Bridle Edge Dye

[superpacker]

Making a bridle belt from Clinton’s Havana dark brown. Once I slick the edges, any recommendation on how to dye it? 

[WoodysWorkshop]

I have been using Hi-Lite to slick with. Seams to work out fine for me. I just brush on some shene afterwards.

But they do make edge paint, but I've yet to afford it to try.

[superpacker]

What type of sheen? I’ve seen bridle edges left in dyed or painted but they are usuall on lighter colored leather. After beveling these edges, they seem really light - like it’s too much contrast so I feel a need to dye

[WoodysWorkshop]

Eco Flow Super Shene is all I have.

[superpacker]

Does the sheen darken the edge? How well does it do at sealing?

[Mattsbagger]

Sheen is a clear top coat. Dye it with a dye as close as you can then burnish and I use a beeswax/parifin mix as final burnish. There is also this. https://youtu.be/dUV5-dOjVFA

[superpacker]

So I just started (haven’t finished) burnishing with liquid saddle soap (Fiebing) and a wood hand burnisher. Would be ok to do this first then dye then do some type of sealer or gum trag? Or should the dye go first? Then saddle soap burnish then gum trag/sealer?

[Mattsbagger]

You can dye through the saddle soap but not the gum trag. Finish burnishing with the saddle soap then dye. Then burnish again with  beeswax. I don't use gum trag so I can't speak to that.