Hey, guys, I just Pecarded my leather bag strap the other night since it felt like the one side was starting to get a little dry. After leaving it sit overnight (and then another night) I'm noticing that as I use an old white T-shirt to buff and clean of the excess, I'm getting a little color bleed on the shirt. I even worked over the strap to try to "bleed out" the extra color (if that makes sense). I know someone mentioned this not so long ago, but do I need to find another product to "seal it" after having used Pecards? I want to put this strap bag on my bag, but I don't want to rub off any brown on my shirts, either. Any suggestions?
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The first time I treated my homemade strap, the same thing happened. I just kept buffing it over the span of a few days until no more dye rubbed off, and it's been fine since. I even wear mine without a shirt a lot and it's unaffected. However, if you don't trust it, I believe Lee Keppler recommends using Mop n Glow as a sealer.
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Thanks, guys! The strap was already broken in quite nicely when I got it with the bag. I did, in fact, use a bunch of Pecards on the strap and let it sit for a day or two. I proceeded to rub it down, but maybe I just need to keep doing so until I get the bleed to stop. I have some Pecard boot oil. Would you recommend I put some of that on top of the previous Pecard treatment or just stick with the Pecards that's on it now and keep rubbing away at it?
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Thanks, guys! The strap was already broken in quite nicely when I got it with the bag. I did, in fact, use a bunch of Pecards on the strap and let it sit for a day or two. I proceeded to rub it down, but maybe I just need to keep doing so until I get the bleed to stop. I have some Pecard boot oil. Would you recommend I put some of that on top of the previous Pecard treatment or just stick with the Pecards that's on it now and keep rubbing away at it?
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I would just let that side of the strap dry out for a week or two. Sounds silly but I would wipe it down really good with a cotton cloth and then let it dry out.
I know that too much Pecards of any kind will make it really greasy. And, that doesn't sound like the direction your want to go.
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I would just let that side of the strap dry out for a week or two. Sounds silly but I would wipe it down really good with a cotton cloth and then let it dry out.
I know that too much Pecards of any kind will make it really greasy. And, that doesn't sound like the direction your want to go.
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Yeah, I've been rubbing it down on and off over the weekend and the bleed issue is becoming less and less a problem. I have some boot oil, but I haven't used that yet, just the Pecards I use for my goatskin. As for the strap being brand new, I got the bag and strap used form a member here, so it already had some time to "loosen up" a bit. Besides, I like to distress most of my gear the natural way--by using it! I'll keep working at thre strap. I need it for Friday, but I can be patient until then. Thanks, guys!
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