Dark Effect On Tooled Leather

[Chief31794]

Eco Flo Super Shene will resist, but it is not very good at doing go, a better resist is Clear Lac available from almost anyone but Tandy, for example Springfield Leather Company. If you must use super shene make sure you let it dry at least 12 and preferably 24 hours befor applying the antique. Highly recommend you try Clear Lac.

Chief

[robertmeco]

Eco Flo Super Shene will resist, but it is not very good at doing go, a better resist is Clear Lac available from almost anyone but Tandy, for example Springfield Leather Company. If you must use super shene make sure you let it dry at least 12 and preferably 24 hours befor applying the antique. Highly recommend you try Clear Lac.

Chief

Eco Flo Super Shene will resist, but it is not very good at doing go, a better resist is Clear Lac available from almost anyone but Tandy, for example Springfield Leather Company. If you must use super shene make sure you let it dry at least 12 and preferably 24 hours befor applying the antique. Highly recommend you try Clear Lac.

Chief

Will Clear Lac prevent a belt from bleeding Thank you in advance

[3ntin]

I made an attempt...it turned out very well, with deep and clear carvings, but no darker effect... I'll try using Eco-Flo antique gel...(is it good? what do you think?)

[Bob Blea]

I made an attempt...it turned out very well, with deep and clear carvings, but no darker effect... I'll try using Eco-Flo antique gel...(is it good? what do you think?)

I use the Eco-Flo antique gels pretty much exclusively. That's what I used on the picture I posted earlier. You will need to use a resist (clear lac, Wyosheen, etc) to get the effect in my picture though, otherwise the antique will darken all of the leather, not just your depressions.

Bob

[Bob Blea]

Will Clear Lac prevent a belt from bleeding Thank you in advance

I can't say from experience, but I would not trust it to completely eliminate the problem. You need to buff off the excess dye first, then apply the finish coat of Clear Lac or whatever you like. Finish coats will wear off eventually, so any dye particles you didn't buff off would eventually be exposed. However, a more immediate problem could be that any dye particles you don't buff off can get caught up in your finish when you apply it and get smeared around. If you aren't dyeing a single solid color you could get bleeding to other areas.

Bob