hectron Report post Posted June 5, 2012 Hi all ! I have a question, I'm making a leather mask and it has a fish / sea creature kinda theme to it and wanted to know if anyone knows of a way to give my leather a very wet / oily finish to it? The mask is faded black and blue and i wanted to simulate, sort of ,the way a fish looks when its fresh out of the water (all slimey). I dont think im goin to get too slimey of a look but i guess a high gloss is what im going for. The only sealant for leather i have is fiebings acrylic resolene. I usually use a 50/50 mix of it and water, let dry for a day and apply another coat. Would say, maybe a non watered down coat or 2 give this finish or am i with the wrong product for this finish? thanks in advanced all ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Blea Report post Posted June 7, 2012 Hi all ! I have a question, I'm making a leather mask and it has a fish / sea creature kinda theme to it and wanted to know if anyone knows of a way to give my leather a very wet / oily finish to it? The mask is faded black and blue and i wanted to simulate, sort of ,the way a fish looks when its fresh out of the water (all slimey). I dont think im goin to get too slimey of a look but i guess a high gloss is what im going for. The only sealant for leather i have is fiebings acrylic resolene. I usually use a 50/50 mix of it and water, let dry for a day and apply another coat. Would say, maybe a non watered down coat or 2 give this finish or am i with the wrong product for this finish? thanks in advanced all ! Hello Hectron, Nobody else is answering so I''ll give it a try. I would think using the resolene with enough coats will give you that shiny look. I've used a couple of acrylic finishes and I've found that too much gives the leather a shiny look. Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbob Report post Posted June 7, 2012 Hi all ! I have a question, I'm making a leather mask and it has a fish / sea creature kinda theme to it and wanted to know if anyone knows of a way to give my leather a very wet / oily finish to it? The mask is faded black and blue and i wanted to simulate, sort of ,the way a fish looks when its fresh out of the water (all slimey). I dont think im goin to get too slimey of a look but i guess a high gloss is what im going for. The only sealant for leather i have is fiebings acrylic resolene. I usually use a 50/50 mix of it and water, let dry for a day and apply another coat. Would say, maybe a non watered down coat or 2 give this finish or am i with the wrong product for this finish? thanks in advanced all ! use neatlac or such...several coats will make it look like glass!! aloha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hectron Report post Posted June 7, 2012 Hello Hectron, Nobody else is answering so I''ll give it a try. I would think using the resolene with enough coats will give you that shiny look. I've used a couple of acrylic finishes and I've found that too much gives the leather a shiny look. Bob lol thanks, ya i tried a few coats and im getting there. i think ill give a few more and see how it goes, but its lookin awesome :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
