The Most Popular Leather Working Dyes Compared with Examples

Compare popular leather dyes like Fiebing's and Tandy Eco-Flo and learn the differences between alcohol and water-based dyes and powder versus oil pigments to choose the best dye for your leather projects.
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TIME STAMPS
00:00 - What is Leather Dye
00:50 - Fiebing's Black Leather Dye
01:42 - Carrier and Pigment
02:46 - Fiebing's Black Pro Dye
03:59 - Comparing Fiebing's Dyes
04:52 - Tandy Eco-Flo Oil Dye
05:15 - Comparing Eco-Flo and Pro Dye
05:26 - Tandy Eco-Flo Water Dye
06:17 - Comparing Fiebing's and Tandy Eco-Flo Dyes
08:35 - Eco-Flo Demonstration
11:20 - Summary
ITEMS MENTIONED:
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Fiebings Pro Dye - amzn.to/41Wp8MK
Tandy Eco Flo Oil Dye - amzn.to/3TVGwPR
Tandy Eco Flo Water Dye - amzn.to/3tO03H6
Wool Daubers - amzn.to/4aT9zcH
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[@maxwellcustoms6709]

Hello!
Thank you so much for your videos. They are by far my favorite. I appreciate how you break each down by the ingrediants and benefits for each.
I am interested in making my own "Pro Dye" and have a few questions:
1) What kind of alcohol would be best to use?
2) What kind/grade/brand of ethanol that's recommended?
3) What kind/grade/brand of oleic acid is recommended?
4) Does it matter what composition of pigment is mixed in with the oleic acid? Mica/alcohol/natural earth/etc
I appreciate your help...thank you!

[@internationalleatherclub]

You're very welcome 😃 glad they are helpful.
It can be exciting to make a custom dye, in terms of ingredients, there are a range of factors from potency, availability, safety, and desired end result, and more.
A great place to begin can be to look at the manufacturer material safety data sheets, as they provide broad breakdowns of ingredients and components used in popular dyes.
From there, it's really determing the result that you'd like, and then developing and testing the right balance for what you're looking for.
We'd be curious if you pursue it, please share more! Maybe yours will be the next new dye on the market.

[@glacialimpala]

Is the color rubbing off as much with Eco Flo water as it is with ProDye?

[@internationalleatherclub]

Hello great question - we haven't done long-term rub-off tests on them, though in general most leather that has not been factory-dyed, will generally benefit from a sealing layer over a home-dyed piece.
For example a resolene coating or something similar. This helps as many will rub off somewhat over time (even when buffed thoroughly), and can vary in amount based on conditions used in (like something for everyday wear that might come into contact with rain, etc.).
So with a coating, it becomes less key which one naturally rubs off more, while that's also a great things to know and something we'd be curious to explore, too.
Thanks for adding to the discussion.

[@glacialimpala]

@@internationalleatherclub Wow thank you for responding to the question yourself, all I hoped for was a random reader comment 🥰

[@internationalleatherclub]

@@glacialimpala You're welcome! It was a great question, glad to try and help 👍