King's X Posted December 7, 2009 Report Posted December 7, 2009 I just tried two coats of RTC on a piece and after it dried for a couple of hours, I now have dried streaks in one of directions that I used to apply it? Hummm. Back to the drawing board. Quote Greetings from Central Texas! The Grain Side Up blog #TheGrainSideUp
Members Tina Posted December 7, 2009 Members Report Posted December 7, 2009 Patience, that's all people:-) The streaks shows up because the top coat isn't dry enough (the antiquing finds it's way through the sealer and on to the leather=distroyed), give it time...Put it away and forget about it for the next +24 hours... Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
electrathon Posted December 7, 2009 Report Posted December 7, 2009 Something to try: Dampen your leather before you apply the RTC. When you apply it put it on thick and fast with a scrubbing action, applied with sheepskin patch. Let it fully dry. Not just an hour, overnight in a warm area. Then antique it. It looks like you rubbed off the RTC when looking at the pic. This is either a lack of coverage or the moisture in the antique disolved the finish when you were rubbing the antique off. Quote
King's X Posted December 8, 2009 Report Posted December 8, 2009 Tina: Sorry, I don't have that "P" word worth a damn. Electrathron: Interesting what you said because I have notified on more than one occasion (especially) with Neat-Lac at the time of the first coat, it appears to dry out the leather. So wet it huh? Okay, I will give it a try. We have a guild meeting tomorrow and the board members usually arrive early....sound like a good time for an experiment. I appreciate the help! Quote Greetings from Central Texas! The Grain Side Up blog #TheGrainSideUp
electrathon Posted December 8, 2009 Report Posted December 8, 2009 I would not wet the leather when using neatlaq, as it is solvent based. RTC is water based, so wetting the leather will slow down the initial flashing of the finish. Just dampen it, do not soak it. Then let it completely dry before antiquing. Quote
Members Tina Posted December 8, 2009 Members Report Posted December 8, 2009 Tina: Sorry, I don't have that "P" word worth a damn. No sorry needed, it's not my leather getting ruined. Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
King's X Posted December 8, 2009 Report Posted December 8, 2009 Ah, got it. wet with RTC not neat lac. Quote Greetings from Central Texas! The Grain Side Up blog #TheGrainSideUp
Members KenE Posted December 13, 2009 Author Members Report Posted December 13, 2009 These are all good suggestions. It really shows how you need to get both a process and a feel for what it needs to look like. I did some test pieces with the RTC and the tandy antique and it did show up alot better. I applied the RTC and let it dry tot he touch(<1 hour) and then applied some more to guarantee the top pores were sealed. This seemed to do the trick. Quote
electrathon Posted December 16, 2009 Report Posted December 16, 2009 These are all good suggestions. It really shows how you need to get both a process and a feel for what it needs to look like. I did some test pieces with the RTC and the tandy antique and it did show up alot better. I applied the RTC and let it dry tot he touch(<1 hour) and then applied some more to guarantee the top pores were sealed. This seemed to do the trick. Do you have pics of the test pieces? Aaron Quote
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