Wax-Y Finish / Reversed Antique Techniques And Products

[Chris Hill]

I've been searching and reading, and still can't figure out how to achieve the white waxy reverse antique on dark leather. Anyone have experience doing this? I saw a thread on here where someone was doing this to celtic design guitar straps, but can't find the thread. I have a black tooled guitar strap that I want to apply this to so I can make the tooling pop out more on the black leather.

Thanks

Chris

[ENC]

Do a search for block dying and block removal, this comes up every few months. The basic idea is to wrap a block, 2x2 works, with some t shirt material and use it to apply dye only to the high points, or you can remove paint from a smooth surface leaving it only in the low places.

[Chris Hill]

ENC,

The piece is already completely black. The look I'm talking about isn't a harsh antique. It's a softer look, almost like white powder has been put over the piece, then rubbed off of the high spots.

[ENC]

If you have a picture of what you are trying to do it would help narrow down the techniques.

Ray

[Bob Blea]

I can see doing this with a wash of white acrylic paint, which you then wipe off the raised areas just like when you antique a carving. It probably wouldn't look waxy though.