Dye Rubbing Off

[rktaylor]

I made a really nice lined belt for myself. I dyed the liner with Sheridan brown Pro Dye, oiled it with 100% neatsfoot, then sealed it with 50/50 resoline/water. The dye is rubbing off on my jeans. Should I add another coat of resoline or maybe some neat lac? What's the best way to prevent this from happening? Thanks, 

Randy

 

[Nowandagain]

I had a similar problem some years ago with yellow dye bleeding off the grain side of some latigo. Neat-Lac did a good job of keeping it from happening again.

[Beehive]

There's nothing you can really do besides letting it run it's course. The liner simply isn't color fast. And with the constant abrasion from the denim. Again, there's nothing you can do besides, next time, you line it with something that doesn't do that. Or don't dye it at all. It's not visible when you're wearing it. It's not been hanging in the store. Where the liner has to have color or people will think it's halfway done. 

My previous belt was lined with suede. And boy did it bleed. All my blue jeans had dye on them. But it was only under the belt. Not anywhere else on my pants. You couldn't see the stains when I was wearing the belt. 

 

It stopped probably a year to two years after I wore it 5-6days a week. My new belt is lined with Horween cavalier in London bus red. I'm not expecting bleed through. But we are going to found out. 

Edited February 11 by Beehive

[SUP]

Immediately after dyeing and drying completely, before any further treatment, you needed to buff the liner until no more dye came off on the buffer. An old clean T-shirt works for this. The buffing removes the excess dye. Right now, if the dye comes off, buffing might still work. You can follow that up with Neatlac or  diluted Resolene in several coats. Buff in between coats so that if the coating affects the dye in any way, you are taking it off. Allow to dry before buffing.

[Northmount]

I second the neat-lac.  Maybe 3 light coats so it doesn't crack because it is too thick.

[rktaylor]

I thought I had it buffed. No dye was coming off at that time. I will give the neat-lac a try. Thanks,

Randy

[jrdunn]

5 hours ago, rktaylor said:

I thought I had it buffed. No dye was coming off at that time. I will give the neat-lac a try. Thanks,

Randy

Randy,

Did it possibly get wet?  Maybe sweat or some other liquid?  Even some commercially finished leathers will "rub off" when wet.  Just a thought.  I usually don't dye my belt linings either.  Of course I'm not a professional, but I like the look of undyed veg tan for linings.  JM2C. 

Jim

[rktaylor]

It wasn't sweat. 

I don't think it was sealed. I applied neat lac with a piece of shearling and since dye came off. I'll add another coat and put it back to use. I also think I'll stick with plain liners in the future. 

Randy

[SUP]

Try a coat of petroleum jelly. Apply and buff off a couple of times. It makes leather pretty water-proof and is the main ingredient of Aussie's leather conditioner which so many swear by. It is probably perspiration which dampens the leather and causes the dye to rub off, in which case this might help.

Check this thread for more information about petroleum jelly/Vaseline.