Techniques For Dyeing And Finishing Leather?

[DavidL]

Im curious if people out there with t shirt heat press use it before dyeing and after dyeing the leather to heat the leather so that the color of the dye stays permanent and deep. Trying to replicate similar results of drum dyed leather, seems like a huge stretch. Only want so that the dye doesnt bleed off (having trouble even after hard buffing and finishing)

What sort of machinery, jigs or electric power tools do you use to get better results or save time?

Some in my mind are:

T shirt heat press

soldering iron w/ temp control for hot glazing edges

heating up a metal flat iron to burnish "antique" marks

electric buffer to rub off excess dye

airbrush

drill press w/ edge burnish attachment, hole punch or awl blade put in the chuck.