Stewart Report post Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) Hi, Can you darken leather with neatsfoot than apply a stain on top of it afterwards? My brain can not get past the visual part of seeing how something would look like when finished. Joe Edited August 9, 2012 by Stewart Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
28ist Report post Posted August 9, 2012 Yes. I usually spray on a light coat of neatsfoots or two before applying dye. The neatsfoot slightly darkens the leather giving me an idea of what color of dye to use. In some cases the neatsfoot adds enough color that I don't use any dye. After dying I spray on another light coat of oil before proceeding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLSleather Report post Posted August 9, 2012 Oil is not a "sealer" so it won't keep further treatments from penetrating. No problem. Some folks actually prefer to oil before dye. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Report post Posted August 9, 2012 In the harness industry, they use a dye (stain) that they put in the neatsfoot oil. I know Weaver sells it and most probably Beiler's. Art Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stewart Report post Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) thanks guys for the responses. The guy wants the untooled area darkened and the rest black. Just in case it looks bad I know now I can stain or die it. Top still needs to be tooled. Used the smallest basket weave tool. Joe Edited August 10, 2012 by Stewart Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
