Greenish Tent On Lt. Br. Belt

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I did a Search and came up with nothing. So the question:

Today I got a call from a Customer that had rec'd one of my Bull Hide Belts. It was Light Brown in color & he said it had a "greenish" tent on about 85% of the belt.

A two part question: #1 What would cause a Green tent to appear on the belt. #2 How long should I leave a belt strap (6/7 oz) submerged in a pot of Feibings Pro Oil dye.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[MADMAX22]

I think that could be caused by over dying it. Not entirely sure though could be just the leather and dye not liking each other.

When dip dying its pretty much just run the leather thru the dye. You dont have to let it sit in there for any amount of time. Run the leather thru the tub of dye and make sure it doest pool up on one end when you have it pulled out.

Question also, did you finish the belt with anything? That could be another variable also.

[Luke Hatley]

I USE OIL DYE by fiebings and have not had the problem you have also i was told

a long time ago that the leather might have been old.

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MadMaxx22;

I leave the leather in the dye for about 10 seconds. Let hang overnight to dry or when even I get around to them. Then glue, punch, sand, sew, seal with Atom Wax or Resolene, edge, dye edges, burnish & seal edges. I have stopped putting a finish coat on.

I've only had three belts come back with the greenish tent & all were Light Tan.

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Luke,

I don't think the leather being old would be the problem because I cut & dye about 20 belts out of one piece at a time. And many of those are dyed the same color without any problems. So it has to be something I'm doing wrong. Too long in the pot or not letting it dry properly.

Anyway, thanks for your help & I'll just have to pay more attention to the dying process.