Members RehsEmporium Posted June 10 Members Report Posted June 10 (edited) Has anyone try Vallejo polyurethane varnish as finish on hand-dyed leather? (Or tooled/dyed/antiqued leather ) I had it from previous different projects (resin figures) and I tried it on a little piece of, it seems good Edited June 10 by RehsEmporium Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted June 10 Contributing Member Report Posted June 10 I've not tried Vallejo varnish but I have used polyurethane varnish on my leather covered game boards On one board I covered with a pre-dyed chrome tan 'distressed blue' but working with the board the blue seemed be coming off. 2 coats of varnish settled it Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Members RehsEmporium Posted June 10 Author Members Report Posted June 10 8 minutes ago, fredk said: I've not tried Vallejo varnish but I have used polyurethane varnish on my leather covered game boards On one board I covered with a pre-dyed chrome tan 'distressed blue' but working with the board the blue seemed be coming off. 2 coats of varnish settled it Thank you for answering, thought the maybe polyurethane varnish could be not a good idea Pretty sure it’s the same varnish just different brand name …. Mine is veg tan leather dyed by myself , tried this vanish on a small piece, it’s been a about a month now , I folded it , crumpled it (sorry it it’s not the right word 😂) , put drops of water …and it seems to be really good … is your varnish still doing its job? Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted June 10 Contributing Member Report Posted June 10 20 minutes ago, RehsEmporium said: is your varnish still doing its job? I think so, I hope so. That game went to new home. I've not had any bad words about it come back to me. I can't see any reason why it should not last and be good In Victorian times shellac varnish was used to put a high shine on shoes and afaik the House Hold Cavalry of the UK still use shellac varnish on their boots. Polyurethane varnish is a better modern varnish than shellac Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Members RehsEmporium Posted Wednesday at 04:51 PM Author Members Report Posted Wednesday at 04:51 PM 22 hours ago, fredk said: I think so, I hope so. That game went to new home. I've not had any bad words about it come back to me. I can't see any reason why it should not last and be good In Victorian times shellac varnish was used to put a high shine on shoes and afaik the House Hold Cavalry of the UK still use shellac varnish on their boots. Polyurethane varnish is a better modern varnish than shellac Oh this is Interesting…Good to know ! I will definitely use it as finish thank you Quote
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