Did cobbler dye shoes properly?

I recently took a pair of AE brandy-colored shoes to my cobbler to have them dyed burgundy/cordovan (reason = I stained them with pizza grease and unfortunately couldn't get it out). After his dye-job, they ended up a dark brown rather than burgundy, without even a hint of a burgundy. I actually really liked the color so didn't really complain and just let it go. Later, however, I did notice some brandy color still on the inside edges of the tongue. I assumed that before a cobbler dyes shoes, all the former color is stripped off - is this not true? I'm thinking he may have just dyed the shoes as is and the combo of the brandy original color/burgundy dye created the final dark brown color. I would just like to know the proper technique since I don't really want to be surprised by results in the future. By the way, he charged $20 if that helps....Thanks! MR


* Sorry - didn't mean to post this here

tough to say without pictures of what you're talking about....

I guess I'm just asking how a proper dye job is done by a professional (ie, the steps usually taken and products used); not necessarily direct commentary on how my shoes turned out (therefore, didn't think pics needed)

if they are a lighter color to begin with, I don't think it's expected to strip the old color off.

Also at $20 the job sounds decent. Unless you explicitly wanted a reddish tone and it bothers you that there is none.

Well, I wanted a cordovan color, not a dark brown - I just happened to be ok with the color. I guess he could have/should have told me what to expect....and I'm wondering if he would've stripped the shoes, would the cordovan color been possible. Like I said, I'm ok with the result, but next time I might not be and just trying to get a feel for reasonable expectations on future dye jobs.