leathergrl

I tried the tankote mixed with the antique gel from tandy on a celtic braided piece and I must say that I am very happy. I doused the whole thing in it but wiped off the excess and let it dry over night. I was happy that the piece did not darken and ruin- THANK YOU UK RAY. I am so happy. I will click my heels together.

Ray, thanks for the reply. So let me get this straight. When you mix it with tankote (with no other treatment to the piece prior to application), the piece does not go too dark even after sitting overnight? I hope this works, because I am nervous about messing up my piece that I painstakingly tooled. I'm sure you can understand that sentiment. I am going to try it out.

This is exactly what I have experienced.......darkening of the whole piece. bleh-

Hi UKRay, Did you ever have any luck with the antiquing? I read through this whole thread in order to get an understanding of what exactly to do but as I have tried antiquing some of my tooled leather in the past. As one poster indicated, when I antiqued according to the directions, the whole piece turned dark. I am back to doing my leatherwork again and my basic question about antiquing is this: Can someone explain to me how to get the antiquing gel to get into the cracks and crevices without changing the overall color of the piece. I have read about applying neatlac and then tan kote (allowing to dry24 hrs) and then applying the antique? Is this so that you protect the leather surface from the antique while it gets down into the crevices? I have a leather floral pattern that I have toooled and like anyone, I don't want to ruin it and I have tried several different methods to get the light surface contrasted with the dark lines that makes the patern stand out. I am a newby but I love reading everyone's posts and I just about fell out while reading about the antiquing of the dog. That was entertaining and I can definitely relate. Thanks! Monisavant/leathergrl I love this idea!