Strap Maker Needs Help W/ Watch Band Edge Coating

[Blueboost]

Thanks everyone, i'm going to give your ideas a try.

[Qbacce]

Hello to all..

I bring up this topic again and post two pics to have info about this type of edge:

Can you give me some directions to do the same with my straps?

Thanks to all

Click on pics to enlarge

Edited July 15, 2014 by Qbacce

[Trox]

Yes, stop using that gum tragant. I cant really see any advantages with this product, must be on certain leathers that will not burnish with anything else. You can use saddle soap, but the best thing is to stick to water alone. Then you keep your burnisher clean too. I do not want to use anything else than water on my new cocobolo burnisher. Then I keep it clean for fat and do not have to sand it all the time to make it burnish well. In addition the Fibings edge cote want come off either. Sometimes I use alcohol based dyes before burnishing, that will ease up the burnishing process and remove fat. Oil/fat and wax must be applied after the the edge cote and not before.

There are an other option too, you can move on to heat treatment of your edges. Then you must move on to professional edge paint. You will have to invest in a hot glazing tool/machine or a "Filet electric" in French. Check out the topics about it or contact Campbell Randall. It will work on chrome tan leathers too.

Very nice color on your watch straps, are they all Fibings?

Tor

[Qbacce]

Thank for reply, they are not my creations..

I was asking for directions to do an edge finishing like those in pics..

So: burnishing with water and saddle soap, apply an acrylic paint than resolene/edge kote could be a solution???

Luca

Ps what is franch traditional tecnique??

Edited July 15, 2014 by Qbacce

[malchik]

Hi, you can check what I'm using http://www.fenice.com/index.php/en/63-slide-immagini-what-s-new-inglese/630-section-lacquers, Tandy used to sell those under name Professional edge paint (not anymore ?)