Boriqua Report post Posted June 11, 2015 I dont know why I am having so much trouble but I need help! The image is a small section of a larger project I am working on. It was just a color test and good thing I did it and didnt ruin a completed project. Here is my problem. I want to keep the colors as pure as possible ESPECIALLY the white. You can see that the red is muddy and the white turned a dingy yellow. Here is what I did .... I painted the piece and let it set for several hours. I then sprayed the surface with a 50/50 of resolene and water through my airbrush. I let that sit a couple of hours and then sprayed it again somewhat heavily and let it sit several more hours out in the AZ sun. It was not tacky and before bed I took a brush and brushed straight resolene uncut from the bottle onto the white and yellow portions of the carving and let it sit over night. I would say it cured about 12 hours after the last coat. This morning I took a piece of terry cloth and a heaping amount of Fiebings Tan Acrylic Antique stain and applied it to the piece. I let it set for about 5-10 minutes and with a piece of tee shirt folded flat and a touch of dampness I wiped down the piece. Trashed! So I am thinking a couple of things and wanted to get some feedback. I used to use supersheen uncut for my resist and it did a great job of preserving the colors. I attached a pic of a little bag I did in around 1991 and I am happy with the yellow and light green. Problem was I had a holster finish crack to all get go and I stopped using super sheen and I dont think the resolene has the same resist.? Creative wise .. I am thinking the tan sent the white yellow and the Mahogony sent it pink that maybe I should use the Fiebings Acrylic Black stain to send it grey? Should I try the Tandy eco antique gel? never trried it but I am game for anything. Any thoughts. Basically ... throw out any ideas you are willing to share on keeping the colors pure ..ish Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boriqua Report post Posted June 14, 2015 well just in case anyone else is looking for the answer ... I applied supersheen with a littley dampened sponge to a new test piece with red white and yellow paint and some areas left natural. The I went over just the white with a brush after the first application was good and dry. Worked like a charm. Colors are nice and bright and stain is just where I want it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoubleC Report post Posted June 14, 2015 Thanks for the info!!!! Cheryl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benlilly1 Report post Posted June 14, 2015 Also the sun will darken leather. You said you let it set out in the sun for several hours. Nice work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
