Metallic tint on dyes

[kiltedwarrior]

I am new and have been self taught on my leather working but have had a few colors of dye actually start a metallic look when dry. Is there a way to prevent this and is there a way to remove the metallic look on items done

[JLSleather]

If you're using alcohol dyes, that's fairly normal.  Without the long-winded poo about particles which aren't absorbed.... the short version is, that 'tint' should buff off.

 

[kiltedwarrior]

Thank you I forgot to mention is was the alcohol based. But will start buffing and work it out of a couple pieces. Thanks again

[Colt W Knight]

I hadon't a really bad problem with this on a bunch of cheap hides. Basically, the alcohol is making an oil slick with oils from the hide. Now, I clean all my leather with saddle soap prior to working with it, and I never had that problem again. It also works after the fact, but I just apply the saddle soap when I am wetting the leather for tooling. 

[TheCyberwolfe]

Colt's got it - a little soap, dry it, buff it with some carnauba cream. I ran into this with one of my early projects, before I switched to oil-based dyes. Here's a link to that post from my blog.

http://www.rogueleather.com/2009/07/trouble-with-dye/