KurseD Report post Posted March 31, 2013 My first paying leather job. My friend Jeff Hammel is building an xs650 chop and this will be rivetted to the seat pan which sits flat on the frame rails. Used Feibing's medium brown dye, 2 coats of resolene, Feibing's antiquing gell, and a couple coats of neatsfoot oil. Got two new Barry King bevelers in 0 and 2. Love them so far. Also used gum tragacanth and Feibing's tan edge coat on the edges. Will post pics on the bike when he gets the seat and sends me some. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David8386 Report post Posted March 31, 2013 Looks nice, good design and crisp lines. Good work I do want to see it on the bike also. Thanks for posting it. David Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KurseD Report post Posted April 1, 2013 Thanks for the compliments. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KurseD Report post Posted April 1, 2013 Got a couple outside pics today, they show the actual color a little better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paprhangr Report post Posted April 3, 2013 congrats on your first leather job for $$, did 2 coats of resolene seal it and did you spray it on? I put a drop of water on my seat and it left a spot. guess I sprayed resolene to light. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KurseD Report post Posted April 3, 2013 Sprayed my dye, rubbed the resolene on. Rubbed two coats on, about an hour between coats. Handled water fine, but I also topped it off with neatsfoot oil after it was all done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chancey77 Report post Posted April 8, 2013 Cool design!! I love it! I always dye, then oil let it sit for 24 hours and then either wax it or spray clear on it about 2-3 coats then after that sits another day wax it some more and heat the wax with a hair dryer so it melts into the leather.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
