Members renegadelizard Posted August 20, 2012 Author Members Report Posted August 20, 2012 Well, mineral spirits is oily, and IMO does some strange stuff to leather. I only use sponges to dampen my edges for burnishing - and I use my hands almost as much With the little foam brushes, the trick is to work fast and keep the brush loaded with dye. Don't apply dye with a half dry brush. Mike P.S. Should go without saying, allow to dry - at least 24 hours, then buff the snot out of it and apply oil. Thanks Mike..ill try that method...dip dyeing just seems so wasteful to me...you cut your dye 5 parts denatured alcohol to one part dye, right? Quote Havoc Holsters
Members katsass Posted August 20, 2012 Members Report Posted August 20, 2012 Thanks Mike..ill try that method...dip dyeing just seems so wasteful to me...you cut your dye 5 parts denatured alcohol to one part dye, right? Yes, but that's just where in start - sometimes, to get a lighter shade, I'll even go as far as 1 part dye to 10 parts denatured alcohol. I do a bunch of dabbing on scrap to test.. Mike Quote NOTE TO SELF: Never try to hold a cat and an operating Dust buster at the same time!! At my age I find that I can live without sex..........but not without my glasses. Being old has an advantage.......nobody expects me to do anything in a hurry.
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