What is this??

[Ian]

Dyed this minutes ago and look at the flaws that popped up - I swear I couldn't find a single one on the dry leather, now it's full of them - agggghhhh!!

[Greybeard]

Aww, those are Character lines it means you are using real leather

[TwinOaks]

Did you remember to deglaze before dying?

It looks like a resist of some sort.

[tonyc1]

I thought it looked like an abrasion or scratch.

Tony.

[David]

The straight line under the skull. Did you draw a line on your leather with a pencil and then erase it? That is pretty much a no no. It could also be a fold line but I can't imagine folding 6oz leather that tight.

David

[Go2Tex]

Ah yes, the ol' mystery marks.... been there done that. Usually a problem with the import leather but it can happen on the good stuff, though not usually as bad. The tanneries have a nasty habbit of hiding blemishes that are hard to see until you wet them down.

The line down the center looks like a rawhide spot, where the hide is folded in the vat and doesn't get tanned completely. Those you can usually spot though beforehand.

Yeah, frustrating, huh?

[rdb]

These things have happened to all of us at times. I've used deglazer to solve this too, but you have to be careful, too much deglaze in one place causes the stain to be darker in that spot....light coats, and easy rubbing seems the best approach I've found.

Funny this came up. Yesterday I had to wrap some chain for a guy who uses the chain as a handle on his gigantinormous pitbull. He needed to wrap the chain to be easier on his grip. The dog has that mottled coat, I think they call it "brindle"..not sure...my catahoula has the same coloring. Well, anyways, I tried to take advantage of some leather I had that really showed flaws when dying. I attempted to create the brindle look on purpose with it. Dunked the piece in a mixture of mahogany oil dye, and neatsfoot, and was rewarded with this result. I like it a lot, just hope I can duplicate again...