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Some tips on using Tandy Eco-Flo Professional Waterstain on leather
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- Опубликовано: 21 янв 2021
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Tandy Eco Flo Professional Waterstain - Tan
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Leather Dye Dauber Dyeing Applicator
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Do you have streaks when using Tandy Eco Flo Professional Waterstain? It is very disappointing to put your best effort into a leather project only to have the dye look splotchy or the application strokes are really prominent looking. You wanted an all-over, even application of color on the leather, but somehow it doesn’t look like what you envisioned. Lots of things can affect a leather dye job. I am showing how I apply the dye to help get over one of the hurdles. It took a few bad-looking projects to get to this point. Sometimes, I still have bad dye jobs on my leather. This is just one way to tackle coloring your project with Eco Flo Waterstain. The project will be very dark as you finish. When it is fully dry, it will lighten in color, except for black. I find black is very easy to use and the color doesn’t surprise me very often. In this video, I am using the tan.
I’m glad that I found your post. I have been using this dye and have the problem with streaking. I now know how to fix the problem. Thank you.
You're welcome, I added some links to the video that you might find helpful. Glad it was useful for you.
I used Waterstain since I started and I like it. No smell, no rub-off and easy to dilute with water. I make swatches of different dilutions each time I get a new colour; straight dye, 1:1 dye:water, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8. I even did something like 1:20 with dark brown once to get the exact shade I wanted to match a knife handle. I much prefer the colours when diluted a little. For example the straight tan is pretty red/burgundy like in your video but at 1:2 or 1:4 dye:water it's a really nice true tan. Results probably depend a little on your application method too. I never got along too well with daubers but cheap kitchen sponges (holey ones like Spongebob) or pieces of old t-shirt work well for me. Most of the time I like some tone variation, kind of like a little marbling. Less diluted dyes give more tone variation and more diluted are more uniform but you can deliberately leave some wet streaks and get some nice effects. Next time I want a really uniform finish I'll try your dye-and-wipe technique.
Thanks for stopping by and hope this process works well for you! I have tried different sponges and have so far sworn off makeup sponges for dyeing larger projects. They deteriorate too quickly for me, but a kitchen sponge sounds good!
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It's taken me a while, but I have finally been able to get really good results with the Tandy Eco-Flo Waterstains. I use a Fiebing's deglazer first to make sure that no surface oils are present to prevent the Waterstain from penetrating the leather. I shake the bottle vigorously for a few minutes to make sure that the dyes, tallows, and waxes are in solution. I use a piece of slightly damp sheep's wool and a ton of elbow grease to apply the Waterstain. It seems to help the dye absorb if I am able to build up some friction heat while rubbing the stain into the leather. It can easily take 10-20 minutes of work to dye a 12"x12" piece of veg-tan. I keep working in the Waterstain until it begins to actually dry. After the stain is rubbed in, I buff it a bit with a cloth to even out the leftover stain.
I have had some success with fixing streaks. I gently heat the leather with a hairdryer and then buff the hell out of it using a cloth. Sometimes a little neatsfoot oil will help even out the color. I have also (somewhat successfully) applied a second coat of Waterstain after warming the leather with a hairdryer.
I have had the best luck with 2 or 3 light coats of some type of acrylic resoline (like Fiebing's, Angelus, Tandy, etc.) as a top finish.
Wow, I am glad you have found a way to get it to work for you and sounds like you get a fair amount of exercise too!
I cut Resolene 50/50 with water and do 1 single heavy coat but I don't let it pool and dry. I wipe off excess and buff lightly with a cloth. Resolene is the way to go, being water based it should help even out some streaking
Are you saying the water is the water stain? Or you using a heavy layer of diluted resolene AFTER staining with water stain?@@oakridgereview1359
One thing I was taught withe the Waterstain, is that it has wax in it. If after you let the stain almost dry, you can buff and buff and it will put a beautiful sheen on the surface as you buff those waxes.
Yes, that little bit of extra effort can make alot of difference!
Would you say that more effort goes into water stain or the regular alcohol based dyes? I have not had much luck with water based dying/staining
I haven’t had fading or bleeding with properly sealed water stain as I have seen happen on alcohol based dyes. It all comes down to the method of application and finish. No method is particularly easy or foolproof except for dip dying. It’s super easy.
Was this just the tan? Is it a trick of the camera, or does the tan dry that red?
When just applied, the leather is wet from the dye. It is much darker at this stage and is kinda shocking. Once it dries it will get much lighter. I find it handy to make swatches and to write on the back of the swatch all that I did - color used, dauber or sponge, finish used if I put one. It makes it handy to pull out the swatches when I am deciding what color to use.
am i able to....."dip" my leather into the stain ?
Dip dyeing is a popular way to dye leather goods as it colors both the inside and the outside. Holster makers seem to prefer this method. Unfortunately, Tandy Eco Flo Professional is not in my opinion good for dip dyeing at all. I had made a batch of lighter covers - figured dip dyeing would be perfect. They were small items and I would need mininal space. But the dye just kinda gummed up on the surface of the leather and had to be kinda 'scraped' off for lack of a better term. The dye clung to the leather and wanted to be rubbed in, but it felt like the dye was a1/4 inch thick all over the leather and I had to scrape off the excess before I could rub it in. It was a mess, I hated it and would not recommend dip dyeing with Eco Flo professional. If you are using a different stain, your results will be different. Test it, have some fun!
@@TheAngryMushroom thank you for the reply! I was just recomended the professional dye for dipping today by tandy. do you think if you watered it down it would be better?
@@TheAngryMushroom do you have a recomendation?
@@homeyv I don't do much dip dyeing, so no real recommendations, unless you are trying to get all black. Then I would would recommend the vinegaroon dye method. The Leather Crafters and Saddlers Journal had a good instructional article a few issues back. Black seems to be problematic for alot who use the other brands of dye. Eco Flo Professional black has never given me the same trouble as other brands, but the vinegaroon black is easy and better for dip dye.
@@TheAngryMushroom THANK YOUS!
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