Noob Needs Help With Resist - Tandy, Eco Flo Super Shene, Block Etc

[fscii]

Only as long as it takes to cover everything on a coaster. 15-20 seconds maybe 30 tops?

Hello,

How long are you letting the Hi-lite sit on the super sheene before you wipe it off? I'm having similar problems with Wyosheen not resisting that well, but I think it was because I am not wiping it off quick enough and it is penetrating the resist. I'm not sure about that though, and still need to do some testing on some scraps to be sure.

Bob

I thought of that after my 1st piece and have shaken it well ever since.

Just my two cent's. I've noticed the same issue when I started leather working a couple years ago. I looked around the bottom side of the bottle and noticed it has a lot of settling material in the bottom. Think like Italian dressing. Need to shake it till everything is all mixed up again. Made a huge difference in using it as a resist. I -always- shake a bottle to mix it good before opening it up.

Note: Some products recommend to stir instead of shaking. It's to keep from air bubbles forming in the liquid.

[Bob Blea]

How cold is it where you are working? I don't know about Super sheene but some products don't dry/set well when the temperatures are cool, say 65 or below.

[fscii]

70 degrees when I apply super shene and allow it to dry between coats (hour to 3 hours between). But I turn the heat down to about 64 when I go to bed.

How cold is it where you are working? I don't know about Super sheene but some products don't dry/set well when the temperatures are cool, say 65 or below.

Edited December 19, 2013 by fscii

[immiketoo]

I put on three heavy coats, about an hour apart, then let it sit for at least 24 hours to ensure it has fully cured. Then, during application, I and like a mad, frantic badger wiping that stuff off ASAP! A Miyagi-esque wipe on, wipe off. I don't let it sit.

[fscii]

I will swivel knife a few scrap pieces and give that a shot. Thank you for your help - and GREAT bar stool man!

I put on three heavy coats, about an hour apart, then let it sit for at least 24 hours to ensure it has fully cured. Then, during application, I and like a mad, frantic badger wiping that stuff off ASAP! A Miyagi-esque wipe on, wipe off. I don't let it sit.

[immiketoo]

Thank you! Post up pics of your results

[fscii]

Now that the holidays are settling down I finally got around to it. Worked like a charm!

3 coats, 1 hr apart, 24hrs drying time and I used eco antique gel and wiped it off in a hurry!

Thanks for all of the help! Curiously another didn't come out as light but I did a different process. I had to keep it moist longer in a plastic bag in fridge and when I finished and it dried, it dried a lot darker than this piece. Then I tried what I read from Eco Flo or Fiebings booklet (forget which one) about neatsfoot oiling. So I did that and it got even darker. Then the 3 coats and a very dark antique and of course my lighter part is substantially darker than this one.

Does keeping a piece wet for tooling a lot longer, typically add to it darkening like mine did? Neatsfoot as well?

[Bob Blea]

It's normal for Neatsfoot oil to darken leather. Some people here use Olive Oil to condition their leather because it apparently doesn't darken the leather or doesn't darken in very much, but I've never tried it. However, I've never noticed my leather getting darker just because I've cased it for a long time. Some leather just gets darker than other pieces, and also sunlight can naturally darken leather, so exposure to bright lights can make leather noticably darker too. But every piece of leather takes to dyeing and antiquing a little differently, so you never quite get the same effect from time to time.

I like how your leaf turned out.

Bob

[fscii]

Ahhh ok I wasn't aware that both prolonged casing (e.g. plastic bag in the fridge) and neatsfoot would both darken the leather. I think I will definitely try olive oil next. I should ask, is there a preference as to type? (Extra virgin is very dark green so I should avoid this I assume?) Thanks for the kind words about the leaf. I got a LOT of stray marks on the brown and was trying to be careful not to. Think I need to wear mittens or something lol Not sure how that keeps happening to me.