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Deglazer

Hengelo_77

Hengelo_77

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I tried to dye a piece of leather before making a sheath out of it.
I used Fiebings dye (sattle brown)
I cleaned the leather with acetone before dying, but the colour didn't come out even. (spotty, like the dye didn't "grab" everywere)

Fiebings sell a deglazer, should I have used that?

I read about using denatured alcohol. Where I live a blue addative is added, does that leave the leather blue?
 
Unfortunately the Saddle Tan dye is one of the most difficult to make even, much to the chagrin of a lot of us who use it a lot. I switched to the more expensive "pro dye" quite a while back out of frustration.

There are a lot of ways to make it work fortunately. Especially if your using the alcohol based dye.

One is wetting your leather before applying the dye, this acts as a retarder so the dye has a chance to even out before it sets. This action is similar to the active ingredient in the pro dye which retards the setting. Some wet the leather till it is soaked, some simply wet it with a spray bottle and go from there. I'd suggest you experiment till you find a good medium

Second, some use an oil added to the dye to act as a similar retarding agent. But the oil is somewhat subjective, some use mineral oil which I've found to be too thick. Some use Neatsfoot oil, but using too much can make the leather become loose. Just take care and experiment with this one because it can be an expensive lesson.

Some wet the leather with alcohol or acetone, but its extremely volatile and honestly defeats the purpose of retarding the setting of the dye. Just use it as a deglazer only and you'll be happier in the long run.
 
This is how it turned up at the end and it's a lot better then I expected.
It's a knife and sheath to take with us on a family camping trip.

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Nice!! :D Very well done!!
 
That looks great. Don't be so hard on your self.
Each piece is a learning experience :)
 
thnx,
I got them years ago here on Bladeforums.
I don't know if they are still for sale.
 
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