Fiebings Antique Neutral Paste - What For?

[jacket potato]

Hi there,

I am wondering if somebody could enlighten me on this subject. I bought Fiebings Antique Paste in NEUTRAL and can not figure out what is the purpose of this thing. It does not give any color, not even light tone or shade, it looks just like some finish. And do I need to put actual finish on top of this? So what do you guys use this neutral antique for?

Thank you!

Era

[DavidL]

I've used fiebings antique black and it works like you would imagine it to. It is most likely a thinner to mix into darker stains to get a lighter shade like acrylic paints use a duller. Im not 100 percent on this but it may be why it has no pigment.

[jacket potato]

Probably you are right David, could be a thinner.. Then why they did not name "thinner".. just to confuse people. Thank you!

[Chief31794]

I don't think it would be a thinner if it's in paste form as Fiebings Antique paste is, I don't use neutral and can't think of a use for it, I use Fiebings Antique paste to antique carvings and that requires a color. I've never bought any of the neutral because I haven't had a purpose for it, I normally only buy what I need.

Chief

[jacket potato]

Thank you Chief!

I bought neutral as I thought it would give my carving some light shading, but apparently there is really no pigment in it at all.. So I wonder what is the purpose of this antique?..

[GlenH]

Perhaps you can add your own pigment?

[Toolingaround]

Hi there

Check out what Citizen Kate does with it. I have been wanting to get some neutral antique paste to try this out.

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=9341

Cheers, Toolingaround

[treybecca]

It's used to dilute the color in antique paste. You can also use it with multiple colors to create your own color. I use it w just a touch of black to create steel grey.

[jacket potato]

Thank you very much guys! All suggestions and advices were useful and I now have an idea what to do with this paste. Thank you!

[AggieBrandon]

A little late, but I have mixed it with paint to get a colored antique.