Question about tea-core leather

[vincent29]

Hello everyone.
I wanted to ask if it is possible to use a product to re-dye the areas where the brown color is showing through on tea-core leather.
Is it possible, and is it a good idea or not?

 

[xdrfixo.thecollector]

Hello everyone.
I wanted to ask if it is possible to use a product to re-dye the areas where the brown color is showing through on tea-core leather.
Is it possible, and is it a good idea or not?

Well, the magicness of the teacore is to let the brown show. So maybe is not a great idea jaja idunno show pics

 

[vincent29]

Yes, I know, but I was just curious;
mine is very new, so I don't have any browning yet.

 

[Monitor]

It's perfectly doable and it's a good idea if you don't like the fading.

 

[Oil Tanned]

Taste in vehicles and taste in fashion is like herpes; you have it or you don't. Tea core's been around for a while and made a splash for a bit but I'd bet a nickel that far more people will be considering soon what you're considering now.

 

[handymike]

If it is black, go for it. Use a water-based stain and lightly apply. Or you could use a dark brown too.

 

[AeroFan_07]

It's one of those things, "You could do it...but why?"

At least, wait until you start to see any teacore come through, than make a decision. What leather is your jacket made of...and what jacket is it?

Regarding "teacore" leather, I have some Nick's boots made out of brown-core black topcoat Siedel leather and it's wonderful on those. However most of the jackets I used to have that featured this type of leather just really were not to my liking. Just my $.02 of course.

 

[vincent29]

it’s a PHM Aero in black Chromexcel steerhide.
While the color fading—or "tea-core" effect—looks truly superb on brown or cordovan leather, I’m less of a fan of it when it happens on black.
Actually, I really love the color of this black CXL as it is.
Naturally, I’m just going to let things take their course, but I was wondering if any of you have ever recolored the brown areas, and if the results were any good.

 

[Polypeptide]

You buy teacore leather hoping that the brown shows through with wear

 

[Edward]

it’s a PHM Aero in black Chromexcel steerhide.
While the color fading—or "tea-core" effect—looks truly superb on brown or cordovan leather, I’m less of a fan of it when it happens on black.
Actually, I really love the color of this black CXL as it is.
Naturally, I’m just going to let things take their course, but I was wondering if any of you have ever recolored the brown areas, and if the results were any good.

I believe it takes quite some time to come through on that hide? Unless I'm inadvertently confusing it with something else, I don't think it's quite so prone to looking seventy years old within a month as some!

I understand where you're coming from, though. I'm not myself a big fan of black turning to brown. Many years ago, I used a product called "Black leather jacket" to revive/redye the black colour on an old leather. Just painted on. Worked well, aged well; I think it sunk in rather than sitting on the surface as a coating. Though it did also need a little attention to the zip with steel wool afterwards where the dye had dried on there a little.

I wouldn't go worrying about treating a new jacket, though, until it starts to show signs of wear-through the black.

 

[Edward]

Taste in vehicles and taste in fashion is like herpes; you have it or you don't. Tea core's been around for a while and made a splash for a bit but I'd bet a nickel that far more people will be considering soon what you're considering now.

As with any passing fashion, yes, I suspect things will move away from the teacore at some point. I suspect the appeal depends on what you want out of a leather jacket (much like pre-worn guitars, really). Those of us who prefer to dress to the period the jacket design is from tend to want it to look broken in not worn out, while guys who want a jacket that looks *now* like a cool, old, original 40s jacket that is either too expensive to buy as a regular wearer or isn't available in their size tend to be more the market for a jacket that looks like an eight-odd year old jacket that has been worn and loved (without being flogged to death). Horses for courses.

Though I did a while back see a pair of boots somewhere that had been made in a leather then dubbed "bloodcore". A black finish designed to fade to the red underfinish on points of high wear. Not unlike the blue-black goat that Aero used for the first run of the pattern later known as the Speedster when they did the first run for Levis. That I could see being fun in something like a D-pocket that I'd be more likely to wear with denim.

 

[vincent29]

To be honest, I’m not really a fan of the "tea-core" concept, but I like black Chromexcel—and its structure—so much that I decided to give it a try.
I’ll probably get used to it over time, but my initial question was simply to find out if any of you have ever tried recoloring the brown areas, and whether that’s actually effective.
I own other leather jackets that aren’t "tea-core" (made from Badalassi and Pinnacle leathers).

 

[Peter Mackin]

Just my opinion here,,its ****, wear on a 40year old jacket is patina,these modern labels they hang on leather"teacore" is a fad.They all look fake.i have 40year old jackets that look amazing, I fell into the fqhh trap 10-15 years ago,quickly realised i hated the way they looked within a very short period of time,got rid of them all.This is just my opinion, no offence meant to anyone,ps I also hate eastmans "broken grain"

 

[vincent29]

Just my opinion here,,its ****, wear on a 40year old jacket is patina,these modern labels they hang on leather"teacore" is a fad.They all look fake.i have 40year old jackets that look amazing, I fell into the fqhh trap 10-15 years ago,quickly realised i hated the way they looked within a very short period of time,got rid of them all.This is just my opinion, no offence meant to anyone,ps I also hate eastmans "broken grain"

Excuse me, I didn't quite understand what you meant.

 

[Peter Mackin]

What i meant was ,yes i think it would be a great idea to dye a modern "teacore " jacket. A better idea,in my opinion is not to buy the stuff in 1st place.heres a couple of my jackets, probably 40yrs old ,not a teacore in sight,just honest wear,cheers, Peter.