Preventing Edging From Bleeding.

[Landcruzer94]

Hi there,

I've been making watch bands for almost 10 months now. I'm mostly self taught and figuring things out by experimenting, but I've come to a point where I need to reach out. Some of my bands I line the inside with a smooth piece of undyed veg-tan and sometimes when I edge these bands the edge coating breaks surface tension and leaks on to the leather, leaving an unsightly stain along the edge. It doesnt happen often, but when it does the project is pretty much ruined. Is there a way to seal this leather first to prevent the leather from wicking this up? Or maybe a mask that I can apply temporarily?

Thanks in advance!

[camano ridge]

What are you using for edge coating?

[Landcruzer94]

For black and browns I'm using Tandys professional edge kote and for other colors I've been using Fenice.