Two words, Bobby: Good Luck,………..
Actually, I said that with a smile, . . . because your project is not that hard, . . . and can be done.
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You will want to clean the glove first, . . . get the dirt, trash, oil, grease, wax, . . . all that stuff off it.
Good old cheap rubbing alcohol will do that, . . . put it on a wash cloth, . . . rub the glove, . . . but since you are going black, . . . just get the dirt, . . . don’t get all deeply involved in this part of the task.
Next, . . . let it dry, . . . at least one full 24 hour period, . . . maybe in front of a fan, . . . but no extra heat.
Buy Feibings pro oil dye, . . . and a package of their large wool daubers, . . . looks like a little wooly pom-pom.
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Mix the dye with Feibings thinner, . . . 2 thinner to 1 dye should work, . . . and start daubing it all on.
Unlace your fingers, . . . and the pocket, . . . also the cuff, . . . dip the lace, pocket, etc. into a little pan full of the dye.
Just keep going over it, . . . first few times it will look like a muddy zebra, . . . but it will come around after several coats on each area.
Make sure you are wearing rubber or vinyl gloves, . . . this dye doesn’t wash off, . . . but it will wear off in 6 or 8 days.
Again, . . . let the glove fully dry, . . . then put more vinyl gloves on, . . . grab a washcloth you never want to use on your face again, . . . and buff the glove, the pocket, the laces, . . . buff it like you are wanting it to shine, . . . which IS what you want it to do.
Apply a good coat of neetsfoot oil with another “never to be used” washcloth, . . . over the entire surface that was dyed. Let it dry another 24 hours.
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Here, . . . you will need to make a decision, . . . is the leather still dry???? If it is, . . . add a second coat of oil.
When it dries, . . . give it a coat of Aussie wax or Atom wax, . . . I’m not into ball gloves, so I don’t know for which of those would be best, . . . ask at the store.
Don’t try to dye the inside, . . . and if there are stitches that did not like the dye, . . . finish the whole product with a Sharpie, . . . it’ll blacken the stitches, . . . etc.
Again, . . . Good luck.
May God bless,
Dwight
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