Help on Resolene

[thekid77]

On 11/21/2016 at 7:10 AM, venator said:

You say that, but I've had some epic fails with streaking using the waterstains.  Again, until I started airbrushing everything.  

Yes, I do say that, and what I said is the truth about my experience with the waterstains. lol.

If you're having problems with streaking, the streaks had to have happened during the time you applied the dye because after the waterstain is dry, it is not coming off......either that, or the streaks are coming from your application of the resolene finish....not the waterstain

Edited November 24, 2016 by thekid77
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[chiefjason]

I prefer the pro oil black.  FWIW, if you put the resolene on too heavy and let it set it can do that.  I use mop & glo, but put it on kind of light and wipe the extra off.  I had some splotchy finishes with the USMC Black and resolene.  None with pro oil black.  

[OLDNSLOW]

You really need to buff the shite out of the black dye or you will get smudges and rub off if you don't.  You need to have a good buffing brush or do it by hand till you get no more rub off.  Then you can use the clear coat with no problem. just to throw this out there I bought a good horse hair brush that will work with my drill press but it wasn't cheap it was like 90.00 with shipping, but cant figure why I didn't get one sooner, I just finished a belt that is black and it make all the difference in the world.  If you look up a utube video for Prince leather you watch him using a brush during a black holster build.  It also shows him using a spray at the end it is called leather sheen put out by Fiebings, I started to use it after clear coating it and does a great job like the difference between night and day.