frontlinebass

Awesome info guys thanks so much! I have another question. Do you reuse the wool or cloth after buffing/burnishing? If it has taken some dye on it will that dye transfere to another piece if used again?

I am wondering what techniques you guys use to burnish the face of your leather. I've read a ton of posts on this site and I haven't seen general tips on how people burnish/buff leather especially after dying. What materials do you use etc...?

That's great to hear as well. I really am a bit of a newbie when it comes to all of this, but lets say I wanted to use a dremel to do my buffing for the face of my leather. What would be the best way of going about this? Or conversely is that idea really just a big waste of time?

Thanks for the info! That's great! Anybody want to weigh in on the best way to buff the face of dyed leather to prevent bleeding? I'd imagine there is some other good way aside from hand buffing?

Hey there, I've been getting into leather belt making and am loving it! I've read up a lot on this site on dying and edging and learned a bunch, thanks everyone! I have still have a couple of questions, 1. I've been using feibings edge kote on my belts because sometimes I like having a black edge to them. I've noticed that where there is friction on the edge of the belt from the buckle the edge kote will start to creep up on the face of the belt itself. I've have beveled the edges and slicked them after applying the edge kote, is this correct? How can the bleed be stopped? 2. I like to dye my belts different colors than usual from what i've seen on these boards, blues, reds, greens and what have you. What are some good ways to buff the dye so that bleeding doen't occur if I want a matt finish? Is hand buffing the only option? This is my first post so I am sorry if I've posted this in the wrong section or have missed where this info already is. Thank you in advance for your help!