Hicks02 Report post Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) I have a bit of a situation. I made up a holster last night (stitched and dyed). Tonight after I wet the holster there were a lot of dark spots all over the holster. I am not sure what caused this. I used feibings oil light brown. I know there will be dark spots where the boning takes place, but this looks like water spots. I hope this will go away when it is more dry, but it is not looking good. Any help would be great. thanks, JH. Edited January 3, 2011 by Hicks02 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troop Report post Posted January 3, 2011 what brand of leather are you using JH? Tony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hicks02 Report post Posted January 3, 2011 Herman oaks. JH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katsass Report post Posted January 3, 2011 I have a bit of a situation. I made up a holster last night (stitched and dyed). Tonight after I wet the holster there were a lot of dark spots all over the holster. I am not sure what caused this. I used feibings oil light brown. I know there will be dark spots where the boning takes place, but this looks like water spots. I hope this will go away when it is more dry, but it is not looking good. Any help would be great. thanks, JH. It appears to me that your dye may not have been totally dry when you wet it down for molding. Water seemed to absorb more in some places than others. I find that in winter the stuff takes a lot more time to dry completely. It MAY clear up after total drying, hope it does, you do nice work. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hicks02 Report post Posted January 3, 2011 It appears to me that your dye may not have been totally dry when you wet it down for molding. Water seemed to absorb more in some places than others. I find that in winter the stuff takes a lot more time to dry completely. It MAY clear up after total drying, hope it does, you do nice work. Mike It should have been dry. The humidity in the house is low, we have wood heat. I dyed some other holsters at the same time and have not wet them yet, so they have dried for another day ( 2 days total). I am getting ready to wet them and see if I have different results. I hope you are right and I can mark it down as a lesson learned. Thanks for the reply and I'll post if the same happens to the others. Another question is do you all clean or deglaze the leather before dyeing? Thanks again JH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katsass Report post Posted January 3, 2011 It should have been dry. The humidity in the house is low, we have wood heat. I dyed some other holsters at the same time and have not wet them yet, so they have dried for another day ( 2 days total). I am getting ready to wet them and see if I have different results. I hope you are right and I can mark it down as a lesson learned. Thanks for the reply and I'll post if the same happens to the others. Another question is do you all clean or deglaze the leather before dyeing? Thanks again JH JH, I don't find it necessary to clean or deglaze my stuff. I cut my stuff out then dye and allow to dry thoroughly before going any further. I use an airbrush for all of my dying. We use a wood pellet heater our here. It's snowing here in the desert today and our interior humidity is over 30%.......outside it's 87% In the spring, summer and early fall my shop (not cooled or heated) maintains a humidity of 9 to 13% or so....whatever the outside humidity is.. I find that the winter weather really changes my drying times. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hicks02 Report post Posted January 3, 2011 JH, I don't find it necessary to clean or deglaze my stuff. I cut my stuff out then dye and allow to dry thoroughly before going any further. I use an airbrush for all of my dying. We use a wood pellet heater our here. It's snowing here in the desert today and our interior humidity is over 30%.......outside it's 87% In the spring, summer and early fall my shop (not cooled or heated) maintains a humidity of 9 to 13% or so....whatever the outside humidity is.. I find that the winter weather really changes my drying times. Mike Wow! That is low humidity. I am sure here in Missouri our's a lot higher. I guess I will have to wait longer. I hand dye all of my stuff and I tend to get a little carried away with how many coats of dye I put on. Thanks again for the help. JH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lws380 Report post Posted January 4, 2011 I had a similar problem with Professional Light Brown dye. Initally could not figure it out. What cured it for me is that you have to stir the dye very well before you use the dye. I dip my holsters to dye. If I do not stir the dye right before dipping, I get same type of blotches. And they never went away. I dried in the oven on a low temp and that did not work. Sealing it just makes the blotches darker. Maybe you can dye the holster black to save it. So now every color gets stirred before use, and that has been working well. Good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
