Sealing Belts

[ABC3]

When sealing belts (belt & liner) so that dye will not transfer to clothing what is the preferred sealer (Resolene or Atom Wax) ?

I was using alot of Atom Wax but noticed it lifted the "edge dye" off the belt edges. So now am wondering

which direction to go.

Any help would be appreciated.

[MADMAX22]

Well the few that I have made I usually try to do the liner in natural vegtan. This prevents the inside from bleeding any dye onto the cloths or person.

This leaves only the edges that can bleed over. The way I do my edges is dye, get some soap, then wax and burnish by hand. Once this is done I will run over it again with a little more wax and burnish again.

I have used atom wax and then I really like sno-seal. I will do a coat and let it sit overnight then do another coat. This seems to work pretty well and I have not had any bleed off on the belt I wear everyday.

Neatlac if you can find it or the new version (forgot what it is called) works very well for sealing up leather.

[ABC3]

Madmax22,

Thanks for the information. I do not seal my liner either but do seal the belt as well as the edges. Do you have any dealing with Resolene or Atom Wax and of the two, which would you recommend ?

[MADMAX22]

Madmax22,

Thanks for the information. I do not seal my liner either but do seal the belt as well as the edges. Do you have any dealing with Resolene or Atom Wax and of the two, which would you recommend ?

Just my personal experience I tried resolene and did not like it much at all. Im not a fan of the acrylic sealers. That being said some people have good luck with it. I am pretty sure I went ahead and tossed my little jar of the stuff. Lately Ive been playing more and more with sno-seal. Its kind of similer to picards and maybe the bee natural stuff. Anyways it seems to work pretty well if you let it dry over night then buff it out and then add one more light coat.

Oh and just wanted to say I usually seal up the liner as well I just dont dye it.