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Old 09-18-2011, 08:10 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by pk2
You can recolor any piece of leather you want any color you want with a swatch of original. Go to an automotive upholstery shop and get a piece of leather with the right grain, then do some googling.

Your original leather is painted not "dyed", thus, believe it or not, you can sand, prep & repaint i just like any other painted surface. There are a handful of companies which will match your color with a swatch in a dedicated leather paint

Regards, PK
Be careful. This is true only to a point. If you "sand" into the grain of your leather you won't get it smooth again. Someone seeing sanding may think 100 grit sandpaper and that won't be good here.
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