Leather Care Brochure - Acrylics

[Chavez]

Hi again!

I am drafting a leather care brochure to enclose a copy to my products. With a lot of help from some of you guys I now have some ideas about what to write for wax-based finishes.

But what would you recommend for acrylic resolene? You wouldn't want to put a conditioner, say, Aussies on it would you? Just a thin coat of evoo or neetsfoot?

If anyone is feeling generous and wouldn't mind sending me a copy of your leather care brochure (if you haven't sent one already!) for me to draw inspiration from (I'm not going to do any copy & pasting!) I would be very much obliged!

Thank you!

[Cyberthrasher]

I put Montana Pitch Blend on all my products, and recommend my customers do the same. If you let it sit for quite some time, the oils will soak through the finish and leave the pitch/wax blend on top to protect things even further.

[Chavez]

Thanks!

Didn't realise you could put regular conditioner on acrylics. I would usually just put a very light layer of mink oil, but I'll try Aussies on it now =)

[Cyberthrasher]

Just test it to see how it reacts before putting it on a finished product. Pine pitch is mink oil. I've never worked with Aussie's. I know Spinner has used Pecards over a lot of different finishes.

[ReneeCanady]

I swear by Aussie! To me when you just finish with resolene you can get water thru the finish just like you get markings after you use a resist and yet a antique can seep in. This means water can get in just as easily to me. The aussie repels water much better in my opinion.

[Cyberthrasher]

I swear by Aussie! To me when you just finish with resolene you can get water thru the finish just like you get markings after you use a resist and yet a antique can seep in. This means water can get in just as easily to me. The aussie repels water much better in my opinion.

I finish with resolene and condition with a wax product, which is what Montana Pitch Blend is. All the wax products are temporary finishes that will need to be reapplied. With resolene and other hard finishes, you won't be in so much trouble in between applications of your conditioner.