Members Dwight Posted January 4, 2016 Members Report Posted January 4, 2016 Perhaps oddly but one I have used 70% rubbing/isopropyl alcohol as a thinner for over 50 years and it's 30% water, plus I have mixed some homemade water based dyes (walnut is one) with spirit dyes for years as well, and I ALWAYS water dampen my leather all the way through when dying. Not a recommendation but based on my experience it can work, but then again I generally practice on a scrap of the same leather since every hide and bottle of dye can vary to a degree. As always others mileage will vary..... Thanks, Chuck........... May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members ChuckBurrows Posted January 4, 2016 Members Report Posted January 4, 2016 You're welcome Dwight and yes I'm one of those that when told you CAN'T do something just has to try... part of this of course is being able to accept failure, albeit I don't think of my unsuccessful experiments as being failures, but like Edison, I just figure that I found ways NOT to do something (a paraphrase of his comments on his experiments with light bulbs) Quote Wild Rose Trading Company Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
Members TinkerTailor Posted January 4, 2016 Members Report Posted January 4, 2016 If you look at Fiebings whole catalog, there are quite a few products that come in dyed versions for other markets like shoe repair and horse grooming. You know they are just mixing their own products together and selling them. I bet you can mix dye with almost all of their products. Atom wax comes in black and they say to use similar colored atom wax on colored leathers for restoration........... They throw some dye in resolene and sell it as edge coat for shoes......and hoof paint for more money....All industries do this. The truth is in the MSDS sheets. Weaver and springfield have them online. I also suspect the institutional leather finish is carnauba cream. Quote "If nobody shares what they know, we will eventually all know nothing." "There is no adventure in letting fear and common sense be your guide"
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