Leather Painting

[Cassie00]

Hey y’all!! I’m looking to start a horse tack painting business, and I can’t find much information on the painting part specifically for tack. I don’t want to make my own tack, I just want to buy it wholesale and paint it. I know I need leather paint, the tack needs to already be tooled and all that, but what else do I need to know? Somebody mentioned today at my work that I couldn’t paint already made tack because it was oiled? Is that true? If it is, is there something I can do about it or somewhere I can buy already tooled tack that hasn’t been oiled? All I can find is tack blanks that haven’t been tooled and haven’t been made into the whole piece yet.I painted a tooled belt using regular acrylic paint and have worn it almost daily for a couple months, it it still looks great other than where the buckle holes are. Any help I can get would be great! Thank y’all in advance!!

 

 

[johnv474]

I don't know anything about wholesale tack but I suggest looking at Angelus paints.  They'd work, even on oiled tack.

[terrymac]

It might work if the tack is made from veg tan leather rather than bridle or harness. The latter are infused with oils during the tanning process.  If veg tan, I would use a glaze reducer to remove the finish on top.  Angelis sells a deglazer that seems to work well.  I would also recommend Angelis paint as it is made for painting leather.

Terry

Edited May 5, 2020 by terrymac