Members Grey Drakkon Posted May 6, 2020 Members Report Posted May 6, 2020 Pink is absolutely not my thing but you did a great job! I'm sure the customer is thrilled! Quote "Everyone with telekinesis, raise my hand!" -Repairman Jack
Members Silverd Posted May 7, 2020 Author Members Report Posted May 7, 2020 On 5/5/2020 at 7:23 PM, YinTx said: I would have never guessed paint! How does it hold up? YinTx Quote
Members YinTx Posted May 8, 2020 Members Report Posted May 8, 2020 That is awesome. I know some folks that are gonna love pink! Do you put any oil on the leather before the paint, or will it soak in after the paint? YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
Members Silverd Posted May 8, 2020 Author Members Report Posted May 8, 2020 19 hours ago, YinTx said: That is awesome. I know some folks that are gonna love pink! Do you put any oil on the leather before the paint, or will it soak in after the paint? YinTx In this case I applied white color Brillo paint as a color "Primer" as it seemed to cover better. The paint appears to be of good quality and applies easily; it also blends well so there was no evidence of over spray. The first coat really soaks into the leather so I dont think that pealing will be an issue. Did not apply oil. The leather I was using is a Tandy's Superior Oak Veg Tan in the 5-6oz range and was plenty supple with out additional conditioning. The Pockets are made from Herman Oak and I wanted these with some temper to resist collapsing during user handling...so no oil on them either. I applied three coats of pain in total if I recall and did some patching of three extra needle holes by gluing into each hole a sliver of leather, then trimming it and sanding it smooth and respraying that effected area. Similar to repairing a car fender! Can hardly tell the accident occurred. I give the VOCs of the previously applied paint layer a chance to evaporate before applying the next layer. But did not let it dry completely. I think it is referred to as being open. This is done so that the 2nd layers chemically bond to the previous coat. if the previous coat was to dry completely then it would be a good idea to sand the surface first which provides a profile for the new paint to grab onto. I think multiple thin coats are better than one thick coat. Its pretty basic stuff and was quite easy. Surprisingly nice results. I had issues with a lot of the design and execution elements of this project but the paint was not one of them. I don't know if the paint will allow oil to pass as it was much thicker than the clear acrylics that I also use over stained leather. More experimenting is required. Good Luck! Silverd Quote
Members YinTx Posted May 9, 2020 Members Report Posted May 9, 2020 @Silverd, thank you so much for the details. Will save me a lot of experimenting and heart ache when I do it! YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
Members Silverd Posted May 10, 2020 Author Members Report Posted May 10, 2020 On 5/8/2020 at 8:41 PM, YinTx said: @Silverd, thank you so much for the details. Will save me a lot of experimenting and heart ache when I do it! YinTx Good luck. Have fun! Silverd Quote
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