Resolene wiping off dye

[Jason046]

So what would be the best way to spray resolene without having this happen

[alpha2]

You're right. I forgot about that! I have been spraying satin sheen and other stuff, but the Resolene did leave bubbles and circles! I can't believe I forgot about that. 

Good thing you all were here to smack me up the side of the head. Now I remember when I stopped using resolene, and why!  I did finally get rid of the circles, but only after a lot of buffing and a layer of something other than resolene...and more buffing.

[Jason046]

Haha, yea I have liked the look of the resolene and heard it is good for protecting against outdoor use. Never tried the sheen. With the brown dye the resolene wipes on great and never had an issue. I will probably go away from the usmc black cause it does seem to be difficult. I sprayed the leather with alcohol before applying the dye and I did notice the same splotches show up so it might just be something on this leather I have. Gonna try a deglazer and see how it works. Thanks for the help. Still learning as I go so the advice goes a long way for me

[fredk]

Try deglazer. I had a bit of leather that wouldn't take dye evenly; deglazer didn't make much difference so I used cellulose thinners [aka lacquer thinners to you maybe] to clean it, that did the job well, but it also took oils out of the leather, but that didn't matter too much as I just used beeswax/neetsfoot mix on it to replace the oils.

For some things I brush Resolene on. Its a 1:1 mix with water. I get small air bubbles but I don't let them dry, I just keep brushing over them till they are gone.