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OMG I wanted the thumbs-up emoticon (y) but I clicked the button and found ye olde dancing banana! Thanks Fred, I'm going to get to work.

Thanks for answering! Of course, now there are more questions How do I make sure my deglazer has worked? What do I thin Resolene with? Water? Do I understand correctly that you do about 5 layers of Resolene and then wipe down with alchohol? What is "meths alcohol", is it ordinary methanol? How do I take care of my leather after a Resolene finish?

Thank you, I hear that I'm being too impatient My location, as my post states, is Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I'll add it to my profile.

Why the deafening silence? Did I commit a social faux pas? Are you all horrified by the condition of my piece or my work? Am I asking the impossible?

Hi everyone! I've been searching your forums and reading here and there, but I realize I don't know enough to interpret what I'm reading, so I'll just ask. Please tell me if this is the wrong place for that! Here's the thing: I bought a second hand leather coat that was brown like part of it still is in the picture, cleaned it with the Angelus preparer shown, and now I'm dyeing it with Angelus purple and red. Almost done (the last brown part will also be purple), and I think it's gorgeous And then I'll want to wear it, and as I live in Amsterdam, it will need a bit of protection. So I'm looking for a finish that will lock in the colours, as in: will never come out again. I don't want to rub off on the person next to me on the tram, and I don't want purple streaks in my red; prevent water stains. This coat will get soaked as per the weather over here, and it will suffer a few specks of rain sometimes. I don't mind an overall change of colour, but I don't want spots; be as matte as possible; preferably not seal the whole thing so I can never take care of it again; leave the leather supple; it's fairly thick and I worry that if I add too much product, it's going to be wearing me instead of the other way around. I'm tiny. So what would you guys recommend? I found some finishes that sound promising in these forums, but most of these brands are not sold in Europe and I'd be paying like 35 dollars for shipping. So if you talk ingredients and reasons why (not) to use a certain product, I may be able to extrapolate what brand I could use that is available over here. Thanks for your thoughts!