Light Brown?

[janaka]

is this seems light brown to you? sigh, wonder what went wrong.

:head_hurts_kr: :head_hurts_kr:

Edited January 28, 2013 by janaka

[Cyberthrasher]

The dark one or the light one? If it's the light one, something on your leather is resisting, really badly at that. If it's the darker one, it was put on too heavy. That's my analysis anyway. But, who knows how much pigment ended up in your bottle.

Was this a test piece or the real thing?

[dirtclod]

Get some denatured alchol and mix it 3 to one in another bottle and it will be lighter. Good thing is you have more dye in the end. I use a syringe and needle from the feed store one for each color and one for the alochol. Write what each is used for on the syringe.

[janaka]

The dark one or the light one? If it's the light one, something on your leather is resisting, really badly at that. If it's the darker one, it was put on too heavy. That's my analysis anyway. But, who knows how much pigment ended up in your bottle.

Was this a test piece or the real thing?

it's a real thing, a 36 inches strap i cut to make me dad a belt, it's the darker one. the first dip i brushed on was uneven, so i ran another brush with a second dip. my bad.

[Cyberthrasher]

yeah, i've done that before. For now, just let it sit for a few days to see how it evens out. It might surprise you.

I've found that for larger areas it's better to use a rag. Brushes and daubers just go on way to heavy and uneven at times. They're kind of unpredictable.

[janaka]

Get some denatured alchol and mix it 3 to one in another bottle and it will be lighter. Good thing is you have more dye in the end. I use a syringe and needle from the feed store one for each color and one for the alochol. Write what each is used for on the syringe.

3 parts are alcohol? what's a denatured? can i use those methanol from the drug store? good thing i have another spare piece of strap. by the way, is it each bottle with same color labeling will end up with different tone? i mean huge differences, i was expecting lighter brown, something like biscuit kind of brown.

[janaka]

yeah, i've done that before. For now, just let it sit for a few days to see how it evens out. It might surprise you.

I've found that for larger areas it's better to use a rag. Brushes and daubers just go on way to heavy and uneven at times. They're kind of unpredictable.

oh, fascinating, color might change after days? i'll hope for miracle... fingers cross.

[Cyberthrasher]

oh, fascinating, color might change after days? i'll hope for miracle... fingers cross.

Yeah, I'm not real sure on the regular dyes, but on the oil dyes they can even out pretty well after sitting for a while. At this point it's one of those "what do you got to lose" moments

But, if all else fails, it's still a really nice color of brown.

[janaka]

Yeah, I'm not real sure on the regular dyes, but on the oil dyes they can even out pretty well after sitting for a while. At this point it's one of those "what do you got to lose" moments

But, if all else fails, it's still a really nice color of brown.

yes, i like this color too, i'll make into something else if it doesnt go lighter. thanks mate.

[Cyberthrasher]

3 parts are alcohol? what's a denatured? can i use those methanol from the drug store? good thing i have another spare piece of strap. by the way, is it each bottle with same color labeling will end up with different tone? i mean huge differences, i was expecting lighter brown, something like biscuit kind of brown.

Denatured alcohol is found in your household paint isle. It's used as a thinner for lots of things. I even use Isopropyl in a bind. If that's spirit dye though, you should be using mineral spirits instead. I usually start with 50/50 and then go from there depending on the shade I want.

The bottle's can end up with different amounts of pigment, or the pigment that's there can settle over time. They'll all be fairly close, but it's good to run a test piece. But, when it's put on heavy it just builds up. If you look in the bottle and see the color of the dye, it's probably the same as what you're seeing on the leather. That's a good sign that it was put on really heavy.

Edited January 28, 2013 by Cyberthrasher