Members Corvus Posted October 9, 2009 Members Report Posted October 9, 2009 Using Fiebings Pro dye in saddle tan I am finding that areas which are bent or flexed after dying lighten in colour and/or get an odd crazed effect ... The leather was treated with dye prep before dying and then neatsfoot oil afterwards which I let dry over night. It then had three of coats of leather balm with atom wax with lots of buffing inbetween. I did two other collars at the same time, one black which is fine and one dark brown made by mixing the tan dye with the black, this shows similar effects to the tan collar but not as bad. The tan collar also felt quite hard or brittle compared with the other two until for an experiment I tried rolling it up. I got this effect .. a kind of distressed look and the leather is now remarkably soft and flexible. Any idea what this is all about? How can I stop it from happening? Quote
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