ludmasson

Thanks for the feedback. I guess i will be buying some fiebings pro dye. Do I use neatsfoot oil, before and after I stain it?

I always etch the leather first , then stain it after. I find doing it this way works best.

So I have been staining some veg tan leather patterns with black pro eco flo water stain. Staining small patterns have been easy, but large patterns have been extremely challenging. First problem is getting the black to be even through out the leather. I stain it with a high density sponge in a small circle motion. I have been doing close to 3 separate coats and still see the circle streaks. I've also dampen the leather as well so the leather doesn't soak it up so fast. But every time I try , I still see streaks. The other day, I ended up staining it 4 separate times and every pass I see circle streaks, so I gave up on trying to get a even coat and went more for a marbled look. I ended up liking the effect. Waking up the next day, I found my leather to extremely hardened, so I massaged Dr. Jacksons rejuvenating cream to soften it. The cream helped but much to my surprise, one if my patterns shrunk 1/2 inch!!! So now my pattern will not work since the alignment of my holes is off. I'm thinking the heat of near 100 degrees didn't help. Any feedback of the best way to go about dyeing leather streakless free. Oil, alcohol, water, what's the best? Thanks