Coloring with oil

[ChriJ]

When coloring  with oil how do you get a dark oil stain without oversaturating the leather. Do you use multiple light coats or fewer heavy coats?

Thanks in advance

 

Chris

[Colt W Knight]

I use extra virgin olive oil and swt it out in the sun. 

[Halitech]

If you are using dyes, multiple light coats with an airbrush would be best on larger surfaces

[ChriJ]

14 hours ago, Colt W Knight said:

I use extra virgin olive oil and swt it out in the sun. 

Do you control the darkness by the amount of oil used, the length of time in the sun or a combination of the two?

Thanks for responding.

Chris

3 hours ago, Halitech said:

If you are using dyes, multiple light coats with an airbrush would be best on larger surfaces

Thanks for responding but I was wanting to just use an oil.

Thanks for the response.

Chris

 

[Mongo]

I've done the same thing with neatsfoot oil and setting it out in the sun.  It's the method used by John Bianchi in his holster making DVDs.