Tandy Eco Flo

[bladegrinder]

First time I ever tried this dye and I'm not happy.it may work for some but I've decided it's not for me. anyway,I've got some fiebing oil dye,fiebing antique dye,resolene and bag cote comeing tomorrow.I have a couple questions if anyone can help,first,do I dampen the leather before I use the oil dye? what would be the best sealer to use the resolene or the bag cote,this will be for knife sheaths.

The problem I have with the eco flo is I used super shene over it and I had some dye still rub off after it dryed,that's no good especially for a product that's going to get wet.I also noticed when the leather is pressed on from the inside the outside streches a little leaving a light spot,I restained that spot and the stain went thru the super sheen and made it look like it never happened.so now I'm thinking maybe I can put resolene over that sheath and that may cure my problem,am I right? I've been using fiebings spirit dyes for years and never had any problems except the occasional uneven dyeing but never any bleed off. Thanks for any help,Steve

[TwinOaks]

Dye, buff, buff, buff, resolene, dry, buff. Dampening will help the leather pull the dye in, just don't have it too wet.

[bladegrinder]

Thanks twin oaks, I made up a few sample pieces and trying differant methods now. I will say I noticed a big differance in how the oil die went on,I think I'm sold on that.