Edge Dye Coming Off With Water.

[Britkk]

Hi All!

I've dyed some purse shoulder strap edges black (not veg tan), let dry 24 hours, and then have burnished with saddle soap. The edges look alright, but I tested with a little water and buffed with cloth to make sure that nothing would come off on someones clothes and sure enough, black. So, my "water resistant" dye is a bust? or did I make a mistake by using saddle soap? I want to make sure I get happy customers...not customers that need me to buy them new shirts. :/

Noted that I could try to roll edges, but I'm not quite at that level yet!

Any help is much appreciated!

[Britkk]

Just found thread with the idea to use art Acrylic gel mediums (for painting) or Mod Podge to help seal in the dye and give chrome tanned leather edges a bit of polish. So far, inital tests have been good! In tests, I have sanded, dyed, sanded and burnished (with saddle soap or Gum T) then applied Mod Podge to the edges. I will post later for final results. I'm hoping there will be great flexibility/no cracking with this!

[Red Cent]

Unfortunately, Mod Podge is not water proof either. The instructions tell you to apply an acrylic or something over the MP. Some around here use Mop & Glo. Always wondered what Pledge floor saver mixed with water would do.

[Britkk]

Thanks Red Cent - yeah, the ModPodge was a bust. It's too tacky and messy and when dried, it just came off anyway (easily). I eventually sanded down, redyed and then applied Minwax Polycrylic then saddle soap to soften. Time and use is the real test, but so far it seems to be a better solution. The dye doesn't rub off anymore and I have a nice shine to my edges. Not perfect, but for non-rolled edges on chrome tanned...not bad.