How do I evenly dye a large area?

[Colt W Knight]

1 hour ago, ramrod said:

i have used those small propellant cans that you screw to the top of a glass container. forgive me - i can't remember the name. anyway, it gives a very even and nicely applied stain finish. the only problem is that you have to spray all day long to get enough to properly penetrate the leather. i found out the hard way when i finished spraying a piece of leather. it was beautiful. but i happened to have scratched it after drying and found that it was literally a surface coating of dye. i am all for dip dying and i do that when i can. but i have the same problem when it comes to large pieces.

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[Mongo]

Depending on the size of your project, you may want to consider buy double shoulders or a side from Wickett and Craig already dyed.  A friend of mine who does a lot of CC holsters and knives sheaths says that this has saved him tons of time and his customers like the results.

[gigi]

I share the same opinion: consider buying leather already dyed if you don't have tooling on the project and you need to use a large area of leather. (Unless you want many shades of the color).