Antiq Finish And Resolene?

[FirstNick]

Hi

After I have applied a coat of antiq finish I want to seal my project with resolene to give it some resist.

But when I do the resolene is taken a fair amount of the antiq off my project. The finish result is not what I want. Is there a way around this?

Best regards

Nicklas

[Bob Blea]

Hello Nicklas,

If you have an airbrush you could use that to put your first coat of resolene down. After that is applied it should be sealed enough to hold the antique in place.

Bob

[Cyberthrasher]

Are you using the resist to actually color the leather, or are you antiquing your tooling to bring it out. If you're coloring the leather with it, then there's no easy way out. I would suggest letting it dry a day or so and then use SUPER light pressure when applying that first coat of Resolene (if you don't have a method to spray). Then build up light coats until you're satisfied.

If you're antiquing your tooling, be sure to wipe and clean really well so that it's in the tooling exactly how you want it. Then, once again, provide that super light coat of Resolene with very little pressure.

I'm a little confused by your initial question. Normally, we would resist our project first and THEN apply antique so that it only takes in the tooling and areas that have not been resisted. As far as antiquing goes, there's not really a purpose to "resist" AFTER you've antiqued. Keep in mind, we're looking at terminology here. Resisting is a process used to "block" the next process from having an effect on the leather (usually antiques or stains - not dye). Finish is the protective clear coat which goes on at the end. Most "resisting" is done with a finish product. Even the products called "resist" are just a finish that's formulated for that process of resisting. The reason I bring it up is because there are a lot of people who have gotten confused in the past when reviewing posts looking for help. Plus, there are also other people who may be able to help, but might get confused with the terms and possibly offer bad advice. So, it's just a point of clarification to make sure everybody can get the most out of the postings.

[FirstNick]

Thank you both for the kind responds!

Alas, I do not own a airbrush. I will try with the light pressure Cyberthrasher, I think it might work.

I can understand your confusion, for I now see that I used the word in a wrong way. I meant to apply a finish after I have antiqued the project. Thank you so much for clarifying! I am learning something new every day it seems.

Best regards

Nicklas