cinatas Report post Posted February 1, 2013 I have read quite a few threads about applying resists to leather before antiqueing a tooled piece of leather. Its unclear to me how to use or apply a product such as Neatlac or Wyo Sheen. Would I carefully apply these products so as not to get them into the tooled areas leaving the depressed or tooled areas "raw" and the areas I didn't want any antique on covered in the product, so as to resist the antiqueing? Or do you just apply the product over everything, covering all areas, tooled and not tooled? Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyberthrasher Report post Posted February 1, 2013 Or do you just apply the product over everything, covering all areas, tooled and not tooled? Thanks. This part. It's kind of confusing at first, until you realize that the antique isn't coloring the leather, it's just sitting in the tooling to highlight it. Since your antique should always be darker than your dye colors, it doesn't matter what color it's sitting on top of. Here are the basic steps with ANY finish when using it as a resist. 1.) dye entire piece 2.) resist entire piece 3.) antique the spots you want antiqued. Really rub it in so it fills your tooling nicely. 4.) apply the same finish you used as a resist over the entire piece CAREFULLY (spray if possible). At this point you run the risk of pulling your antique out. The biggest purpose for this final layer of finish is to seal the antique into the tooling. Now, you may be wondering why you resist the entire piece if you may not be antiquing the whole thing. If you only apply your resist to the portion being antiqued, then you're going to have an uneven looking finish after step 4 because there will be less finish on the non-antiqued portion. Also, I don't have any experience with Wyo Sheen, but I know ClearLac and Resolene really need to be thinned in order to apply it properly without smears or buildup that will crack in the future. Put it on in a couple of thin layers before trying to antique, then do the same when you apply the final finish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cinatas Report post Posted February 3, 2013 Thanks, I finally understand now! Thanks for taking the time to go over it in detail cyber thrasher. Haven't seen this anywhere else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyberthrasher Report post Posted February 3, 2013 Thanks, I finally understand now! Thanks for taking the time to go over it in detail cyber thrasher. Haven't seen this anywhere else. No problem! It's all here, but it just takes some time searching and comparing answers and this and that. There are a lot of high detailed posts that are hard to sort through sometimes. Sometimes it's better to have a simple step by step that leaves out pages of detail and leaves a person to experiment Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
