Members Toolingaround Posted March 8, 2014 Members Report Posted March 8, 2014 Hi there Gotta add my 2 cents. I don't think your piece is ruined at all. I have oiled before or after, don't matter it is the sealer that counts. Dye rub off is normal. You could try a light rub with denatured alcohol to see if that cuts down the on the rub off but in my humble opinion dye rub off is going to happen to some extent until you have sealed the ittem well. Resolene is an acrylic sealer that most folks aply 50/50 with water. I use it but don't like it much as it hard to get a non streaky coat. If I am doing something that must be waterproof like an eye patch so the person doesn't end up looking like the little rascal's dog. I use folk art or Ceramcoat acrylic sealers. Yes the cheep stuff from Walmart. My favorite finishes are laquers. I use saddle lac sprayed on a piece of sheep wool and lightly and quickly rubbed on. Don't spray it directly on the piece. Clear lac would be better I just don't have any yet. Saddle lac will get fine cracks on areas that are flexed a lot. My advice is to look through the posts in saddle making. Those guys know how to finish things so the dye or antiquing doesn't rub off. Tip: I get the best search results by going to google and typing leatherworker.net and what ever I want to find out about. For some reason I get better hits than the internal search. There are so many cool ways to do things in leatherwork I love to read everyone's different opinions. Well there is some of mine. Cheers Toolingaround Quote
Members camano ridge Posted March 8, 2014 Members Report Posted March 8, 2014 If properly applied oilis apropriate for leather. Though I normaly oil after dying, it won't hurt if you dye before. If you oiled and then dyed right away you did not give the oil a chance to migrate through the leather and even out. You may see some of the blotchiness fade as the oil has time to even out. Hopefully you only gave it a finger tip aplication and did not saturate the leather. As has already been said rub off is normal. Just rub the heck out of it until you stop getting rub off. Let the piece set a couple of days before sealing the color may even out to some extent as the oil migrates through the leather. As to your question of getting an even coat the best way to do that is dip dye. Quote https://www.facebook.com/CamanoRidgeCustomLeather?fref=ts
Members Leprechaunleather Posted March 14, 2014 Author Members Report Posted March 14, 2014 What is the best sealant to use on a wallet ? any experience in using tan kote ? or caranuba creme ? Quote https://www.etsy.com/ca/people/leprechaunleather1freedom is a right not a privilege
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