Dipping Leather In Dye

[NewYorkerInSydney]

Hi all,

When you dip a piece of leather (a wrist cuff in my case) into leather oil dye and pull it out to hang dry, I notice that a lot of the dye then pools around the end of the cuff and drips off and sometimes just stays there which makes that end part of the cuff much darker. How can I eliminate this after dipping in dye? Also, sometimes I notice as it is all dripping down the dye streaks. How can I eliminate that? I am using plain veg tanned leather with leather oil dye and the leather is not wet before hand as it looks quite terrible if I wet it first. I just dip the dry leather into the oil dye (Fiebings).

Thank you much,

Sydney girl

[MADMAX22]

I would ask Lobo, he hangs out in the holster section primarily and I think he dip dyes all his holsters. Would be the first person I ask.

[electrathon]

When you pull the piece out of the dip, "blot" the surface off with a soft rag. Then hang or lay it down to dry.

Aaron

[UKRay]

You might want to try mixing your dye with neatsfoot oil. It makes it less 'dense' and less likely to give you a hard time. You may need to dip a couple of times to get the required colour but, IMHO, the finish is worth the effort.

Ray

[Dwight]

Some I dip dye, . . . some I don't, . . . those I do, . . . get a good shaking before I hang them up to dry.

You also may be leaving it in the dye too long, . . . pardon the pun, . . . but "dip", . . . "don't drown". Leaving it in the dye more than long enough for it to change color will sometimes produce a pooling at the lower end of the item.

May God bless,

Dwight