JM Rhoades

The air brush is spraying it on very, very lightly, much less than when I have used sheep wool. Maybe it is drying before it penetrates the leather well?

Tried the resolene on piece of scrap.. seems to work but it is definitely a higher gloss finish. The tan kote seems to mute the gloss of the lacquer and leave more of a natural matte finish.

resolene/water will block the antiquing OK? Then, finish with resolene or tan kote?

I've been spraying clear lac with an air brush, then finishing with fiebing antique and tan kote. It is a very nice finish, but I've noticed cracking around areaes where the leather must bend. Can anyone offer any suggestions? Thanks

I started tooling leather last summer. Here is my last project.