[VintageLambo] Leather redye mini update

About midnight, and I spent a few quality hours with my redye job. As recommended in a prev post, I used laquer thinner to remove old dye and it worked well. Less sanding that way. I finished off the prep with a bit of sanding with 320 wet, and used the prep agent to clean the surface. Had to use the crack filler with the kit to fill some cracks. Sanded those smooth and was ready for color. Shake the dye well, and pour a SMALL amount into a bowl. Thin sparingly (I over did it) and apply with a sponge or foam brush. The foam brush tends to leave mini bubbles in the wake of the stroke. I left it that way and there was a slight mottling to the finish when dry. The sponge is good for edges, the brush for long strokes. I tried a good bristle brush and found too many streaks for my liking. One concern I had with prep was when to stop sanding. If you see the imperfections in the hide, stop sanding. On one piece, I tried not removing all the old dye. I got it real clean and no cracks, but I left some of the old dye on. I want to see what affect that has on the finish job. I have to do the whole dash, and I don"t look forward to rubbing laquer thinner across the dash for hours. If it comes out okay, I"ll leave the dash with some dye, and clean it good, sand it smooth and redye. There won"t be any abrasion like a seat, so I hope to get a lazy bonus and save some time. Overall I like the outcome so far. I need to sand with 800 and buff with rejuvinator before assembly. I am going for a satin finish, but the website says use 1000 grit, then rubbing compound to get a shine if that"s what you want. Photos and more text will be sent to Jack later for posting on the files area. Don"t want to put up photos here because it causes long downoads for those using an email client. Doc