Vinnagaronnnnn HELP

[greystoneleatherllc]

Need some direction as how to tune up my roon solution 

started with 3 gal of white vinegar and a dozen cleaned steel wool pads and strained for un dissolved particulates

let set for @10 days with stirring and have had good results,

but now leather is not black but getting a chocolate hue and some is getting a steel grey shade

I rinse and wash w/ baking soda @ 1 tbsp per gallon, form ,dry and I oil after after and finish out the item

Do I need to start over with new mix or add another gal of vinegar or more steel wool

I stir before each use and have been getting a rust red sludge build up on the bottom of the bucket 

I'm thinking more vinegar as the sludge build up on the bottom of the bucket?????? HELP or advice???

A thanks to everyone here as this is the BEST Leather forum to learn and get help for the best results

David

[MADMAX22]

Look up Chuck Burrows post on this forum and on some other forums. He was very good with this stuff. 

I have a bucket that I put the vinegar in with some steel wool and some old pieces of steel. I think adding a little vinegar once in a while will help if you still have the steel in it. 

Another thing that helps is giving the leather a quick soak in something with alot of tannings like a walnut shell solution or coffee type solution. Then go to the vinee solution. 

Remember also some leathers dont do it as well. All my HO leather did really well, WC mostly did really well, tandy leather was a crap shoot if it would take or not and how dark it would get.