50 but it must be done properly,no bodge job.

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Old 19 February 2005, 11:44 PM
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Old 19 February 2005, 11:50 PM
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You cant dye leather...thats why they breed cows in such a wide range of colours.

(is this stupid question day?)
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Old 19 February 2005, 11:52 PM
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I've never seen a red cow?
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Yes you can. A family friend makes handbags n all sorts of stuff for top nosh.
Can remember how he does it but the hides of cattle are dirt cheap n he's making a packet !
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I've never seen a red cow?

Never been to Russia(ski) then?
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Old 20 February 2005, 12:10 AM
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So fake leather jackets come from plastic cows ?
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did you not know that lightning?
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Originally Posted by fast bloke
did you not know that lightning?
could strike twice ??!?!?!?
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I thought it was polyvinylchloride - so what do plastic cows eat and can you milk leftover crude oil from them ?


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Old 20 February 2005, 12:16 AM
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Nope you're right


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Come to think of it a Friesan settee would be a bit different...
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Old 20 February 2005, 11:24 AM
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Yes you can. A family friend makes handbags n all sorts of stuff for top nosh.
Can remember how he does it but the hides of cattle are dirt cheap n he's making a packet !
Isn't he dying the raw material though?
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