Shady Report post Posted January 28, 2013 Whisky bent, hell bound A belt for a friend I finished this weekend. I am a little unhappy with how much it lightened when I put the TanKote on it. I haven't used it too many times, is this lightning of the dye something I should expect? I mean it changed 10 shades lighter. Comments/critiques welcomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fd3615 Report post Posted January 29, 2013 Was the stain you used dry when you applied the tan kote? I've had some lightening but not ten shades. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmokeCigars Report post Posted January 29, 2013 I've learned to wait a minimum of 24 hours before applying finishes. The Tandy ecoflow finishes seem to rub right off unless they have plenty of time to set up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shady Report post Posted January 30, 2013 I had waited around half a workday, should have just let it hang to dry another half a day. 10 shades might be an over exaggeration but it was substantial. I'll have to do some test dyes on scraps and see what the look like after a full day of drying. I've learned to wait a minimum of 24 hours before applying finishes. The Tandy ecoflow finishes seem to rub right off unless they have plenty of time to set up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Killerkaney Report post Posted February 8, 2013 Hi there, how did you apply the text and design ? it looks burnt on which is very interesting. Did you consider a border along the edge to set it all off. Is there any reason you chose to rivet instead of stitch ? What sort of leather did you use? What sort of buckle? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shady Report post Posted March 10, 2013 It's all tandy stuff. The belt blank, buckle. I used Chicago screws (I think that's what they're called) instead of sewing because I don't like the pre-installed riveted snaps. The Maker's Mark logo was just burnished in with my stylus. A major PITA that I won't be doing anytime soon. Text was traced on and Icut then stamped in the letters instead of outside, just wanted to try something I hadn't done before. Hi there, how did you apply the text and design ? it looks burnt on which is very interesting. Did you consider a border along the edge to set it all off. Is there any reason you chose to rivet instead of stitch ? What sort of leather did you use? What sort of buckle? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Killerkaney Report post Posted March 23, 2013 That's interesting thanks :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
