Dying edges

[Hildebrand]

I am struggling to get edges to dyed to match the surface of projects, particularly with light colored dies.  Dark brown and black seem to cover fine but I haven't found the trick with light brown.

Any tips appreciated, I am evening the edges, beveling, sanding and slicking with saddle soap then dying.

Thank you for any tips.

Todd

[Bert03241]

edges have to be really smooth and slick to were the seam doesn't show them maybe more then 1 kote of edgekote just a thought

[RidgebackCustoms]

On 3/7/2024 at 10:49 AM, Hildebrand said:

I am struggling to get edges to dyed to match the surface of projects, particularly with light colored dies.

Difficult as the burnishing process darkens the edge.  Edge matching can be done with edge kote or edge paint, but if you want the burnished edge, maybe dilute down your dye significantly with a solvent before application so it's more of a water color type consistency before application.  Fiebings dilutes well with Isopropyl alcohol.

[Hildebrand]

On 3/15/2024 at 12:30 AM, Bert03241 said:

42 minutes ago, RidgebackCustoms said:

Difficult as the burnishing process darkens the edge.  Edge matching can be done with edge kote or edge paint, but if you want the burnished edge, maybe dilute down your dye significantly with a solvent before application so it's more of a water color type consistency before application.  Fiebings dilutes well with Isopropyl alcohol.

 

@RidgebackCustoms thank you, I hadn't thought of that.  It might just get me to the right color.

Todd