Red Suede Dye - Angelus Direct
Red Suede Dye - Angelus Direct
Red Suede Dye - Angelus Direct
Red Suede Dye - Angelus Direct

Red Suede Dye

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When your suede kicks need a second life, pick up a bottle of Angelus Brand Suede Dye. This vibrant, industrial strength shoe care product is perfect for sneakers, boots, Wallabees, Timberlands, and also suede footwear in-between. Feeling a little BRED inspired? Our Red Suede Dye is your choice.


Dyeing leather is different from painting—it soaks into the material rather than sitting on top like paint. The final color depends on the base color of the leather, so a white surface dyed with red will turn pink, not true red. Angelus Leather Dyes are designed to enhance and transform brown leather rather than lighten it. Keep this in mind when selecting your dye color.

DYEING SMOOTH LEATHER WITH ANGELUS LEATHER DYE

1. Prep by wiping down leather with leather preparer using our applicators, cotton balls, or a rag.

2. Wait for leather to dry a few minutes. Wipe down with microfiber towel to remove all lint.

3. Using Wool Daubers (One is supplied with each dye) soak the dye on the dauber.

4. Be careful of what you are dyeing. If you are dyeing a large spot use the dauber fully soaked. If you are doing a smaller section a paint brush or much less dye on the dauber may be required. 

5. Make sure to soak the article you are dyeing. Dye works by soaking into the item you are dyeing. It does not act like paint. Feel free to soak and evenly rub across to make sure all is even. 

6. Leave to dry. You may see a tint, bronzing, or any different finish. Do not panic! This is just residual dye on the surface.

7. (Optional) Wipe with a microfiber towel to remove excess dye pigment. If there is still a sheen or tint use some alcohol on said microfiber and wipe down quickly. Do not let the alcohol sit on the item or else you risk lifting some of the dye and discoloring. Once done the tint should disappear and it will just be the color. 

8. If you wish to dye the item more of the color complete steps 5-7 again. 

9. If you are looking to protect and nourish the leather we suggest using Angelus Leather Balm or Neutral Angelus Shoe Polish. If you do not want the shine of the shoe polish just lightly buff versus a full buff to shine. If you dyed the article a black or brown we would suggest even buffing with a colored shoe polish or Lustre Cream. 

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DYEING SUEDE WITH ANGELUS SUEDE DYE

1. Prep by cleaning the surface with a cleaning product like our Angelus Easy Cleaner Kit. It is necessary to get all the oils and dirt that may be sitting in or on the suede material. 

2. You cannot "SPOT TREAT" suede. Please make sure to fully wash/clean the entire surface to avoid water spots.

3. If the suede feels hard in texture, there is too much product in the material. Use a suede brush to loosen the suede. You can also use a soft bristle brush and water to pull out the cleaner. Let it dry, then you can continue.

4. Using Wool Daubers (One is supplied with each dye) soak the dye on the dauber.

5. Be careful of what you are dyeing. If you are dyeing a large spot use the dauber fully soaked. If you are doing a smaller section a paint brush or much less dye on the dauber may be required. 

6. Make sure to soak the article you are dyeing. Dye works by soaking into the item you are dyeing. It does not act like paint. Feel free to soak and evenly rub across to make sure all is even. 

7. Leave to dry for a few hours.

8. Using our Suede Kit brush or a strong bristled brush, break up the suede to bring it back to its natural feel. Be careful to not let residual dye get on other parts while brushing excess off. This will help the suede feel original again as well as remove excess dye so not run in case it gets wet.

9. (Optional)We highly recommend spraying down with our Water Repellent or Mink Oil Aerosol. Dyeing leather is different from painting—it soaks into the material rather than sitting on top like paint. The final color depends on the base color of the leather, so a white surface dyed with red will turn pink, not true red. Angelus Leather Dyes are designed to enhance and transform brown leather rather than lighten it. Keep this in mind when selecting your dye color.

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Leather dyes are super strong and full of color. They work great on leather because they soak in and last a long time. Suede dyes are a bit different—they have less color in them and are made to keep suede soft. Suede is that soft, fuzzy leather, and it needs special care. If you put leather dye on suede, it can make the suede hard, not soft and fuzzy like it should be.

Dyes takes the color of what is under them. So if you dye something white with red it will turn pink. It mixes with it. Paint sits on the surface and grabs on. You can cover anything with paint. Our paint is water based while our dyes are alcohol based.

Yes, all Angelus Dyes are mixable! Angelus Leather Dyes can be mixed with other Angelus Leather Dyes, and the same for Angelus Suede Dyes. Mixing dyes to acheive specific colors is harder than mixing paints and does require testing. (Do not mix Suede Dyes and Leather Dyes together.)

Keep in mind that this is considered a professional product. You may need to perform many tests before applying it to your final piece. 

Customer Reviews

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Luzia C.
Red Suede Dye

Product with an excellent finish. Perfect!

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Elizabeth K.
Exceeded expectations

Used this red suede dye to revive a pair of Jordan 5 Retros that were in pretty bad shape. I did dilute it some with the neutral dye. They look like new!

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JOHN

OK, I received my latest 3 bottles, and used most of one of the bottles to finish off (hopefully) my formerly beige suede 3-buckle Creepers, (a project I've been working on). Each shoe/boot, seems to take about a bottle. And I've had to dye them, twice, now. They're pretty vibrant, though; 1st coat they had a "mulatto", marbled look.

Unfortunately, as I've stated before, this isn't eBay, so I am unable to include before/after pictures of the finished product. I may try to post them on the Angelus site, but my handiwork is NOTHING compared to the artists with their own talents, creating works of art. I just changed the color of mine. That's it. lol. 😄😄😁

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JOHN

Was able to finish my Creepers with this second bottle of red, AND have plenty left for touch-ups or other. This business/company has EXCELLENT product, and I continue to buy more product from them! Too bad I can't post my finished product(s), in pictures, to a site like this. 😔

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JOHN

OK, now that I've had a chance to use it, I can give it a review. Regular red dye, like the Dark Red I bought previously, is Excellent! Spreads easily; no muss, no fuss. I can't post a picture here of the one shoe I've done, but it is what it is. But I will need more dye, not just for a potential second coat, but one bottle wasn't enough to do two shoes. I have less than half a bottle to do the other shoe, which won't be enough. But that's OK. I should have extra for touch-ups.

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