Will the leather dye bleed onto my gun or garments?Updated a month ago

The short answer is no, the dye that we use during the tanning process, when properly cured, should not bleed onto the gun or garments. 

However, use of a silicon or oil based leather conditioner IS NOT RECOMMENDED and may cause the fibers of the leather to break down thereby releasing the dye.  Should the unlikely event of a dye transfer occur there are many ways to remedy it.   

Dye on a firearm: A good cleaning of the firearm, such as would be done routinely for maintenance, should be all that is needed. Denatured alcohol may be used safely on most firearm finishes (and is in most gun cleaning applications) but of course check with the manufacturer before doing so; ideally you would want something to de-grease and remove the solvent and most any gun cleaner should work. I do know some finishes, such as one particular Kimber finish, can be especially prone to finish and wear issues. Nonetheless, it should remove the discoloration you are speaking of and restore your firearm to the previous condition. 

Dye on garments:  Dye on clothing is a little trickier and regretfully does not always lift out.  We discovered this one after someone washed their cordovan leather belt still attached to their pants resulting in a colorful load of clothing all tainted in a beautiful but unintentional cordovan. 

First, try a stain remover. We've also heard some reports of rubbing Zest soap on the area to remove the stains.  Personally, a good stain remover and two cycles in the washer has worked for me thus far.  If a typical stain remover does not work the next step is a Dye Remover but take care in using these as it can remove ALL color.