Resolene wiping off dye

[Jason046]

I am new to leather work and have never had a problem with this. All of a sudden everytime I put fiebings resolene on my black fiebeings leather dye it wipes off splotches of the dye. Any help would be appreciated of what I am doing wrong

Edited March 5, 2017 by Jason046

[Mattsbagger]

Which Fiebing's black are you using? Are you buffing excess pigment off and letting dry 12 to 24 hrs before Resoline? Is your Resoline 100% or 50/50 with water.? Also pictures would help.

Edited March 5, 2017 by Mattsbagger

[Jason046]

I let it dry for about 12 hours and rubbed it down with a cloth. I put the resolene on 100% but have never had a problem applying it like that before. I could go to a 50/50. I have been burnishing more with gum tragacanth. I guess it could be possible for some to be getting on the front. Would that cause the leather dye not to set?

[Jason046]

[Mattsbagger]

The gum trag might be the problem. It doesn't let did penetrate well. I burnish as a last step.

[Jason046]

I was burnishing before I dye cause was thinking the burnishing might wear off the dye. You burnish after you have dyed and it dosent affect t your dye?

[Mattsbagger]

Nope. And on some things I do in brown then stitch and dye edges in black. Just do all of your edging first and sanding then dye. I use a dauber or qtip for the edges depending on thickness of the leather. Go easy if doing different color on edges because it soaks in fast like the end grain of wood. Some me included sometimes dye the edges with Sharpie. I burnish with saddle soap and/or gum trag. Finish with a beeswax/paraffin 50/50.

[Jason046]

Do you use alcohol or deglazer before dieing or painting. It seems every strap I do this us happening to. It must be the gum tragacanth is all I can think. I tried using alcohol to prep before dieing and it still happened

[Mattsbagger]

I don't do dye prep usually. I do dampen the leather as dye seems to penetrate better. If using glue or contact cement ANY on the surface will block dye.

[Sceaden]

I'm not entirely sure but basically anything that isn't oil or dye will block dye, and that means any glue, gum trag, hard wax like beeswax, dirt on your fingers, you name it.