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Same here. Use it daily. Great program.

Are the 3 additional tools listed, there as a suggestion, or are we limited only to those 3 additional tools.

I would love to help you but there are no contact details, and we cant pm you unless you register.

Very nice.

Personally, I would try calling them. They are very slow to respond to email

Nice. Very nice.

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Great idea. Glad there was some positive resolve.

My question is how did you fix the texturing problem. If you used sand paper, that grain is now open and you will have a heck of a time getting spirit dyes to maintain an even color. Thus the reason I recommended highly diluted acrylics. You will get the same aging as the rest of the leather if done properly, it will not crack, texture will match. Finally, unles you do go black, that area may not accept the new color as the rest of the body. Also if it is chrome tanned as it looks like in the picture, you will probably get rub off. So hopefully your finish doesnt crack because of loose dyestuffs on the surface.

Yeah if you want to match it, then yes I am trying to tell you that. If the customer doesn't care, nuke it, just make sure you have him sign something saying it is ok. There really is no need to deglaze the whole thing. Every jacket, case, and car seat I have ever repaired, I only concerned myself with about 2 inches around the trouble area. With proper prep, and finishing, there is no need do remove the whole finish. It also helps reduce the amount of other things that can possibly go wrong. If you are going to nuke the case, then you will have to deglaze all of it.

Awesome virtual dye job. That body looks like chrome tanned leather so this is going to be fun. The good part is there isn't much texture to the leather This is what I would suggest. Hit that area with deglazer. I wouldn't do the whole thing, but take that finish off for about 2 inches around the stain. Once your deglazer has dried, Now clean it. I would recommend using some dawn and a tooth brush. Rinse using a spray bottle, you want to try not to re-deposit the stain. Repeat a couple times. let it dry. See if it lightened it up at all. It should have lightened it up some. Now comes the fun part. Use a piece of 1200 grit sand paper and hit the stain. Now airbrush or shoot the color on. Obviously start light and work it up. I would recommend using diluted acrylics. Now finish it. Good luck

Its really hard to make a recommendation without actually seeing the damage. Is it possible to post some pictures and we'll take it from there.

My preference is veg tan goat. The best veg tan goat I have found thus far is from Seigels.

Does anyone have Keith's number?

An alkaline cleaner with butyl can be used to clean the rubber pads. try simple green.

Hummmmm, if its not a heel skife, could it be a paring tool of some sort? I wonder because of the features of the tool.

I have grown to love my Razor Edged Shears from Fiskars. Cuts 12oz and up like a hot knife through butter. I have been using the same pair for about 4 years now and have only had to strop them. they will set you back about $50 depending on where you go, but it is well worth it. But that's my $0.02

Looks like a heel skiving tool

My condolences to you and your family. I pray the Great Architect gives you comfort in this time.

Great video. I am a little saddened that with all the movies and tv shows shown, one of my favorites wasn't mentioned. He forgot Yul Brynner and the Magnigicant Seven. But he had the Lone Ranger so it all makes up for it. Hi-Yo Silver.

Greetings all. I received a request for a custom guitar strap, I would normally handle this but due to shipping costs to the UK from the US it would not be cost effective for the customer. So if any of our UK members would like to help her out, I would appreciate it. Her name is Charlene. Please PM me for her email addy. thanks! -Shawn W. Zoladz Major Productions, High Quality, Hand Made Leather Goods. Everything Leather - saddles and shoes excluded.

You can also look at PVA cement.

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