Curlywolf Report post Posted October 21, 2017 I make dog collars & I have used eco flo satin, tan kote to finish veg tan leather, but after few months. It dye is coming out and the leather has gone dark it it look awful. ive just brought some saddle lac & pro resist. any other suggestions in case these don't work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cradom Report post Posted October 21, 2017 Just an FYI: click Submit and wait. This forum is fairly slow. You have 3 posts in a row of the same thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted October 22, 2017 deleted your duplicated posts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toe2short Report post Posted November 11, 2017 Acrylic resolinee. If you use a sprayer add a little water. Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhilipHN Report post Posted November 11, 2017 Hi. I suggest that you cut some dyed test pieces and apply different finishes to each, then when they are dried and buffed, place several drops of water on each to see if the water produces a stain or actually soaks into the leather. Leave it overnight for a really tough test. Also see if rubbing the surfaces lifts dye. Tan Kote is hopeless as a water resistant seal in my experience. When I've made collars in the past I've cheated by finishing with Resolene, which is colorfast but does also look like gloss varnish. These days I would ensure the dye was completely dry before buffing off any residue, then apply a good quality carnauba cream, allow to dry overnight then re-apply, then rub hard to bring to a good shine. Then I'd finish with Sno Seal: apply it to the leather then warm the leather with a heat gun to open the pores, then rub it in and repeat. You don't say whether you apply oil to your leather after you've dyed it, but if you do that will always result in dye coming out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernCross Report post Posted November 17, 2017 Sno-Seal shouldn't be able to penetrate through Resolene, should it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhilipHN Report post Posted November 17, 2017 16 hours ago, SouthernCross said: Sno-Seal shouldn't be able to penetrate through Resolene, should it? No, it shouldn't. I used to use Resolene but not any more. Now for maximum waterproofness over a colourfast finish I'd use Sno Seal. It's not for everyone, pretty old school. Someone tried to persuade me to start using Renapur recently but you know, so many products on the market and life's too short... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete Report post Posted November 24, 2017 SHERIDAN RTC- best there is- waterproof et Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelhawk Report post Posted November 24, 2017 (edited) 21 minutes ago, pete said: SHERIDAN RTC- best there is- waterproof et Do you also cut this with water like Resolene? Edited November 24, 2017 by steelhawk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelhawk Report post Posted November 24, 2017 On 11/17/2017 at 10:56 AM, PhilipHN said: No, it shouldn't. I used to use Resolene but not any more. Now for maximum waterproofness over a colourfast finish I'd use Sno Seal. It's not for everyone, pretty old school. Someone tried to persuade me to start using Renapur recently but you know, so many products on the market and life's too short... Do you apply Sno Seal to both sides, or just the top? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete Report post Posted November 27, 2017 NO! Just RTC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
