pictures of some of my belts.

[gunfighter48]

Well I finally got some pictures of some of my belts. These are double thickness (16 oz total) belts for folks that carry concealed weapons. There's a big gun show in town this weekend and so far I've sold 5 belts. Will be at the show tomorrow and see if I can sell some more. So far the customers really like the belts. But what are your thoughts? I have been using blue painters tape to seal the backside of the belts before I edge dye and it's letting some of the dye bleed through. I am using low tack tape and think I will switch to a medium hold tape. Is there a better alternative?

[BruceGibson]

Nice work!

[Randyc]

Very nice work!

I too have a problem with bleed through. I would like to get an answer too.

Randy

[Don101]

Hi i would sugest dye the black first and let it dry then glue and stitch the two together then dye the edges, Don

[gunfighter48]

Hi Don,

It's the edge dying that is bleeding under the tape I'm using.

John

[TomSwede]

There has been 2 (I think) threads recently about using liquid latex as a blocker. Apperently it's quite easy to peel off and doesn't bleed through and you could just mask as before and seal the tape edges with this stuff.

Anyway here's a link to one of the threads so you can determine for yourself. Very much like a tutorial this one.

http://www.leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=2819

[abn]

John, I'm surprised to hear that it's the edge dye that's bleeding through. I've had regular leather dye slip in under the painter's tape, but never the edge dye. If you're not using it already, try switching over to Fiebing's EdgeKoat. It's got a thicker consistency than regular dye and can be slicked like gum tragacanth. I put mine on very carefully using a Q-Tip (which is really slow), but I'm sure it would work fine using one of those sponge-tipped brushes, too.

Good luck! -Alex

[gunfighter48]

John, I'm surprised to hear that it's the edge dye that's bleeding through. I've had regular leather dye slip in under the painter's tape, but never the edge dye. If you're not using it already, try switching over to Fiebing's EdgeKoat. It's got a thicker consistency than regular dye and can be slicked like gum tragacanth. I put mine on very carefully using a Q-Tip (which is really slow), but I'm sure it would work fine using one of those sponge-tipped brushes, too.

Good luck! -Alex

Hi Alex,

Thanks for the reply. I'm not using edge coat, just regular Fiebing's leather dye. I dye the edges then use beeswax to slicken up and finish the edges. Thought this might be a better alternative to Edge Coat. But maybe I need to go back to Edge Coat.

John

[rdb]

A long time ago, they used to sell a dauber that was square, instead of the round ones. I can't find them anywhere, but they went a long way to solving this problem.

The solution might also be in the technique. If you aren't having the problem on the front grain side, just the liner side, it may be the "angle of the dangle".

Try dyeing the edges first, before assembly, that way any of the bleeding would be hidden.