After deglazing & redyeing a piece of finished leather, you condition and seal the leather-- but would a conditioner applied, lets say a few months after the sealing, affect the leather at all, or will it just sit on top of the sealant? Would it be better to not seal with something acrylic based like resolene and instead apply a conditioner with a protective element, like something with beeswax? Thank you for the lovely, informative video :)
Hi, conditioner applied over a sealant would likely just sit on top of the sealent (if the sealent is a good one and applied well). As to a protective element vs sealant, it can work well, where context of use can play a big role. For example someone looking for an easy solution to help waterproof boots might just go sealent, done. Someone looking to care for an heirloom belt they intend to keep an maintain for decades might go beeswax with periodic maintenance. Usually I've found it nice to keep the leather as natural as possible for good maintenance (especially for items intended to be kept for a long time), so a beeswax-like approach take a little more effort though can give great results. Easy and effective is sealant, though make it trickier to help maintain the leather in some cases. Thanks for watching, good luck with the project
I'm new to the leather craft.. So I have my piece of leather and I use Angelus leather preparer and deglazer to strip off the old finish, I write Holy Bible and Bible version on my cover. next I condition it and then I put on Angelus Acrylic Finisher. Is that right? Thanks for the helpful videos
Hello, in general yes, if you're looking to remove most of any previous finish across the entire surface that can work (since it might alter the color so doing the entire surface can help make it appear more even in tone once conditioned). If you're just looking to prep the area for writing, depending on the writing medium (paint, gold leaf, etc.) it might be ok just to apply on the current surface, then sealing it with finisher (if it's already conditioned). This could help prevent cracking of the writing if it's first applied to a dry surface, that later flexs differently when conditioned. I'll usually try a quick test on scrap, while you're suggested approach can work really well for most things. Wishing you well with the project!
After deglazing & redyeing a piece of finished leather, you condition and seal the leather-- but would a conditioner applied, lets say a few months after the sealing, affect the leather at all, or will it just sit on top of the sealant? Would it be better to not seal with something acrylic based like resolene and instead apply a conditioner with a protective element, like something with beeswax?
Thank you for the lovely, informative video :)
Hi, conditioner applied over a sealant would likely just sit on top of the sealent (if the sealent is a good one and applied well).
As to a protective element vs sealant, it can work well, where context of use can play a big role. For example someone looking for an easy solution to help waterproof boots might just go sealent, done.
Someone looking to care for an heirloom belt they intend to keep an maintain for decades might go beeswax with periodic maintenance.
Usually I've found it nice to keep the leather as natural as possible for good maintenance (especially for items intended to be kept for a long time), so a beeswax-like approach take a little more effort though can give great results.
Easy and effective is sealant, though make it trickier to help maintain the leather in some cases.
Thanks for watching, good luck with the project
I'm new to the leather craft.. So I have my piece of leather and I use Angelus leather preparer and deglazer to strip off the old finish, I write Holy Bible and Bible version on my cover. next I condition it and then I put on Angelus Acrylic Finisher. Is that right? Thanks for the helpful videos
Hello, in general yes, if you're looking to remove most of any previous finish across the entire surface that can work (since it might alter the color so doing the entire surface can help make it appear more even in tone once conditioned).
If you're just looking to prep the area for writing, depending on the writing medium (paint, gold leaf, etc.) it might be ok just to apply on the current surface, then sealing it with finisher (if it's already conditioned). This could help prevent cracking of the writing if it's first applied to a dry surface, that later flexs differently when conditioned.
I'll usually try a quick test on scrap, while you're suggested approach can work really well for most things. Wishing you well with the project!