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Do you cut yours with denatured alcohol? What ratio do you use? I used 3:1 (alcohol:dye) and that didn't seem to be enough of a dilution.

Thanks for the great replies all. Had to apply several coats to finally get the streaks to even out (now dark brown instead of light). BDAZ, I think I might try the Preval sprayer for the next project--good advice.

Thanks for the advice Stingray and Cg! I'm going to hold off on an airbrush, but I did order some neatsfoot oil to try. The straps are looking great, so I'm wondering if maybe Tandy's leather is just much dryer than the Springfield to begin with?

Yesterday I applied two coats of Fiebings light brown oil dye--reduced with denatured alcohol at 1 to 1.5 ratio (dye to alcohol). It turned out beautiful on my practice scraps of the same leather, but very streaky on the piece (I'm making a travel bag btw). However, the same two coats look great on the straps from Springfield Leather (see below). The bag itself is leather from Tandy. I did wet form the bag and set in the sun for around 30 minutes, so I'm wondering if I underestimated how much this would dry out the bag? Does it simply need more coats? I did wet the piece before staining, but not heavily, and allowed to dry. Any and all help appreciated! Thanks! http://tinypic.com/r/8z4tbd/8 http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6ztw1i&s=8