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Title: Changing quiver color ?
Post by: daveycrockett on August 13, 2011, 12:35:00 PM
Anybody know how to change the color of a Selway rawhide quiver from the standard orange brownishh color to black that works?
Title: Re: Changing quiver color ?
Post by: bryan r on August 13, 2011, 12:48:00 PM
Krylon.    :D  

Might try a mink oil/pine pitch leather care product. Usually does a good job of darkening leather. You won't get black, but a very dark brown. Not sure how well it would work on rawhide though.    :dunno:
Title: Re: Changing quiver color ?
Post by: Pat B on August 13, 2011, 12:50:00 PM
Black leather dye or black Rit dye mixed with alcohol.
 Why are you wanting to change the color?
Title: Re: Changing quiver color ?
Post by: daveycrockett on August 13, 2011, 12:50:00 PM
Not above painting it if I knew it would work!  :biglaugh:
Title: Re: Changing quiver color ?
Post by: BowPlinker on August 13, 2011, 01:13:00 PM
I dyed the last one I had..
Go to a shoe repair place or tandy leather.. get bottle of Frebrings leather dye..in black..
IT WILL GET IT BLACK PERMANENTLY... DONT USE ANYTHING ELSE..IT WONT WORK, TRUST ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you cant find it.. mail it to me ill dye it for you no charge  :)
Ken
Title: Re: Changing quiver color ?
Post by: daveycrockett on August 13, 2011, 02:08:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Pat B:
Black leather dye or black Rit dye mixed with alcohol.
 Why are you wanting to change the color?
Just for looks. ot a New Bob Lee Smoke. It is Gray palm and Black Micarta riser with gray dyed  curly maple limbs. Thought Black would look good on it instead of the brown.
Title: Re: Changing quiver color ?
Post by: Toecutter on August 13, 2011, 02:11:00 PM
+1 on the fiebings
Title: Re: Changing quiver color ?
Post by: eagleone on August 13, 2011, 02:46:00 PM
I used fieblings to do dye mine- no question that it turned black, but everytime I touch it I get black on my hands.  I have tried wiping it down several times but it still bleeds off- any suggestions?
Title: Re: Changing quiver color ?
Post by: Pat B on August 13, 2011, 02:57:00 PM
Seal it with shellac or poly. Tandy's used to sell a product called Resoline. It was a clear acrylic sealer for leather and worked over Fiebings dye.
Title: Re: Changing quiver color ?
Post by: bsoper on August 13, 2011, 05:30:00 PM
I'd check out a leather place or a shoe repair place. They would have some leather dye for ya.
Title: Re: Changing quiver color ?
Post by: BowPlinker on August 13, 2011, 11:25:00 PM
If the dye is still rubbing of there are other issues... something was put on the hood thats stoping the dye from penetrating.. PM me and ill tell you what to do..
Ken
Title: Re: Changing quiver color ?
Post by: eagleone on August 13, 2011, 11:31:00 PM
pm sent
Title: Re: Changing quiver color ?
Post by: Scott Teaschner on August 13, 2011, 11:47:00 PM
Black is the worst dye to work with if it is not sealed it will bleed. Did you use a alcohol based dye or oil based? The oil based will give more problems exspecialy on rawhide. I would use a lacqure based sealer.