Wool Dye Swabs

I was able to grab a large bag of them from Tandy leather.

 

I get mine there as well

 

While I do very little dyeing anymore I've found the cheap foamy throw away brushes to give a more uniform coat.

 

Thanks! We literally buy buckets of the brushes at Michael’s. We use them for glueing too.

 

Glue ???? Really ? I’ve been using soldering brushes. I hate glueing , not dislike glueing , I hate it lol Not once does it work same way , then again I use different leathers. I’ll have to try the foam brushes , I have some here.

Sorry for the rant

 

What glue are you using.?

 

DAP green can “weldwood” contact cement. I was using barge cement but the fumes are crazy.
1. Mix glue, no bubbles
2. Scratch area to be glued
3. Glue one area
3a. Glue other area
4. As soon as glue loses that white color ( still some white ) I bond together.

Wait time before bonding two pieces 2-4 min ?

Sometimes I place piece under 50lbs for pressure and leave for an hour.
But sometimes it’s instant bond. As soon as two pieces touch , their stuck !

Op sorry to disrupt your thread.

 

See post above

 

I have a big sheet of the same open cell foam those brushes are made from which was packing material of some kind or another- and totally free. Just snip a little piece off and voila!

 

I use cheap flux brushes from Harbor Freight for my glue. I'll have to give the foam brushes a whirl and see if I like them any better.

 

I use the same and I like them.

 

Use em for the occasional dye job, glueing and slicking:

 

I've been buying daubers on amazon. They seem to work fine although they are smaller than the Tandy versions.

 

I buy from Amazon at $13 per 100.