I have a problem I need help solving with finish work

[Mattsbagger]

DEGLAZER. A little goes a long way. Can get a 4 oz bottle at Tandy for a col bucks.

[WoodysWorkshop]

50 minutes ago, Mattsbagger said:

DEGLAZER. A little goes a long way. Can get a 4 oz bottle at Tandy for a col bucks.

7.99 plus tax of 6% and shipping.

Comes to $22.24 for 4oz bottle.

Nearest Tandy is 80 miles from me.

It would be nice if someone that has a bottle could give me the make up of the contents. I might have something around here similar that would work.

Have to remember, I am going through SSDI procedures and currently have no income. Living graciously off tax payers contributions and help from relatives.

[Bodean]

22 minutes ago, WoodysWorkshop said:

7.99 plus tax of 6% and shipping.

Comes to $22.24 for 4oz bottle.

Nearest Tandy is 80 miles from me.

It would be nice if someone that has a bottle could give me the make up of the contents. I might have something around here similar that would work.

Have to remember, I am going through SSDI procedures and currently have no income. Living graciously off tax payers contributions and help from relatives.

click the link

http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/25883-deglazer-substitute/

Edited September 12, 2017 by Bodean

[robs456]

Acetone.

Then:

 

[TonyRV2]

We're going to have a few sunny days here in northern MI for the next few days (I'm in West Branch).  Try putting those pieces outside in the sunshine for a few days.  This will lighten up anything that has neatsfoot on it.  In the future, when applying neatsfoot oil, apply only light coats and allow thorough drying.  Too much oil on leather is actually worse than no oil at all.

[battlemunky]

lmao at paint it black.....

@robs456

[YinTx]

6 hours ago, WoodysWorkshop said:

Well, they are pretty much ruined now. No one has come forth with a reasonable solution (without buying something I don't have money for) so what is there to loose at this point?

I get the frustration, I have a few pieces in the bin or on the side waiting for a solution to my screw ups.  I agree that putting the NFO on after the super sheen is probably the problem.  It's possible a bit of saddle soap, which you may have a can of laying around from shoe shine days, or a buddy may have, with a bit of water could help.  Acetones, reducers, mineral spirits, etc. will likely wreck the paint jobs.  A bit of denatured alcohol might do the trick.  If all else fails, yah, paint it black, chalk it up to learning, and put time in again on new pieces, which I find always seem to come out better than the ones I did before, on account of all my "learnings."  At least your leather pieces aren't all that large - I have some sizeable bits that are currently complete fails.  I've started doing practice runs on unusable odd sized pieces and belly leather to try out my ideas on before I go after the final object, because I dislike wasting good materials.

YinTx

[HoundsNest]

I'm new to this group, but have played with leather for years, so I'll offer my two cents.  The suggestion that you put the items in the sun is great - and I'd add that if you put something absorbent under them (like paper towels) in full contact with the porous back side of the leather,  that plus the heat will take out some of the excess oil that has dissolved the sealer.  I'd also suggest that you experiment with using castor oil in future.  It softens leather and gives it a rich translucent look rather than the flat dead brown that you get with most other oils.  An old horseman from Virginia taught me that trick 50 years ago and I still use it.

[WoodysWorkshop]

I used some 92%, not rubbing, alcohol on the items above. Took the sticky stuff off pretty good.

The darker patch lost most of the silver as well and the numbers lost the dark color. Fixable.

At least I can get to stitching the sheath together this weekend.

Thank You All Kindly for the help!

[battlemunky]

Dude, post some pics if you get the chance. I'm interested to see how it is coming along. I'm glad something workable at least, is coming back. Sounded like you put some good effort into it and it sure would have sucked to have to see you scrap it.