Members Monticore Posted February 11, 2009 Members Report Posted February 11, 2009 i have read every thread on leather brunishing/slicking etc.. but i am have problems with some chromed tanned black , it has that annoying layer of white stuff and keeps me from getting a nice edge. does anybody have a tip or product they use only on chromed tanned edges thanks cory Quote
Ambassador Luke Hatley Posted February 11, 2009 Ambassador Report Posted February 11, 2009 WHAT WORKES FOR ME IS TO USE THE APPROIATE EDGER AND THEN USE "FIEBINGS EDGE DYE". Quote Luke
Members MHolzer Posted February 11, 2009 Members Report Posted February 11, 2009 I don't believe you can burnish chrome tanned leather. I think the best you can do is dye the edges. Quote 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
Members Monticore Posted February 11, 2009 Author Members Report Posted February 11, 2009 I don't believe you can burnish chrome tanned leather. I think the best you can do is dye the edges. yeah i dyed the edges but do i jsut leave them like that or do i slick them and then use an edge ink/paint/kote , it is a folded piece so would like as muhc as possible not to see the line where both pieces meet. cory Quote
Members sandycreek Posted February 11, 2009 Members Report Posted February 11, 2009 I'm kind of new to all this, so take this with that as my disclaimer. The project I am working on right now is a gun pouch of blue finished chrome-tanned. For the edges on the handle, etc. I rubber cemented them together, and trimmed as close to even as possible. I then applied a thick coat of sno-seal to the edges ( it was the thinnest waxy substance i had...) and hit them with the nylon edge slicker chucked up in a drill. It didn't really burnish the edges in the sense of compacting and tightening the grain, but it did melt the wax down into the grain and smoothed the surface out a bit. -Aaron Your Mileage May Vary. Quote Remember, I'm no pro....
Moderator bruce johnson Posted February 11, 2009 Moderator Report Posted February 11, 2009 I dye them and then slick with a wax I melt and mix up - about 3/4 paraffin and 1/4 bee's wax or so. Then either rub it hard or run it on my wooden slicker to melt the wax and hold down the fibers. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Members Monticore Posted February 11, 2009 Author Members Report Posted February 11, 2009 I dye them and then slick with a wax I melt and mix up - about 3/4 paraffin and 1/4 bee's wax or so. Then either rub it hard or run it on my wooden slicker to melt the wax and hold down the fibers. thanks all cory Quote
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