Members jk215 Posted January 25, 2012 Members Report Posted January 25, 2012 Ive been practicing making belts and attempting to dye the edges a different color than the rest of belt. No matter how precise I am it seems like the dye runs unto the back or front of the leather enough that its noticeable. Any ideas on how to keep this from happening? Should I use some kind of tape to block off the area I dont want the dye to run onto? So far my process has been: bevel the edges, dye the edges and let dry, burnish and coat with leather balm. Any help is appreciated! Quote
Members McJeep Posted January 25, 2012 Members Report Posted January 25, 2012 Tape is likely to leave unwanted residue behind - I use a piece of tight weave rag to do mine and make sure it's dry when I edge dye - wrap a layer or two of rag tightly around my finger - dab the rag - blot off the excess on paper towel - edge dye till the rag is getting dry - repeat - less moisture - less chance of it bleeding where you don't want it Hope this helps - will be watching this thread for any other ideas Quote
Members Eaglestroker Posted January 25, 2012 Members Report Posted January 25, 2012 I burnish with water, then dye. I can't get a clean line dying before initial burnishing. Then I use a hard felt wheel to apply the dye. Quote
Members jk215 Posted January 25, 2012 Author Members Report Posted January 25, 2012 I did some more Googling and noticed that people are saying to burnish first then dye like Eaglestroker suggested. I have been doing the reverse but will try it out that way tonight. Quote
Members McJeep Posted January 25, 2012 Members Report Posted January 25, 2012 Whoops, completely missed the fact that you were dying before burnishing - yup, you'll see a big difference ;0) Quote
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