RoyalLeatherDesigns Report post Posted September 10, 2013 I am interested in buying an airbrush kit, an Iwata to be exact but my question is- What kind of paint is suitable for leather? I believe I seen some on Springfield or Tandy's but not sure. Anyhow I know you can use you dyes and the most common stuff that we use on airbrush. A general rule if its equal or consistent to the thickness of milk you can airbrush with it. Like if I tooled some western floral designs and I wanted to accent with an airbrush what kind of paint would you use and where do I get it. Will it last a long time after wear? Or would you rather use different color dyes. I know I'm all over the place with this post but that's the best way I was able to put it in words.... Ralph GOD BLESS! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyberthrasher Report post Posted September 10, 2013 Dye will ALWAYS be better than paint because it penetrates the leather, whereas paint simply sits on top. That said, there are some good paints out there. For someone who's not used to using color, I would suggest sticking with Angelus Acrylics. It's well formulated for use on leather. Another favorite of mine for when I decide paints are a better option are Createx Airbrush colors (I buy from Coastairbrush, TCP Global, or Amazon). The thing to remember with Acrylic is that you need to apply it as thin as possible, building up your color. If you get it to heavy, it will flake off. Also, you'll want to apply a sealant on top to help protect it. That said though, I would always use a good dye if the colors are available before I use paint. For paints I pretty much stick to anything that's based in white (like pink, grey, white), although I recently found out that Angelus does have a pink dye that seems to work well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoyalLeatherDesigns Report post Posted September 10, 2013 Thanks Cybertrasher! What kind of sealant would work after the paint has been applied. Wich one do you use? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyberthrasher Report post Posted September 10, 2013 I use Resolene. Sometimes you might want to use a varnish over JUST the paint before adding Resolene. You'll just have to try it with Resolene only and see how it reacts with your paint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
