Removing/masking Leather Balm with Atom Wax

[Hardrada]

Sloppy was out for the weekend and left me in charge.

As I was applying Leather Balm with Atom Wax I got some on the flesh side of the wallet:

Is there a way to fix that without making the problem worse?

I might have to sell this one as 'seconds'.

[battlemunky]

I wouldn't sweat that at all. The leather layman won't even notice.

[mikesc]

Could try cotton buds ( Q-tips , to the left side of the pondians )  dipped lightly in acetone..only rub in a twisting upwards motion*, after contact with the "smear" ( around the axis of the stick ) so that you lift the balm off, without spreading it , and without the acetone going into the leather and altering the colour / migrating to the finish side and changing the colour there.

* Think "scooping it off with the cotton fibres"
Put a piece of paper ( 80grm printer paper will do ) folded over the edge of the card slots to protect them from inadvertently rubbing off any finish there . Future..slide a piece of same paper into the inside of anything that you don't want to get finish on, if you are going to be really sloppy, use a piece of "split" ( about 3 to 4 oz ) slid in, to protect anywhere that you don't want anything to get onto. No "spilt"..? manilla carton will "make do", but split is better.

HTH

Would tend to agree with battlemunky, 9 out of 10 punters wouldn't notice, but it would bug me..and doubtless thee..so..

You can also scrape it off lightly with the edge of a round scalpel blade #10 ( I think it is #10, can't find my box of the round ones at this time of night to check ) Swann Morton.

Edited September 1, 2019 by mikesc

[johnv474]

I'd just apply Leather Balm with Atom Wax over the entire project, inside and out.  After it is mostly dry, I'd use a rolling pin, empty glass jar, or a burnisher to slick the inside, as if using gum trag.  That will help even out the color.