Jason046

I am doing a project on veg tan leather with small lettering. I am dying it red and then painting the letters white. I was told you could just dye the whole thing red. Apply a coat of resolene which should seal in the dye and then paint over the red dye. But the red keeps bleeding through the white. Am I not letting the dye dry long enough or maybe not letting the resolene dry long enough. I'm letting the dye dry about 3 hours under a fan. Buffing then applying resolene with cloth letting dry for 2 hours and buffing then applying the paint. Any suggestions?

Thanks tom, I will keep that in mind if I am in need of a quick finish. I have just gotten used to Angelus I guess

I was afraid you were gonna say that. Lol. Yea, didn't wanna wait a week to finish this project but why ruin it with a second rate gold. Thanks

I was looking for a good way to mix gold with Angelus paints. Is there a good combo or do I just need to buy they're gold

Haha, yea I have liked the look of the resolene and heard it is good for protecting against outdoor use. Never tried the sheen. With the brown dye the resolene wipes on great and never had an issue. I will probably go away from the usmc black cause it does seem to be difficult. I sprayed the leather with alcohol before applying the dye and I did notice the same splotches show up so it might just be something on this leather I have. Gonna try a deglazer and see how it works. Thanks for the help. Still learning as I go so the advice goes a long way for me

So what would be the best way to spray resolene without having this happen

I have tried to spray it but when I do it seems to be thick and have bubbles from the water. Will this go away after it dries

Thanks for the advice. What is the difference between the pro dye and those dyes. I have noticed it is a pain with all the buffing. So use the pro with the resolene. I have noticed the red and brown seem so much easier

It's fiebings usmc black

Thanks. Yea it's really frustrating. The randomness of the splotches and area is what is weird. I tried prepping with alcohol before dieing also with the same result. Not sure what is going on but it comes right off as soon as I start to apply. How long do yall wait before applying? Is there a way to clean these off before dieing or once they are on is that pretty much it

Do you use alcohol or deglazer before dieing or painting. It seems every strap I do this us happening to. It must be the gum tragacanth is all I can think. I tried using alcohol to prep before dieing and it still happened

I was burnishing before I dye cause was thinking the burnishing might wear off the dye. You burnish after you have dyed and it dosent affect t your dye?

I let it dry for about 12 hours and rubbed it down with a cloth. I put the resolene on 100% but have never had a problem applying it like that before. I could go to a 50/50. I have been burnishing more with gum tragacanth. I guess it could be possible for some to be getting on the front. Would that cause the leather dye not to set?

I am new to leather work and have never had a problem with this. All of a sudden everytime I put fiebings resolene on my black fiebeings leather dye it wipes off splotches of the dye. Any help would be appreciated of what I am doing wrong