Members Red Cent Posted October 13, 2015 Author Members Report Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) Yep, those are the colors. I want to get there with dye but I now know I can buy it ready made. MissionTom, did you dye or buy it that way. Color that is Edited October 13, 2015 by Red Cent Quote https://www.facebook.com/redcentcustomleather?ref=bookmarks http://www.redcentcustomleather.com/
Members missiontom Posted October 14, 2015 Members Report Posted October 14, 2015 I used fiebings saddle tan cut down with denatured alcohol, took a small jar, put a couple inches of the alcohol in it and then added the dye, just a few drops at a time of until the desired color was achieved, then finished it off with a light coat of wax , I learned on this website when I was having the same problem, easier to control the depth of color you want to achieve when you start out light, each coat will slightly darken. Quote
Members BHPshooter Posted October 25, 2015 Members Report Posted October 25, 2015 I've been on the same search, and I feel like I've tried darn near everything... But it certainly never occurred to me to add a couple of drops of brown! I'll have to experiment with that. For now, I'm finally getting results I'm happy with using Angelus Tan thinned to 10% strength. Photographing it is tricky... It looks orange when I view the pics on my phone, but they look right on my computer. In person, it's a nice, mild tan -- not too brown, and not too yellow. Quote
Members Red Cent Posted October 28, 2015 Author Members Report Posted October 28, 2015 Beautiful work BHP. Quote https://www.facebook.com/redcentcustomleather?ref=bookmarks http://www.redcentcustomleather.com/
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