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They're tooled then dyed on the black straps. Never have trouble with topcoating when painting them the other colors, it seals them off. That's why I wondered if there was something I could put over the dye to seal on the black ones before the sheen.

I don't have a pic but certain spots will work fine and then you'll get to a part that is more porous as the hair cells are visible and it just soaks it in no matter how many coats you put on. Im sure that would work slicking it but don't want to do anything to make any marks on the leather while doing it.

Have a question. I make leather straps for championship belts. I use Hermann Oak or Wickett and Craig tooling leathers which usually have porous spots in certain parts of the hide. I use fiebings leather sheen as my top coat usually but have used resolene or even other types of finish. The finish just soaks into the leather in those spots. Can someone tell me what to do about this? Is there something I can use as a barrier that won't crack off since these are flexed a lot?

I've made quite a few orders with them and almost always there's a problem. Either something's out of stock (which they don't tell you) or they send a wrong item or they take forever to ship out. It's sad cause I like a lot of their items and prices but they don't run a tight ship there.