$16 Kilt Belt

[cavscout]

Many have talked about it but noone has posted a good photo like that. Thanks. It turned out really well.

[pdcorlis]

Thanks Cavscout

I forgot to mention - I included a piece of the extra long belt inside the finished belt to show the color before dying.

[Bob C]

The belt looks great. Did you really need shoe polish, in addition to the leather dye? I've never dyed leather, so I have no idea.

I'd be worried about the polish rubbing off on my clothes.

[pdcorlis]

Hi Bob

Yup - the guy at the shoe repair palce said the polish seals the leather - so the dye won't rub off. It also puts a shine on the belt, otherwise it looks dull.

I'm sure there a plenty here that know a lot more about leather work than me - so I won't pretend to be an expert - I'm NOT!

[Southern Breeze]

Thats a great looking belt. I've seen them before,but I never thought of dying one. It's something to think about. I use one of the 3" belts with my Workmans Utilikilt.

[GMan]

I like that Phil. Great picture and a follow through of a great idea.

[michael steinrok]

Creativity Carries The Day Again Nice Job

[Abax]

the guy at the shoe repair place said the polish seals the leather - so the dye won't rub off. It also puts a shine on the belt, otherwise it looks dull.

When I made my sporran belt, I had the same problem of dye rubbing off. So I polished it with "neutral" shoe polish I got at the local shoe repair. This stuff looks like regular shoe polish (comes in a tin), but it has no coloring added to it. I figured it might have a better chance of not staining my kilt. No problems after 3 or 4 weeks of wear. I'm glad to hear that polish is the recommended solution.

Abax