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A little while ago I did a judge type gun In natural leather. The owner contacted me wishing to get it a little darker. He asked about PNO and I to,d him I would try it on a piece of scrap let him know. Well, no luck. I finish with resolene 50/50 with water and it wont touch it. Any ideas? He just wants it a shade or 2 darker, but still looking like aged leather.

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You might try Fiebing's deglazer to remove the Resolene.  I'm pretty sure you'll have to come up with something that will remove it before dye will penetrate.  I hesitate to mention it but . . .  Have you considered antiquing it?  I hate the stuff but it's an option.  Almost anything will stain your thread too.

JM2C

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Expose it to the sun. It will "suntan" just like we do. Need to keep an eye on it to not overdo it.

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6 minutes ago, tsunkasapa said:

Expose it to the sun. It will "suntan" just like we do. Need to keep an eye on it to not overdo it.

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You beat me to it. Great minds thinks alike . 

HS

 

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Exposure sounds the best. I'll suggest that to him thanks guys.

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