Bag strap marks
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Bag strap marks
I made a bag strap for my mkvii and at first it left little red crumbles on my shirt. I gave it some pecards and now it leaves a red smudge. Any recommendations about avoiding this?
Thanks,
Joel
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Joel
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Argh! I feel your pain! I made my bag strap and it also leaves smudges from the leather dye all over my shirts! I don't wear my bag anymore because of it. As per the advice of Michaelson, there should be a leather sealant on the Tandy leather website that might take care of this...I looked but didn't know which one to order. I was thinking about taking sand paper to my strap to sand down to a layer where the dye didn't penetrate to - although I don't know how deep it is stained. Regardless, pecards won't help in this case (one of the few times it won't ) no matter how long you let it dry. I pecarded mine about 2 months before going to Belize and Guatemala...and the strap really did a number on my shirts. If you look closely on some the stain is STILL visible. Anyway, sorry I didn't really offer much help, but I feel better having vented...
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Yeah, it has been about two months or so for mine I guess. I haven't ruined any shirts yet because I won't wear the bag until I know it won't stain. I guess I could check out the possibility of a sealer of some sort. I'm sorry to hear about your ruined shirts John, but I'm glad you could help me out before I did anything to mine. If I get something to work, I'll letcha know about it.
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Just as a note...
...and to restate advice given before....be careful using leathers that are used in items such as harness or animal restraining items (leashes) as those leather contain water soluable dyes that will release immediately upon getting damp. No amount of acetone or wetting will completely remove this dye as it's impregnated through the entire core of the leather and not applied on the surface. You need to obtain either sealed hide, or non dyed leather from a leather supply that can be dyed and sealed from scratch. That's why you'll find the MBA and Kepler straps usually unsealed or in the rough on the back side, as they are devoid of leather dyes, and will accept Pecards quite readily. But using pre-dyed harnass like leather will create this dye to shirt transfer everytime. Regards. Michaelson
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Nah...Charm she's got, but we're all Yankees... she's an Old School gal though...and they all attended that same old schoolhouse didn't they?Indiana Texas-girl wrote: Oh yes, I meant "glowing". You'll have to excuse my poor manners. Is your grandmother from the South? Sounds like she has some Southern Charm in her.
BTW...is it true that the term "Yankee" is derogatory in the South?
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Correct...
...in the South there are two types of Yankees....Yankees, and #### Yankees. The difference? Yankees come to visit, #### Yankees come to stay! (told to me by an old North Carolina cousin years ago). Regards. Michaelson
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I used the Satin Shene. It's supposed to be less shinny. This stuff works! I wore my bag for 9 days straight in the sun and heat of Cape Cod and Boston in late july. Not a smudge on any of my shirts.
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Last edited by Forrestal on Mon Sep 02, 2002 3:57 am, edited 1 time in total.
I've never had trouble with my M.B.A. strap, as the underside of it is raw, unfinished leather. It stays in place when moving, and there is no dye to bleed onto my shirt. I'm considering a Keppler bag strap, but how can I be sure that it won't bleed? I'd appreciate any comments, pros or cons, from Keppler bag strap owners. Thanks guys.
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I made my strap. A piece of 72" x 1" leather strap. Small bottle of chocolate brown dye. Small bottle of satin shene sealer. Dye it, let it dry, seal it ,let it dry, Pecard it, let it dry. All this stuff was from my local Tandy Leather store. For about $9.00 and 1/2 hour work ( not counting drying time) I was set.
Just my 2 cents.
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Forrestal
Just my 2 cents.
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Have any of you guys ever tried taking a plain strip of undyed leather and saturating it in a pot of melted pecards? (just heat on the stove over low heat til it's liquid) After the leather dries, the color is perfect, I think. It softens up the stiff leather very nicely, and solves the dye problem. It's what I did for my strap. I'll take a picture of it if I can ever figure out where the digital camera got to.
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So long as you get the pecards out while it's still molten and very runny it ought to be easy. just don't let it cool. It'd a ##### to get out then. Of course, if it cools, you may always heat it back up. If there's a thin film of it left after pouring it out, you can just wipe it clean with a paper towel (again, easiest if the stuff is still hot and melted), and clean the pot as you normally would to get rid of any other residues that might still be there.