OK, sportsfans. As per the country-rock band BR-549, "I gotta do somethin' even if it's wrong." I really wanted to do something. So, several more YouTube videos, several more failed test boards. The Rit dye is just not cutting it. What else do I have on the shelf. How about Fiebings Leather Dye, U.S. Marine Corp Black. Haven't decided how well I like it, and I need to do a little more work on symmetry. Not brave enough to try the front.