How Many Of You Dip Your Holsters For The Finish Coat?

[YinTx]

On 6/12/2021 at 9:23 PM, OldNSlowMarine said:

mahogany-colored holsters have dried out evenly

I am glad I revisited this post.  I had a similar experience just recently with mahogany pro dye, but with sheepswool applied resolene.  And I used 50/50 water/resolene mixture!  Going to run a sample piece with your suggested % mixture to see if that helps.  My leather was 10 0z Hermann Oak, firmest piece of HO I've ever had.

YinTx

[OldNSlowMarine]

On 7/5/2021 at 1:22 PM, muzzleblast said:

OldNSlowMarine,

Thanks for sharing the results of your experiments.  I have been hand applying the acrylic with a 1" foam brush 5 - 6 coats, waiting for coats to get tacky between reapplication.  Gives a nice finish but is really not time efficient.  I'm going to give dip coating a try.  To keep from making a large batch, I think I'll try out these containers.  Tall, wide and deep enough for the largest pancake I make.  I gal. capacity.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H8ZUV5Oube /ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A3MFA6X0A6DLFT&psc=1

Sorry for the late response, I haven't checked the site in a while. Eric Larson of HBE uses some shallow containers https://youtu.be/Xm4nIQj46L0 . Keeping it in 5 gallon "liquid rated" buckets has been working well so far. No pouring back into a jug and the bucket has a rubber seal to keep it airtight. 

Edited August 13, 2021 by OldNSlowMarine
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[OldNSlowMarine]

On 7/26/2021 at 11:11 AM, YinTx said:

I am glad I revisited this post.  I had a similar experience just recently with mahogany pro dye, but with sheepswool applied resolene.  And I used 50/50 water/resolene mixture!  Going to run a sample piece with your suggested % mixture to see if that helps.  My leather was 10 0z Hermann Oak, firmest piece of HO I've ever had.

YinTx

I should've mentioned before, but I'm using Angelus dyes and acrylic #605. I don't know how the Fiebing's will react. I know when I first tried dip-dyeing with Fiebing's, I didn't like the results at all. I've gotten much better results with Angelus products.

Edited August 13, 2021 by OldNSlowMarine
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[tsunkasapa]

I don't DIP anything except chips. Everything is done with a dauber or a rag. I don't have the space or resources to have a "dip area".

[OldNSlowMarine]

On 8/13/2021 at 5:46 PM, tsunkasapa said:

I don't DIP anything except chips. Everything is done with a dauber or a rag. I don't have the space or resources to have a "dip area".

I have five five-gallon "liquid rated" buckets in my dye area. The set up didn't extend beyond the area I was already working in though. The buckets are set up next to my work bench. Out of the bucket-onto the work bench. I work out in my garage, so that helps with space. I definitely would not recommend doing this indoors.