Members ironhead13 Posted May 5, 2012 Members Report Posted May 5, 2012 enter resting.... got any pics of it used? Quote www.sacredartscreenprinting.com
Members chancey77 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Members Report Posted May 5, 2012 enter resting.... got any pics of it used? I'll dig in the boxes 2morrow and try to find the test pieces. Quote
Members LuisPaulo Posted May 6, 2012 Members Report Posted May 6, 2012 Wow.... Here in my country I have some problems to import things. Actually the taxes are so high that turns prohibitive to import some itens. I'm looking for a recipe like this for a long time. Thanks thanks....and.... thanks !! <br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> Quote
Members rikbik Posted May 11, 2012 Members Report Posted May 11, 2012 (edited) I did end up trying what I thought would be very similar. Antique wood wax about 2-6 tbl spoons 1-3 tblsp Neatsfoot oil Basic 50/50 mix or you could try 75 wax/25 oil, it might work as well. And enough black dye to make it all black/brown/red/blue/green...whatever color you want. Heated on the stove in an old metal pot for 3 bucks from the junk store. And I have to say it was pretty spot on!!!!!!!! I have also tried just shoe polish before, it did work but it gets hard and crumbles. Really? Isn't it easy to wipe out of the embossed areas? I tried a version of Dr. Chase's recipe but used a dark pigment in stead of lamp black: doesn't work, crumbles out of the embossing. Oil paints should be better to my feeling. But I now got a powder of a fiend which produces very nice and - he says - waterproof result. He gets it from Italy and it might contain - or just be - asphalt powder (the stuff that is being used in etching so an artist shop might sell it). Needs to be dissolved with turpentine to a paste, so that sounds quite waterproof ! I will test it soon. I also came across this funny recipe, but I am not sure this will produce good results: http://www.ehow.com/...uing-stain.html Edited May 11, 2012 by rikbik Quote
Members Sylvia Posted May 11, 2012 Members Report Posted May 11, 2012 I also came across this funny recipe, but I am not sure this will produce good results: http://www.ehow.com/...uing-stain.html Uh... that is a Vinegaroon recipe. It produces a black color on veg tanned leather. It is NOT an antique but a type of dye.... well not really because it works by a chemical reaction between the Tannin in the Leather and the V'roon. It does produce good results if you want something black. Watch this to see. Quote A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members chancey77 Posted May 11, 2012 Author Members Report Posted May 11, 2012 No it worked pretty good and didn't crumble, the wood antique is bees wax, it came out pretty good I must say. But I would be interested to see how this powder your buddy makes works as well. Quote
Members rikbik Posted May 13, 2012 Members Report Posted May 13, 2012 No it worked pretty good and didn't crumble, the wood antique is bees wax, it came out pretty good I must say. But I would be interested to see how this powder your buddy makes works as well. Do you have some pictures of the result? I am quite curious! The powder works well, I will show pictures later. Quote
Members rikbik Posted May 14, 2012 Members Report Posted May 14, 2012 Before I took this shot I buffed it with wax and the wax would take some of the dark colour, so I was not soooo happy about that. But I will test it more thoroughly in the next few days. Quote
Members rikbik Posted May 18, 2012 Members Report Posted May 18, 2012 This stuff is hard to handle on bigger surfaces. I easily get stains, so I gave up on it. Quote
Members LuisPaulo Posted May 27, 2012 Members Report Posted May 27, 2012 Too bad to know that... So....The search continues Quote
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