Even if fading is a small area, the jacket will have to paint the whole thing. To pick up a new dye that would be completely consistent with the old, is almost impossible. Areas, painted a fresh coat of paint, will appear with patches. In many cases you can do without color. For example, a white jacket can be updated with milk, black or brown – coffee grounds, wrapped in a piece of gauze.

Whether painting a jacket yourself? If you live in a big city, the product can be taken to a specialized workshop. Quite often such services are offered dry cleaning services. Better if someone of your friends already use such services. Ask, if its quality service.


The inhabitants of small settlements of choice is usually there, so we have to solve similar problems independently. Think, what color would you paint the jacket. It is not necessary to repaint it radically, especially from dark colors to light. Preferable shades that are close to natural.

Go to the nearest Shoe store. Sold dyes for leather and in retail outlets where they sell products made from this material, as well as in major hardware stores. You will surely find several types of paint. It can be liquid as well as paste or spray. The highest quality dyes are considered to be the Salamander. Fits any paint, but the aerosol is easier to apply. But working with aerosols is better in the open air. It is advisable to wear a respirator or a gauze bandage. To work with paste or liquid paint such serious precautions are required.

Test the paint on the matching colored shoes. Read the instructions carefully. The product before painting dust and dirt. It is best for this purpose is slightly damp (in any case not wet) sponge.

Regardless of which option you choose, hang the jacket on a hanger so that it does not touch the floor. The floor and surrounding objects, it is better to close Newspapers, junk rags or something like that. As well as painting shoes, brush the coat with a damp sponge. Spray spray so that the paint coated the product evenly. You need to work quickly. Wait until the coat dries, and then retry the operation.

The coloration of a liquid paint – the process is somewhat more time-consuming. It requires attention and care. Jacket prepare and hang the same way as in the previous case. Paint brush on an even layer, allow to dry and repeat the procedure.

If you just want to refresh the color, you can use toothpaste. The jacket in this case it is better to put horizontally. The paste is applied in the same way as when cleaning shoes. Get ready for what the procedure must be repeated about once a month.