[CR]Seeking advice on dyeing leather

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From: Tom Sanders <tsan7759142@attbi.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:18:09 -0500
Subject: [CR]Seeking advice on dyeing leather

As my McLean project nears completion, I'm pretty much down to the handlebars and brake levers and bar end shifters to redo and then assemble it. I have hit a snag. The bars are encased in a leather that has turned a nasty blotchy brown but otherwise seems worth saving. I think I will have to dye it black. Friends say that the dye will forever come off on my hands if I do. Does anyone have a recommendation as to what to use to dye it with that will avoid this as much as possible? In a worse case scenario I can just cut it off and wrap the bar, but I'd rather save it if possible.
Thanks to all,
Tom Sanders
Lansing, Mi