Recent Fire Shield

[bwillielv]

This is a shield I am currently working on for one of my co-workers. It still needs to be stitched and finished off but the general idea is there.

For those who don't know, I make leather shields for the front of fire helmets. That's what this is.

Brian

[Halitech]

nice work and love the paint job

[mashmore]

Nice job on the shield. Im a firefighter from Florida and just got into leatherworking, and I have been trying to find the best paints/dyes to get the best look for the shields. I like how vibrant yours is and was hoping you would help me out.

Thanks, Mike

[Schultzt]

I would love to know what kind of finishes you have had the most success with as far as holding up to heat and general use.

[bwillielv]

I use a number of different things on the helmet shields. I think we all know nothing is really going to stand up to the intense heat we face, but what I have found to work is.... Regular leather dyes if you can find the color you want, these work the best. When you cant find the color you are looking for, I use acrylic paint with a tad bit of water mixed in.

If I am going to do any larger area's of color with paint, I use Angelus paint to avoid cracking. Also, I really recommend Springfield Leather. They are very helpful and have quick shipping.

If you guys have any questions feel free to inbox me.