ozhank Report post Posted October 31, 2016 Couldn't buy phone protector case, got sick of it falling out my pocket. Scrap leather had a strange coating on it that stopped finish working properly, but has already saved the phone from damage! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazaLopez Report post Posted November 1, 2016 Def a weird finish, but I like the tooling. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyRV2 Report post Posted November 1, 2016 I'm guessing that you didn't clean the leather with some solvent, like denatured alcohol, prior to dying. This may have allowed the leather to take the dye more evenly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADMAX22 Report post Posted November 3, 2016 Probably a import leather right? Sometimes that imported stuff you get at tandy will have a smoothing top coat of some kind on it, I presume to try and hide all the imperfections. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TinkerTailor Report post Posted November 3, 2016 7 minutes ago, MADMAX22 said: Probably a import leather right? Sometimes that imported stuff you get at tandy will have a smoothing top coat of some kind on it, I presume to try and hide all the imperfections. Lipstick on a pig? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADMAX22 Report post Posted November 3, 2016 13 minutes ago, TinkerTailor said: Lipstick on a pig? Gotta justify the $12 sq/ft right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TinkerTailor Report post Posted November 3, 2016 (edited) 2 minutes ago, MADMAX22 said: Gotta justify the $12 sq/ft right. And the European Bends "hecho en mexico" that are 3 dollars more a foot than the real deal from Tuscany. Edited November 3, 2016 by TinkerTailor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADMAX22 Report post Posted November 3, 2016 Just now, TinkerTailor said: And the European Bends "hencho en mexico". When I first started like most others I got some leather from tandy. Was having a similar issue as above so took advice to clean it with denatured alcohol. I was pretty shocked with the amount of this tannish substance that came off the leather, ofcourse leaving behind obvious scars and marks and more bug bites then ya would care to count. Took dye after wards though, well somewhat better then before. I had a order in with W&C a few days later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted November 4, 2016 Watch this fun video, and at about 9:09 you will see what they use to fill in some pretty heinous gouges on veg tan leather these days. As an added bonus, they show you how they make the new leather you find peeling off of your leather couches and chairs. YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADMAX22 Report post Posted November 4, 2016 Ya mean what they use to fill in stuff on vegtan from questionable tanners these days. I have never encountered this from wickett and craige or hermann oak. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
