silkfatblues Report post Posted September 3, 2013 ok, my favourite band ever... friend of a friend wanted something like this done for his bike so I did it with pleasure... cheers guys! silk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheShiek2008 Report post Posted September 4, 2013 Sorry for a stupid question, as I am new to the leather world. As far as color on that seat. Is that just dye? If so, Did you apply it with a paint brush? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silkfatblues Report post Posted September 4, 2013 Sorry for a stupid question, as I am new to the leather world. As far as color on that seat. Is that just dye? If so, Did you apply it with a paint brush? yes, i used 3 diferent types of brush... smallest for details and largest for filling and so... cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Macca Report post Posted September 5, 2013 outstanding workmanship, yet again you need to show us a disaster or two, otherwise we will all give up ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMMO Report post Posted September 10, 2013 Right on man. Beautiful work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silkfatblues Report post Posted September 11, 2013 thanx all! some better pics Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DLC Report post Posted September 20, 2013 Do you mind giving us a rundown of what kind of dye and finish you use? I'm itching to start making bike seats but have never made anything that needs to withstand that kind of abuse. This is totally awesome, by the way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silkfatblues Report post Posted October 4, 2013 Do you mind giving us a rundown of what kind of dye and finish you use? I'm itching to start making bike seats but have never made anything that needs to withstand that kind of abuse. This is totally awesome, by the way. first, the leather you work with should be something you're sure will last for decades, I work with my stuff for 15 years + 5 years in school (but realy I grew up in this damn workshop...)... so I don't explore to much with new exotic materials... as for the dye, the ones I used here were mostly some italian made dyes but I often mix them to get the shade of colour I need... there is few diferent types of dye you should read about, and I'm no expert here so corect me, the dye that soaks in to the leather (use it for main colour of leather), and the paint that is ment for the edges, its more thick... on this seat i used basic black first to fill the area around the actual logo, and then I did the logo in this orange/something shade... but I see a lot of people using opposite approach, first going with light colours and the twards darker shades, and I think that makes logic... but on this seat me and the owner had some diferent ideas that were changing from minute to minute so it was mostly improvisation with dying... in the end i used a water based varnish to bring it all back to life, give some softness and shine... not water resistant in the end but who wants can use those sprays no problem... under the leather is a spunge with closed cells so even if the seat is left on the rain it can only get some surface discoloration that dissapears when sun comes up, no water will be soaked deep into the seat... cheers, Silk you need to show us a disaster or two, otherwise we will all give up ! ok, i'll try my best to capture some of that too cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
