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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: Lee Lobbestael on April 09, 2013, 12:23:13 pm

Title: minwaw wood stain for leather dye?
Post by: Lee Lobbestael on April 09, 2013, 12:23:13 pm

Has anyone tried using minwax wood stain as a leather dye?

Title: Re: minwaw wood stain for leather dye?
Post by: Pat B on April 09, 2013, 12:49:30 pm

Most leather dye is alcohol based and is a penetrating dye. I've never tried wood stain on leather. Do a test on a small piece of leather and see how it works. You can make leather dye with Rit cloth dye and alcohol or even unsweetened Cool-Ade and alcohol.

Title: Re: minwaw wood stain for leather dye?
Post by: Lee Lobbestael on April 09, 2013, 04:54:32 pm

Really? What is the ratio of rit dye to alcohol? And do you use the powder rit dye or the already mixed liquid kind? Also can you use rubbing alcohol?

Title: Re: minwaw wood stain for leather dye?
Post by: Thesquirrelslinger on April 09, 2013, 08:30:39 pm

I would say do NOT use rubbing alcohol as it contains water.
Try 90% Rubbing alcohol, and it might work.
Ethanol, although more expensive, is better.

Title: Re: minwaw wood stain for leather dye?
Post by: Pat B on April 10, 2013, 12:18:55 am

Use denatured alcohol. I don't have a ratio but do a few tests on a scrap of wood and see which you prefer. The more dye to alcohol the darker it will be and vice versa.

Title: Re: minwaw wood stain for leather dye?
Post by: _Jon_ on April 16, 2013, 10:51:26 pm

I tried it before and it worked ok. Not as good as leather dye from Tandy tho.