Members Cactusman Posted Tuesday at 02:27 AM Members Report Posted Tuesday at 02:27 AM Looking for best way to apply white to leather projects. Generally I am a fan of Fiebing’s Pro dyes… and Leather Dyes. Light colors, they are a challenge. I tried a shoe dye and a light wash, but not happy with the results. Suggestions? Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted Tuesday at 01:05 PM CFM Report Posted Tuesday at 01:05 PM Acrylic paint is the only way to achieve an opaque white color on leather with satisfactory results. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members NerdyKate Posted Wednesday at 01:23 AM Members Report Posted Wednesday at 01:23 AM 22 hours ago, Cactusman said: Looking for best way to apply white to leather projects. Generally I am a fan of Fiebing’s Pro dyes… and Leather Dyes. Light colors, they are a challenge. I tried a shoe dye and a light wash, but not happy with the results. Suggestions? Here's something I found that I like... it's Createx "transparent" paint, shown here in white. Not sure why they call it "transparent", because it appears to be fairly opaque. It's actually designed for airbrushing and made for porous materials like fabric and leather. I use it with bristle brushes diluted with water about 1:1 (50%), and it behaves somewhat like a dye, in that is absorbs into the leather enough to allow the surface texture of the leather to come through, yet coats well. (After a second or third coat.) Also, it naturally repels (resists) antique, so the color really shows well through an application of antique. Painted on bare leather... After applying antique... Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted Wednesday at 12:52 PM CFM Report Posted Wednesday at 12:52 PM you need to use a reducer to make it (Createx "transparent" paint ) transparent. White pigments don't have that ability. The only way to achieve transparency is to dilute the pigments, which means lower-quality paint. This is just acrylic paint with finer pigments and less viscosity, meant to be used in an airbrush. I use airbrush acrylics as well as regular artist's acrylics on leather with no problems. The only downside to painting on leather is the cracking issue in the case of this eagle pattern, that would be a non-issue as there is little flex in that area of the jacket. apply in light layers until you get the look you want. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
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