Fiebing's Antique Finish splotched

[Russ]

Dad brought over this CD case, on which he carved a simple design. When we put Fiebing's Antique Finish (paste) on it, it sploched on the horse's face, as you can see. Anyone know what causes this? There wasn't any glue or other foreign substance on it, for sure, and I'm pretty sure it was of consistent moisture throughout. Needless to say, we are disappointed in the result and he is back to carving a new horse.

Ideas anyone, so we won't repeat the mistake?

Thanks!

Russ

[pete]

did you apply a blocker of any kind first? If you don't some of the subtleist of things will let it penetrate.

pete

[Russ]

Blocker such as what?

[Guest]

I've had similar things happen when i try to blend different colors of the antique paste.

Dave

[craftsman827]

Russ,

Antique finish can be tricky to apply,especally on a large surface.

The first spot you hit with the finish,if you don't blend it in, will look darker ,or different than the rest.

I've found better to apply it in circuler pattern, with alot of finish on your applicator.

Wtather it be a sponge or, I use clean white tee shirts.Then wipe off the excess, very quickly.

BUT, like Pete said, if you use a resist, like resoline or something like it, then you should have no splochy parts.

ALSO if your aniique finish is getting thick, from age then thin it with fiebings 'tan kote".that works good.

Don't forget, the trick is to apply it fast, so it don't get a chance to get "splochy". hope thats a word, lol.

I like using Fiebings antique finish,I like to use it in conjuction with resist, or dye.

But if you want to use just antique, practice & apply it fast.

[Russ]

Thanks guys. I did try mitigating the stain by mixing in some other colored paste, but no luck. Next time I'll try some resist on the flat areas first.

I'm not a fan of the paste, because I've always felt the results were too "iffy." But we'll give it another shot, after another carving.

[Billsotx]

It sounds like you'vd written it off, so try to remove the spot with rubbing alcohol and see what happens.

[broncobuster]

I use the paste a lot. ive learned to put in on a lesser noticeble spot like a corner n then work into the picture. it seems to be a concentrated spot of the color part of the stain or something like that. ive tried to figure it out to cause it happens to me most on the colors i dont consistanly use that sit for a while.

[ClayB]

I cant tell if there is hair on the horse or not, but I have found that when you use a hair blade on an animal, then antique really goes on splotchy.Seems like the cuts from the hair blade make antique go in really unevenly. I dont have any answers for how to make it better though.

[wolvenstien]

I have had this issue, and either brought it to this board or to Flasah, or both....

I will look for pix later if I even took some... Thing is, I was applying the antique with a dobber, and the very first place I hit with it would splotch, and I believe this is from the oil in the antique.... I later tried to slather antique onto a project in five or six areas, and all the areas I globbed it onto splotched.... even when i slathered it around evenly and left it sit for a short period before wiping it off..... I now use VIVA paper towels to apply both all-in-one, and antique. And have a clean one right there to wipe off the excess immediately.... and I do not put the antique on thick, I do it as thinly as possible. I also do like broncobuster does and start at the outer edge and work my way into the center. I have not had problems with splotching since doing it like this.