Painting And Sealing/finishing

[drh023]

Hello everyone. I've been browsing the forums for sometime, and have found some good threads, and know there are more I haven't got to yet, but I need a little more details, if anyone can help.

I have some leather skidboots that I want to paint(I would like to use acrylis for price and more color choices) I also have some plain veg-tanned leather(unfinished) I have cut to make a dog collar and a bronc noseband...I guess I'm asking if someone could tell me how they go about painting and sealing their leather, and if you could make product recomendations for a sealer/finishing agent that will kerp the paint from chipping/peeling/cracking, as well as add durability.

Whew, that felt like a lot to ask.

Huge thanks to anyone who can help

[electrathon]

You are asking a lot from paint. Paint lays on the surface and is a good choice to do a picture to hang on the wall of something like that. If you want it to last (through flexing, abrasion, water) you need to dye/stain it. The color will actually get into the top of the leather that way.

Aaron

[Tina]

Dye would be the best choise but Angelus makes a paint made for leather...It does flex and so far I have not got any cracking from teh paint. Do some image searches on Google with "Angelus leather paint" and you'll see many of those shoepainter artist is actually using it :-)

Edited February 22, 2012 by Tina

[drh023]

Thank you for the help!

If I wanted to try to apply specific design, or say write my name, would I be able to do that with dye? Say I was under the impression that dye is 'watery' or to say thinner than paint. So would it run if I attempted to apply in a specific design like writing a name?(sorry I am horrible at describing what I'm trying to explain!)

And can I ask if someone can tell me the difference between Eco-flo dyes & their Cova Colors?

Thanks

[iowabullfighter]

For what I need color on I use Sharpies or finger nail polish, works great!

[drh023]

For what I need color on I use Sharpies or finger nail polish, works great!

Thanks!

Doesn't the nail polish chip? Like it does on nails?

Also, does the sharpie color fade quickly?

[iowabullfighter]

I havnt had any problem with it so far!