I am finding that after sitting for a couple of days, two of the sheaths I am finishing have a hazy film on them. It wipes away with a light rub, but will show fingerprints and such when you touch it. It is not moisture. Here's the setup:
Seigel oak tanned shoulder, natural color, no dye, with about as much natural beeswax as I can get to absorb into it. I use a hair dryer to gently warm it all and melt the wax, then rub it in until the leather is good and dark from all the wax. I finish with a coat of mink oil, let set in a hot car for 2-3 days for it to stay melted and even out/soak through, and give it a final rub with a clean cloth for a bit of polish. Sometimes I flex and stretch it to give it a crinkled/distressed look (which disappears if you get it hot, but that's okay).
Then I go away for a weekend and come back, and it is hazy. A quick swipe with a cloth and it looks good again...leave again, and repeat.
I presume this is a side effect of the beeswax, but what can I do to get a stable finish? I am after a working look, not a high gloss.
Suggestions to get rid of the haziness?!?!?!?
Seigel oak tanned shoulder, natural color, no dye, with about as much natural beeswax as I can get to absorb into it. I use a hair dryer to gently warm it all and melt the wax, then rub it in until the leather is good and dark from all the wax. I finish with a coat of mink oil, let set in a hot car for 2-3 days for it to stay melted and even out/soak through, and give it a final rub with a clean cloth for a bit of polish. Sometimes I flex and stretch it to give it a crinkled/distressed look (which disappears if you get it hot, but that's okay).
Then I go away for a weekend and come back, and it is hazy. A quick swipe with a cloth and it looks good again...leave again, and repeat.
I presume this is a side effect of the beeswax, but what can I do to get a stable finish? I am after a working look, not a high gloss.
Suggestions to get rid of the haziness?!?!?!?
