Creating a reliable colour sample before leather recolouring

Do not judge a colour only while wet, in a mixing cup or under one light. Compare its dry colour, sheen, transparency and appearance on a representative substrate.

A wet colour in a cup is not a finished leather sample. Compare dry colour, sheen, transparency and the effect of the underlying material.

Check first

Choose a representative, unworn reference area.
Prepare samples on similar material.
Observe the shift from wet to dry.
Compare in daylight and under warm and cool lighting.

Working sequence

Establish lightness and warm or cool balance.
Make a thin-layer sample.
Allow complete drying before correcting it.
Only after approval proceed to an inconspicuous test on the item.

A close colour with the wrong sheen or opacity can still produce a conspicuous patch.