Roger J Report post Posted November 11, 2013 (edited) I recently purchased a good sized piece of veg tan leather scrap whose surface is a bit scuffed-up (sorry no pictures). The leather is slated to be wetformed, dyed, and treated with beeswax. I'm wondering if perhaps it would be a good idea to gently sand the surface with ultra fine sandpaper (1000 grit) to evenout the surface first? Would it give a slightly suede-like finish? Edited November 11, 2013 by Roger J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyberthrasher Report post Posted November 11, 2013 Probably not. It's more likely that it will just make a bunch of smaller scratches. Depending on what you mean by "scuffed", you may be better served by wetting it and slicking it down. That will work out a lot of surface imperfections. A glass burnisher will be best for this, but you can get by with a bone folder or something similar as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sylvia Report post Posted November 12, 2013 Cyber is right. Unless the "scuff" has broken the surface of the leather, I would just slick or burnish the tar out of it. Before I got a glass burnisher I used glass bottles... a glass guitar slide... and/or a smooth hunk of wood I had from my pottery wheel days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jwalker Report post Posted November 13, 2013 for what its worth... 20yrs ago i learned to rue a nick out of an airplane prop...6 yrs ago a wallet cracked cuz i didnt pre fold it before super shene dried...i gently rued the crack...BUT...this project was dyed deep black....it was raffled off to a crowd of 250 people.....nobody said one lil word about being able to see anything unattractive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger J Report post Posted November 14, 2013 Hey...it worked! Luckily the leather wasn't cut. It looked more like a heavy crate had been dragged on it. I can still very slightly see it, but that is probably because I know where to look. Jwalker, what do you mean by "rue"? From the prop reference, I take it you mean sand or grind; is this corrrect? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger J Report post Posted November 14, 2013 OOPS! By "it" I meant your slicking suggestion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyberthrasher Report post Posted November 14, 2013 (edited) OOPS! By "it" I meant your slicking suggestion. I was wondering about that Keep in mind, even a lot of the top grade leathers have some scuffs on them. So, getting yourself a glass slicker is a good idea because there's really nothing wrong with the leather, it just needs some prep work to make it sparkle. Edited November 14, 2013 by Cyberthrasher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
