Members TXAG Posted January 28, 2014 Members Report Posted January 28, 2014 I noticed on some of the finished items in Gail Hought's books, there is a very shiny finish on them...I've tried to find in the books where she talks about how to do that, but cannot find anything about it. How do you get a nice, shiny finish on your finished items? I'm using drum-stuffed roo right now, so mainly interested in that...though I've seen some nice rawhide work with shiny finishes too. Anyone have any info on that? Quote
Members Leatherpownder Posted January 28, 2014 Members Report Posted January 28, 2014 I believe she was using a finish called Neatlac that could be bought through Tandy Leather. I would check with them and see if they still have that product or something similar. Quote
Members Peter T Posted January 29, 2014 Members Report Posted January 29, 2014 For things like hatbands, belts and the like I use a product from Maclace called Seal and Shine. One coat or maybe 2 simply brushed provides a really nice finish. I haven't used any of the products I hear about on the forum such as Neatlac so I can't compare but surely one of them 'seals and shines'. For my whips, I apply several coats of diluted shellac. This gives a shine like polished boots which I think for whips is much nicer than a lacquer type finish. Pete Quote
Members TXAG Posted January 29, 2014 Author Members Report Posted January 29, 2014 Ahh...I don't have any neat-lac and I hate tandy, so...I might be out of luck. I do have some boot shine stuff that I used when I was in AIT in the Army (back when we still had Drill Sergeants at AIT)...it was more like a shine "preserver" I guess...you'd get your boots spit shined to where you could see your reflection in them like patent leather and then put this stuff on them and it would keep it shiny. Might have to try it on a test piece and see how it works... Quote
Members SethJ Posted February 1, 2014 Members Report Posted February 1, 2014 I can get anything like glass with Atom wax,..followed by Super Sheen spray. Quote
Members paprhangr Posted February 1, 2014 Members Report Posted February 1, 2014 resolene =GLOSS Quote
Members Tracym Posted February 1, 2014 Members Report Posted February 1, 2014 I tried resolene, and it is shiny, but made things very stiff. TXAG, I think you're gonna have a harder time if you hate all the major leather suppliers. Quote
Members paprhangr Posted February 1, 2014 Members Report Posted February 1, 2014 Several have said cut resolene with water which I have done but it still is shiny and stiff which is not what I prefer but water rolls right off it Quote
Members Tracym Posted February 2, 2014 Members Report Posted February 2, 2014 I cut it with water also, and yep, still stiff. Quote
Members SethJ Posted February 2, 2014 Members Report Posted February 2, 2014 and you cant get a shine with atom wax??????? Quote
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