Belt Scuffage

[dotsun]

Well I've made a couple of belts now and I love the way they look, but I'm having trouble with the buckles scuffing my finish. I have been resisting the borders with super sheen, applying a hi lite dye, then finishing with resolene. And after wearing the belts I get this:

I'd appreciate any ideas to help prevent this as I don't even want to give someone a belt that's gonna do that so quickly. I've tried a couple different buckles from Tandy and they both did this to my belts.

[dirtclod]

Theirs going to be wear where the buckle is. On the other hand are the buckles rough like they weren't finished well ? If they are you might try sanding or fileing the rough part smooth.

[dotsun]

Theirs going to be wear where the buckle is. On the other hand are the buckles rough like they weren't finished well ? If they are you might try sanding or fileing the rough part smooth.

I just checked the buckle, it seems fine. It has rounded edges and no rough spots. I can understand wear, but it seems the finish shouldn't rub off to the bare leather after 1 day of use.

[Northmount]

It looks somewhat like the finish lifted off the leather. Did it stick to the buckle? Any residue on the buckle?

Not fully dry? Not left long enough to dry between applications of dye, resist, antique and finish? Lots of questions for you.

CTG

[dotsun]

It looks somewhat like the finish lifted off the leather. Did it stick to the buckle? Any residue on the buckle?

Not fully dry? Not left long enough to dry between applications of dye, resist, antique and finish? Lots of questions for you.

CTG

There is no residue on the buckle, but I wouldn't expect it to stick to it as it's pretty slick. I agree that it looks as if the finish lifted off the leather.

It was fully dry, I finished the belt several days ago and just wore it for the first time today. Perhaps drying time between coats is my issue. I resisted it one time with supershene, waited an hour or so for it to dry then applied the highlight stain. Came back the next evening and finished it with 1 coat of Resolene.

Sitting here looking at it I have to wonder if the supersheen is preventing any penetration of the dye into the leather so that the dye just stays on top of the supersheen coating allowing flakeage. I guess that's what it's supposed to do though. lol I'm pretty new at this so I'm sure it's something I'm doing or not doing that's causing this to happen.

Thanks for the thoughts, keep em coming.

Edited May 28, 2012 by dotsun

[Mudruck]

There is no residue on the buckle, but I wouldn't expect it to stick to it as it's pretty slick. I agree that it looks as if the finish lifted off the leather.

It was fully dry, I finished the belt several days ago and just wore it for the first time today. Perhaps drying time between coats is my issue. I resisted it one time with supershene, waited an hour or so for it to dry then applied the highlight stain. Came back the next evening and finished it with 1 coat of Resolene.

Sitting here looking at it I have to wonder if the supersheen is preventing any penetration of the dye into the leather so that the dye just stays on top of the supersheen coating allowing flakeage. I guess that's what it's supposed to do though. lol I'm pretty new at this so I'm sure it's something I'm doing or not doing that's causing this to happen.

Thanks for the thoughts, keep em coming.

That is exactly what I imagine is happening... the sheen is keeping the dye from getting into the leather and is just sitting on top. Might try giving it a few coats of Resolene to help protect it a bit more as well.

[dotsun]

That is exactly what I imagine is happening... the sheen is keeping the dye from getting into the leather and is just sitting on top. Might try giving it a few coats of Resolene to help protect it a bit more as well.

Yeah I'll put more than one coat of Resolene on my next one to help give it more shielding.