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Painting English Bridle

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I’m having some difficulty with a project.  I have a piece of  English Bridle that I stamped.  I scrubbed the stamped areas down with rubbing alcohol and a qtip, then painted it with slight thinned angels paint.  I’ve painted vegtan many times and never had an issue with the paint.  I had a little bit of over paint and started to clean it up with a dental pick about ann hour later and noticed the paint didn’t adhere to the bridle very well and could peel up.  I let it sit for another 8 plus hours to see if it just took longer to set and it still comes up easily.  What process works for you guys to paint bridle?

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There might be too much oils & waxes in the bridle leather for the paint to adhere. 

You might need to use acetone on the letter areas to be painted. Take a piece of scrap bridle leather & stamp it, then rough & clean the area with acetone & let dry for a day then paint your letters/leather.

Might need to use a solvent base paint to, I am not sure. But curious to see what the answer is.

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