first dye tour leather Black buff, then apply the leather balm/Adam wax/ black will give a high gloss finish.
the Ginger will give u a golden wax finish. also can put over a brown dye to get a darker brown gloss finish
photo is the Ginger finish
after40 years of doing custom work my advice is , if u put anything on it that u can not resell, then u need to get 100% before u make. also on anything also get a 50% deposit
Joe, the best place I have fount is the ; The Green Pepper.inc these are patterns to be made with cloth but u can easily convert. attached a photo of a backpack I made from of their patterns
here is a checkbook cover that I stamped with the Tandy 3d stamps and all was painted with sharpie pens.
let dry overnight and sealed with a clear finish. no bleed and will not rub off.
Yes u can mix these two together. I have been doing it for several years. I will apply it to the leather before I apply any dye. It will give u a brighter color. after u dye buffet it real good.
here is a back pack that I made using a pattern that I got from : The Green Pepper.inc. the pattern is for cloth but I changed it to be made from leather. they show a step to step on how to make and sew it. very easy to follow instructions.