Tandy Eco Flo dye

[Daggrim]

Aargh! I'm having a wretched time using this new dye. It has a very weak coverage, and if I use a wool applicator, it foams up and leaves speckles. The strokes don't seem to blend as well as alcohol base dyes, but I made it work by giving about 3 extra rubdowns with dye on a cloth rag, but that's too many passes. I'm at the point of considering this stuff unuseable. I'd rate the difficulty of using it at a 7 on a ten scale. Any advice?

Doug

[electrathon]

Buy Fiebings dye from someone other than Tandy.

[Tina]

Or try Angelus dyes, I Love'm...They also have a line with 4 finisher too, ust scroll down on the linked page:

http://turtlefeathers.net/text/angelus/dye.html

[kevinhopkins]

Fiebings or Angelus are far superior in my opinion..... (I have both)

Kevin

[Windom Leather]

I've decided to stick with the fiebings. Never tried the angelus. But I may have too just to see. And I have used the eco flo all in one and Im not too impressed. Hard to get rid of overlap lines and you still have to use another finish over it. I use a cotton cloth to apply. Is there a trick to that stuff or is it just the way it is?

[Todd]

The Eco Flo is total crap. It goes on uneven and wears and fades at a rediculously fast rate. Run, don't walk away from this product.

[CitizenKate]

Eco-flo is actually more light-fast than Fiebings (see this thread posted awhile back). However, I do agree that one thing I don't care for about EF is how much of it you have to put on to get the amount of color you want.

So now I'm testing Angelus, and so far I'm finding it to be better than Fiebings. It is more light-fast than Fiebings, and almost as light-fast as EF. And I like how much more intense it is; I can get the intensity I want with very few applications, and sometimes I even need to reduce it.

Kate

[electrathon]

This whole issue really bothers me. You need to understand, I really like Tandy. The name floods me with childhood memories of my Dad and leatherwork that he did. Most of us here like Tandy. The store managers are almost all great. I have a local store that I love to go to. Here is the trouble, they sell mainly crap. For 50+ years they sold dye that people like that worked well and lasted, now they decide to sell low quality junk that most people are not satisfied with the quality of. This is true with so many of their product lines. Look at what horid things they have done with Craft tools... the list goes on and on. They have a loyal customer base that they are trashing. I know they feel there is really no other choice so they can force crap on us, but at some point they need to sell what we want, what we will gladly stand in line to get.

OK, I am going to stop ranting for now.

[Daggrim]

Okay, nice to get a reality check about the dye. I can easily switch to Fiebings, but I just wanted to see if I was missing something about EF. I have heard good things about Angelus, too.

I've relied on my local Tandy for years, and I've been pleased with everything else. I've gotten outstanding support and a great deal of help and encouragement from the staff.

So, thanks again , forum members for the replies.

Doug

[Rayban]

I tried Eco Flo one time and that was it....but I won't give up on Tandy.....I switched to the Feibings Professional Oil Dye they sell and I'm really liking it......I still miss the Pro Dye I used to get there tho.....