Leather edge dyeing can be processed through two main way: the hand application or the machine application.
Which are the main differences between hand application and machine application of the leather edge paint?
Well, the choice is usually determined after evaluating the following factors:
- Which type of product are you going to paint?
- What is the final quality that you want to achieve?
- Have you any time limit for performing your leather edge dyeing?
For every item you will working on, being it handbags, belts, wallets, keyrings, watch straps or any other leather good item, you will have to deal with different shapes and geometry.
Applying the leather edge paint by hand, your final result will be largely influenced by the experience and the manual skills of the worker performing the leather edge dyeing, anyway skilled craftsmen (or even major industry brands such as Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, etc.) prefer to finish their leather edge of the highest quality item by hand-application, because when well performed it allows the best quality.
Normally in case of very large production the hand application will require a great numbers of hours to work, so for medium quality leather good item industry prefer to proceed by machine application.
What are the most commons craft tools for leather edge dyeing?
A few numbers of craft tools that can be used to perform leather edge dyeing, the choice of which is the correct tools to use mainly depend on the kind of leather item you are going to paint and which finish quality you would like to achieve. The most used craft tools for apply leather edge paint are:
Any of this these hand applicators for leather edge paint has different pros and cons, usually leather handcrafters take all of them on their desk, and time by time they use the most performing craft tools according to the leather edge they are going to paint. The "Guide to Hand Applicators for Leather Edge Paint" will help you in make the right choice before performing your leather edge finishing.
