mleathers Report post Posted March 14, 2010 (edited) I am grateful to all members who participate in the Forums, My problem I have is edge coatings on my belts. I have not seen one product as of yet that will perform well on our belts. I use belts grade latigos from Hidehouse and Waterhouse and other various distributors. I also use water buffalo leather as well. I CAN NOT use any sort of wax content edge finishes. They either flake off, wearoff onto pants, or degrade over a very short period of time. I have used acrylic resin based products with some success but It does not adhere to the edge of certain hides that have any sort of oil in it from the tanning process. I need a product that will bond with the fibers of the leather hides(8-10oz) . I have an old belt made in China with edges that resemble epoxy and the edge coating still looks new. I have seen a women purse, made in Peru, that has edge coating on the straps that has not degraded at all after 15 years. Any advice from our more experienced craftsmen and craftswomen? I have used Fiebings, LCI and Key Laboratories products so far BTW Edited March 14, 2010 by mleathers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hennessy Report post Posted March 16, 2010 I am grateful to all members who participate in the Forums, My problem I have is edge coatings on my belts. I have not seen one product as of yet that will perform well on our belts. I use belts grade latigos from Hidehouse and Waterhouse and other various distributors. I also use water buffalo leather as well. I CAN NOT use any sort of wax content edge finishes. They either flake off, wearoff onto pants, or degrade over a very short period of time. I have used acrylic resin based products with some success but It does not adhere to the edge of certain hides that have any sort of oil in it from the tanning process. I need a product that will bond with the fibers of the leather hides(8-10oz) . I have an old belt made in China with edges that resemble epoxy and the edge coating still looks new. I have seen a women purse, made in Peru, that has edge coating on the straps that has not degraded at all after 15 years. Any advice from our more experienced craftsmen and craftswomen? I have used Fiebings, LCI and Key Laboratories products so far BTW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hennessy Report post Posted March 16, 2010 latigo is by tannage an out door leather stuffed with oils n stuff not conducive to further penetrating dyes,other than oil dye. try wetting th edge then slide saddle soap over edge and burnish with wood slicker adios pete Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abn Report post Posted March 16, 2010 I'd send a personal message to Ed Santoro (esantoro). He did some pretty exhaustive evaluations of edge coatings a year or two ago, and he might have some tips and tricks regarding the products he's using now... Good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted March 18, 2010 I believe Hidepounder was the one who had a really neat post a few months ago on a book cover. Check what he did, . . . it may be your answer. May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mleathers Report post Posted March 20, 2010 I believe Hidepounder was the one who had a really neat post a few months ago on a book cover. Check what he did, . . . it may be your answer. May God bless, Dwight Thanks Folks, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
