Members 338uwm Posted January 6, 2009 Members Report Posted January 6, 2009 I've been tring to find something to dye some holsters with. As I've found ecoflo isn't going to work out very well. After looking at some holster catolages today I've noticed a color I like. It is called walnut oil. I'm not sure were to find it, or if it's just the color of a dye. To best describe the color it is a dark redish brown. The holsters I have will probably get wet at one time or another. Which is why I'm thinking that an oil will work better than a dye. I'm hopeing you guys can point me in the right direction. I've been trying my hand at leather work for the past 4 months, and have learned more in the past week than I have in the 4 months. All from readiing on this site. Quote
esantoro Posted January 6, 2009 Report Posted January 6, 2009 I add a rich brown oil stain to neatsfoot oil. The more stain you add the darker the look. ed Quote
Members 338uwm Posted January 8, 2009 Author Members Report Posted January 8, 2009 When you say an oil stain are you talking about an oil base dye, or an oil stain like you would use on wood? Quote
esantoro Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 When you say an oil stain are you talking about an oil base dye, or an oil stain like you would use on wood? a stain that you mix with oil. it's not a dye that you would apply by itself. Quote
Contributing Member rdb Posted January 8, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted January 8, 2009 Many people sell this, but here's my goto, choose walnut from the dropdown: http://www.eleatherworks.com/product.php?p...=602&page=1 Quote
Members 338uwm Posted January 9, 2009 Author Members Report Posted January 9, 2009 Thanks for the input guys I'll order some of that oil dye, and try them on some scrap leather. All else fails I'll end up with a good collection of dyes, and other things. I'll be getting my old holsters out of storage aka my Dad's work shop. They are the color I'm looking for. So if I have no sucess. I'll post some pics of them. Thanks again Robert Quote
esantoro Posted January 9, 2009 Report Posted January 9, 2009 Look on p.215 of the linked PDF. http://www.leathersupply.com/downloads/cat...mp;Supplies.pdf ed Quote
Members 338uwm Posted January 18, 2009 Author Members Report Posted January 18, 2009 One last question I hope. After mixing with neatsfoot oil will I have to apply resoline? Quote
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted January 19, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted January 19, 2009 It's advisable to add a finish to any leather product once you've done all the dying you're gonna do. Some folks just go with oiled leather, others like the acrylic finish on them. Still others prefer a 'laquer' finish like Neat-lac. I agree with them. You'll just have to find the recipe that works best for you. ...and no, you can't mix resolene with the oil dye for a one shot application. The alcohol will do bad things to it. Quote
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