Have finally cleaned and re-dyed this suite today, took me 5 hours
but i did take my time and really didn't know what to expect, plus the guy stood and watched me the whole time, he was nice enough but you really dont need it on your first aniline suite.
Anyhow i was fairly pleased with the result, it had 3 coats and 4 on the cushions, kept feeling i should keep going though but felt knackered so have said i will check back in the week to see if it needs anymore.
He was over the moon with it, charged £180 which i was happy with as he knew it was first re-dye and i was happy with the pratice to be honest.
It looked pretty good when i had finished, but wondered whether after a day or two it will lighten a lot, as he was really happy with it being dark?
two observations i gained from this session was, the cleaning hardly made any noticeable difference at all
And the when apply the dye you have to go pretty fast on the first coat otherwise it ends up being really patchy ! The suite at first was drinking it like water, 2nd and 3rd coat not too bad and easier to apply.
To be honest the pictures i took dont really do it justice and some of the light patches are the flash on the camera.
Thought i would post the results anyhow for any who are interested,
Also did'nt realy realize how long it would take, but would say its a difficult job once i get the hang of it, need a few more to do now tho
regards
steve
P.S. Thanks judy for the crash course it served me well - cheers