Rust is a rich red oxide or brick color for vinyl or leather upholstery.
$16.00 – $70.00
Use our water-based acrylic colors to restore and condition:
Our finishes won’t sunfade or backstain like leather dyes. They don't feel plasticky, flake or peel like spray paints. Each bottle comes with gloves and stir stick.
Do not use on fabric, suede, nubuck, bonded or faux leather.
Store in a temperate, dark place away from children.
Click here for SDS (Safety Data Sheets) for colors containing white pigment and colors without white pigment. This article has more information about the ingredients used in our colored finishes.
Changing color is best suited to absorbent leather.
The following are not good candidates and will require touch-up:
Here's what wear looks like:
Touch-up is easy and minimized by:
Whites and off-whites get poorer coverage. If you are changing from dark or red to pale, you may need 2x-3x the volume of color. Consider a coat of Ash or Stone grey as a primer to minimize this.
Our products are water-based acrylic finishes (paints) that look and feel natural. Consider a heavier urethane or aerosol for color changing boat or auto upholstery.
You can order handmade swatches of leather or vinyl refinished with our colors to see how they compare.
Or send us a sample and pay a fee for an exact match (recommended for auto, RV, boat interiors, primary or secondary colors):
Matching fees are non-refundable. We do not accept returns on Custom Colors.
Samples should be at least 2" x 3" in size and can be:
Please print out and include the Color Request Form and mail to:
Rub 'n Restore, Inc.
PO Box 1149 (US mail only)
39585 Lund Rd (UPS / FedEx / DHL only)
Paonia, CO 81428 USA
Colors and Clear Prep+Finish™ cover the same area.
These estimates can vary based upon quality and condition of material.
Choose an option below to get a quantity recommendation:
Buy it if you:
Answer these three questions to determine what clear finish, if any, is needed.
Orders received before 10 am MST on weekdays (excluding US holidays) are usually shipped same-day.
Most domestic orders are shipped via Priority Mail unless otherwise requested and typically arrive in 2-4 business days. Packages over 6 lbs. as well as all Canadian and international orders are shipped via UPS.
Carriers have suspended their service guarantees due to COVID. We are not responsible for delays and cannot refund shipping costs except for UPS Next Day Air.
You will receive an automated email with tracking number. Please secure your package in a timely fashion to avoid freezing during winter months.
Canadian and international Customers, use coupon code internationalCLUB (case and space sensitive) to discount the freight and duties on 8 or 16 oz. bottles of color. Rub 'n Restore, Inc. is not responsible for duties, tariffs or other expenses incurred.
Most Rub 'n Restore® products can be returned or exchanged within 60 days of purchase.
We do not accept returns or exchanges of:
Opened 8 oz. or 16 oz. bottles that are leaking or have a substantial volume used may incur a restocking fee.
PLEASE NOTE:
Our cost to ship each order is more than what you pay, and we will recoup the difference on any return or exchange. For example, if you paid $12 for UPS 2nd Day Air, our cost was actually $20, and we'll recoup the $8 difference. Even the smallest packages shipped via Priority Mail cost $9-$10 (while you paid only $5 or $7). For this reason, returning / exchanging 2 oz. finishes or tubs of filler may prove cost prohibitive.
We will also recoup the return label cost on any return or exchange. Our return labels cost less than what you'll pay at the counter at UPS or the Post Office. They are also more convenient.
I was ready to give away our once beautiful sofa after years of family use. It was badly faded and stained. The sofa also had scratch ma...More
I was ready to give away our once beautiful sofa after years of family use. It was badly faded and stained. The sofa also had scratch marks from our dog. We recently remodeled our living room and it looked so out of place. I had refinished another chair with success but felt this sofa project was simply too far gone. I’m soooo happy I gave the product a chance!
Overall, I'm very satisfied in the restoration. It was easy and fun to experiment with the colors. Best of all I saved my sofa and it looks amazing.
Thanks again!
Very happy.
The results were beyond my expectations!
We will definitely recommend your...More
We will definitely recommend your product to others!! A 16 oz. Rust and 16 oz. Clear did all this!
I can’t say enough about the feeling of comfort that I felt in dealing with your company, it felt as if I was dealing with friends and not some numbers. After establishing what we thought was needed it was delivered in a very short time. Following the instructions it was easy to turn a faded sofa and love seat into a set that will give years more service. Thank you, I will certainly recommend your services to others.
I wrote CC/Lesandre telling them what I wanted to do; they wrote back and even talked to me over the phone, and eventually sold me the small amount I needed to get the job done; 2 oz. Rust dye, 2 oz. Cognac dye, and 4 oz. of Clear coat. This saved me lots of $ rather then if I had had to ask for a custom color, or bought 8 oz, bottles of each !! In fact to do the four chairs, I only used about 1/2 oz. total, so I got lots left.
The tricky thing is the chairs had these random dark lines like an alligators skin (Lesandre called it a marbled-look), which I still wanted to show through, so I had to make a somewhat transparent glaze, by mixing the three products in the proper proportion. CC gave me advice on how to do this. So this review is more for their personal service than the Rust colored dye itself !! :-0