GnewVFL Report post Posted October 6, 2019 Hello everyone. I’m new to leatherwork and I’m making several mistakes as I go. I dyed my newest project black and put a thin coat of resolene on it. My question is can the holster still be wet molded after being sewed now that I applied the resolene? If not can you just soak the holster in soapy water and re apply the dye and resolene at the end? Any help is much appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wizard of tragacanth Report post Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) Well, here are my thoughts on that... The good news is that the color is Black, so you can get away with things that you may not on lighter colors, but don't dunk the whole thing in a tub of water. Is there any Resolene on the flesh side? I hope not. If there is no Resolene on the flesh side, you can use a sponge to dampen it. It doesn't have to be crazy wet. If the color is affected on the grain side, you should be able to dye over it without a problem. In the future, top-coats should be the last step in your process. I'm sure that other people will chime-in with their advice. Welcome to the forum. You can learn a lot here. Have fun. nick Edited October 6, 2019 by wizard of tragacanth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GnewVFL Report post Posted October 6, 2019 37 minutes ago, wizard of tragacanth said: Well, here are my thoughts on that... The good news is that the color is Black, so you can get away with things that you may not on lighter colors, but don't dunk the whole thing in a tub of water. Is there any Resolene on the flesh side? I hope not. If there is no Resolene on the flesh side, you can use a sponge to dampen it. It doesn't have to be crazy wet. If the color is affected on the grain side, you should be able to dye over it without a problem. In the future, top-coats should be the last step in your process. I'm sure that other people will chime-in with their advice. Welcome to the forum. You can learn a lot here. Have fun. nick Ok cool thanks for the advice Nick I appreciate it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiefjason Report post Posted October 6, 2019 You should be able to. I usually just run mine under the tap a couple times. The way I make my holsters I don't test fit them until they are finished sometimes. I have most of my problems with large revolvers. If I find the fit is too tight I'll run water through the holster then shove the mold in to stretch it a bit. It might not be as easy as if you had wet and cased it without the resolene. But you should be able to get enough moisture to make it work. And with it being IWB and tooled you probably are not doing a lot of molding and boning anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GnewVFL Report post Posted October 6, 2019 Awesome. Thanks Jason . Glad to be a member on here now with guys that actually know what they’re talking ab! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
