Bee Natural's Leather Hues

[Leather Bum]

Hello,

Has anyone tried out Bee Natural's Leather Hues (scroll down a little more than halfway)? I just recently found out about it, but I don't know what it is like (and it seems kind of expensive : ).

If anyone has it, I would appreciate a review of this product (and I'm sure others would, too). How does it look? Does it work well for the Sheridan style of staining? How does it compare to Fiebing's and Tandy's liquid stains?

Thanks very much,

L'Bum

[Art]

Hi L'Bum,

The Bee Natural Leather Hues are an "all in one" type of product, stain and finish. They are water based. I have found color to be very good and quite even even for hand application, penetration is not the greatest and durability is less than spirit dyes. Comparing to All in One from Tandy, Hues are easier to apply and give an even color, not so with all in one. The tandy all in one was however much more durable. The tandy goes on much darker than one would expect, especially with prepped leather (deglazed). Still goes on too heavy (or dark) even with non-deglazed. Durability test was to put the piece up to a 10" 3600rpm loose wheel buffer, they both took a bit of abuse but the tandy lasted longer. I did not try spraying these products which might have given different results.

With Bee Natural, call them for pricing and to order, I always get better pricing than on the website and would not buy their products at those prices as there are other alternatives from dyo and fiebing. Their products, especially finishes, are nonetheless very good.

Art

Hello,

Has anyone tried out Bee Natural's Leather Hues (scroll down a little more than halfway)? I just recently found out about it, but I don't know what it is like (and it seems kind of expensive : ).

If anyone has it, I would appreciate a review of this product (and I'm sure others would, too). How does it look? Does it work well for the Sheridan style of staining? How does it compare to Fiebing's and Tandy's liquid stains?

Thanks very much,

L'Bum

[abn]

Comparing to All in One from Tandy, Hues are easier to apply and give an even color, not so with all in one.

Art, you might want to try the new Eco-Flo All-In-One if you weren't satisfied with the older Tandy product. I've tried the new All-In-One in Desert Tan, Fudge Brown and Primrose Red, and I've found they're easy to apply and produce really attractive colors.

Alex