White antique

[Michael Sheldon]

Years ago, there used to be a "white antique" solution that was used over a dyed item to leave white traces in the depressions, duplicating how very old antique leather can get.

Now, not only can I not find it, it's apparently been gone long enough that I can't even find mention of it?

[immiketoo]

Use diluted white or off white acrylic paint to get the same effect.

[Sanch]

Hmmm...i would chance to say that, that just looks like salt stain to me...something that occurs when there is a chem reaction in the leather and or it has been wet...I could be wrong and probably am but I've had that same effect on a couple of pieces but on darker dye jobs had to rub, re-dye, and oil the fire out of it to get it gone. Even after that the only thing to rid the leather of the salt stain was oxcylic acid.

[immiketoo]

4 hours ago, Sanch said:

Hmmm...i would chance to say that, that just looks like salt stain to me...something that occurs when there is a chem reaction in the leather and or it has been wet...I could be wrong and probably am but I've had that same effect on a couple of pieces but on darker dye jobs had to rub, re-dye, and oil the fire out of it to get it gone. Even after that the only thing to rid the leather of the salt stain was oxcylic acid.

I think its spue.  The fats from the leather moving to the surface.  Its very common on things that sit in the right conditions, and it comes off easily as well.  But he asked how to recreate it, so ...

 

[Sanch]

6 hours ago, immiketoo said:

I think its spue.  The fats from the leather moving to the surface.  Its very common on things that sit in the right conditions, and it comes off easily as well.  But he asked how to recreate it, so ...

 

Spue, poo whatever lol!! Yea easily re created with white acrylics just use quality stuff! You're correct!!

[immiketoo]

8 hours ago, Sanch said:

Spue, poo whatever lol!! Yea easily re created with white acrylics just use quality stuff! You're correct!!

Lol...I don't know if I spelled it correctly.  Had it happen to some boots recently.  Spoo? 

[Sanch]

3 hours ago, immiketoo said:

Lol...I don't know if I spelled it correctly.  Had it happen to some boots recently.  Spoo? 

Yea dunno the spelling but when I did my 3rd motorcycle seat it happened to me after 13 hrs of carving a panhead motor I completely lost all sense of sanity I tried removing it with saddle soap to no avail so then turned to Oxcalic acid solution that did the trick.  I know it comes from the hide itself cause the double shoulder I took the seat from was problematic with all other projects as well. I have not purchased from that supplier again and have not had the same problem. I know the OP was looking to recreate a white antiquing effect personally after my experience with this spoo/poo whatever I think it's ugly! To me it hides the tooling too much!

[Michael Sheldon]

I was hoping to avoid the experimenting with the white acrylics, but looks like that's my best option now.

Thanks!

[YinTx]

I've been trying to connect these two posts now for days!  Glad I finally did, but looks like OP hasn't been here since July '17.  Hope he gets the message... appears Mr. Sheldon is going for the same look as this:

YinTx

[Rockoboy]

I am definitely not an expert of widely experienced, but from looking at the OP's pic, I would say the white looks like an applied finish, not a chemical reaction or 'bleed-out' from the leather. You can see where the white finish has been buffed off all the high points of the stamped areas and left in the low points. Surely if it was a 'hide thing' (technical term!), it would cover more of the leather, not just the low points. IMHO.