Help! Best Method To Outline Letters

[Grizz]

Hi, This isn't Grizz, it's his other half who also joint runs the leather business.

My name is Squirrel.

I'm having some problems and thought I'd turn here for help:thumbsup:

I've painted and outline letters on our belts in the past and had no problems.

I'm trying to do 4 belts at the moment and encountering all sorts of problems and I'm ready to just start again or toss them out!!

I've got the belts dyed and antiqued and then started to paint the letters.

It took a few coats of paint to get a nice red color, I'm using Tandy Cova.

Then I started to outline the letters in white and the red started to run. My white started to turn pink!!!

I've never had this happen before and I did notice that the red seemed very thick to usual.

Does the paint have a shelf life? I wondered if it had gone off.

I dont know whether to dye entirely over the belts again and retry painting, or whether there might be a better solution.

Is there anything other than paint that I could use that might work.

Any help appreciated:)

Squirrel

Edited April 12, 2010 by Grizz

[Luke Hatley]

Is this what you are striving to do?

[Grizz]

Is this what you are striving to do?

Yes, Yes, Yes...That is exactly the result I want.

How do you get it?

[Luke Hatley]

Yes, Yes, Yes...That is exactly the result I want.

How do you get it?

This is what i did.....

dye the belt fiebings oil die....only the background and very close to the letters.

i use Angelus Acrylic paint.

Paint the letters...1 coat...let dry.

add second coat.

apply supersheen to all surface.let dry

apply a second coat of supersheen.let dry

apply a third coat and let dry...........

NOW APPLY THE WHITE WITH A SMALL PAINT BRUSH AND WIPE OFF WITH A DAMP SMOOTH PAPER TOWELL.

THEN WIPE AGAIN..........

THEN GO ON TO ALL THE OTHER LETTERS....

iDO BELEIVE THIS WILL WORK FOR YOU..........."PHOTOS ARE RESQUESTED OF YOUR WORK"

[Grizz]

This is what i did.....

dye the belt fiebings oil die....only the background and very close to the letters.

i use Angelus Acrylic paint.

Paint the letters...1 coat...let dry.

add second coat.

apply supersheen to all surface.let dry

apply a second coat of supersheen.let dry

apply a third coat and let dry...........

NOW APPLY THE WHITE WITH A SMALL PAINT BRUSH AND WIPE OFF WITH A DAMP SMOOTH PAPER TOWELL.

THEN WIPE AGAIN..........

THEN GO ON TO ALL THE OTHER LETTERS....

iDO BELEIVE THIS WILL WORK FOR YOU..........."PHOTOS ARE RESQUESTED OF YOUR WORK"

Thanks for the amazing advise.. It sounds perfect, I just hope it is as easy as it sounds.

I was using Tandys dye and antique stain, would the Fieblings work better? It is a water based dye that I'm using.

Do I still need to spray the supersheen after I've painted the white outlining?

[Luke Hatley]

Thanks for the amazing advise.. It sounds perfect, I just hope it is as easy as it sounds.

I was using Tandys dye and antique stain, would the Fieblings work better? It is a water based dye that I'm using.

Do I still need to spray the supersheen after I've painted the white outlining?

Edited April 13, 2010 by Luke Hatley

[Luke Hatley]

Thanks for the amazing advise.. It sounds perfect, I just hope it is as easy as it sounds.

I was using Tandys dye and antique stain, would the Fieblings work better? It is a water based dye that I'm using.

Do I still need to spray the supersheen after I've painted the white outlining?

Yes to all the questions.this has worked for me.

[Grizz]

Yes to all the questions.this has worked for me.

Thanks again.

I put the final white outlining coat on the belts this morning and they are looking good:)

I used the belts that I had already dyes and antiqued, but we're going to buy some of the Fieblings oil dye to use next time.

I noticed on another thread that you were talking about white antiquing for the outlining...Is that an actual product or had you used the white paint and antiqued over it?

Again, thanks for saving my belts and I'll post a photo when they have been sprayed and finished.

[Luke Hatley]

Thanks again.

I put the final white outlining coat on the belts this morning and they are looking good:)

I used the belts that I had already dyes and antiqued, but we're going to buy some of the Fieblings oil dye to use next time.

I noticed on another thread that you were talking about white antiquing for the outlining...Is that an actual product or had you used the white paint and antiqued over it?

Again, thanks for saving my belts and I'll post a photo when they have been sprayed and finished.

the white is not antique,,,,,it is acrilic paint...

[nGIN40]

I know this thread is old but this is the exact look I was looking for as well. If I may ask what did you mean by NOW APPLY THE WHITE WITH A SMALL PAINT BRUSH AND WIPE OFF WITH A DAMP SMOOTH PAPER TOWELL.

THEN WIPE AGAIN.......... Im not really sure what we are wiping. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[treybecca]

I think Luke is referring to applying the white paint into the depressions of the leather and then quickly wiping off any excess paint that isn't perfectly sitting in the indents. Gets the white outline nice and crisp.