Sealing leather?
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Lucian Ro
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Sealing leather?
I have some leather items that I've painted with acrylics. What should I use for a clear, non-matte sealant?
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When there is no peril in the fight, there is no glory in the triumph. -Pierre Corneille
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Konstantin the Red
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And neutral shoe polish for the flexible items.
Sealers come in various degrees of shiny from gloss through semigloss to matt. Feibings Acrylic Resolene is one sealer. Tandy/LF stocks this in half-pints and quarts. Eco-Flo Super Shene another, and Tandy/LF stocks that too. Very shiny, the description says; a quart is twenty bucks on special. You can get a gallon and save on that -- four quarts for the price of three. If you've got that much acreage that needs the shiny.
Not sure if this is a sealer or no, but anyway:
LCI is Leather Coatings Incorporated. That sounds like one-stop shopping for you. They don't get all brand-namey about any of their products -- might be they only sell to the trade. Their about-us page tells us how their family left Cuba when Castro got in and made a success of themselves in Texas. You'd be left with the impression they don't think much of Michael Moore or any other Hollywoodenheads who've shilled for Socialist Cuba.
Bruce Johnson of brucejohnsonleather.com had the following:
Looks like there are a lot of choices, and that they have various properties. I hadn't known that about TanKote before tonight. Removable finish, hmm.
Sealers come in various degrees of shiny from gloss through semigloss to matt. Feibings Acrylic Resolene is one sealer. Tandy/LF stocks this in half-pints and quarts. Eco-Flo Super Shene another, and Tandy/LF stocks that too. Very shiny, the description says; a quart is twenty bucks on special. You can get a gallon and save on that -- four quarts for the price of three. If you've got that much acreage that needs the shiny.
Not sure if this is a sealer or no, but anyway:
Clearlac is NeatLac distributed under the manufacturer's (LCI) own label. It is available from Panhandle Leather in quarts and gallons and they will ship anywhere.
Panhandle Leather (TX)
800/537-3945
806/373-0535
Sheridan Leather Outfitters
307-674-6679
LCI is Leather Coatings Incorporated. That sounds like one-stop shopping for you. They don't get all brand-namey about any of their products -- might be they only sell to the trade. Their about-us page tells us how their family left Cuba when Castro got in and made a success of themselves in Texas. You'd be left with the impression they don't think much of Michael Moore or any other Hollywoodenheads who've shilled for Socialist Cuba.
Bruce Johnson of brucejohnsonleather.com had the following:
I don't find TanKote to be much more than a temporary finish. It looks good for a while, usually until it gets wet. It cleans off pretty well and allows me to oil or conditon things like saddles later on. For things that are going to be used and abused, I like the acrylic finishes like LeatherSheen or SatinSheen. It is my choice for binders, wallets, belts, pretty much anything that isn't going to need reconditioning. . . I haven't tried any of the new acrylic formulas, still have a bit of a backlog of SatinSheen, and the LeatherSheen sounds like I can still get it. Not sure if Feibings have changed it or not. With Neatlac gone, I haven't used any of the other alternatives to that. Some guys like the neutral shoe polish too.
Looks like there are a lot of choices, and that they have various properties. I hadn't known that about TanKote before tonight. Removable finish, hmm.
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Bruce Johnson is a good source of information. Acrylic Resolene might as well be floor polish 
Just packaged and priced for a different market.
Anything with "Lac" in the name should be considered non-flexible. NeatLac in particular, while giving a nice shiny finish, was really only suited for items that would not flex. Pictures, clock faces - not wallets, bags, belts, organizers....
Neutral shoe polish works, but requires more or less frequent renewal.
Re Tan Kote - I'm not sure I trust Bag Kote any more...
My favorite "sealer", as opposed to just "finish", is acrylic floor polish. A quick dip and let it hang to dry. Easy, minimal streaking, no risk of smearing things rubbing it on.
Just packaged and priced for a different market.
Anything with "Lac" in the name should be considered non-flexible. NeatLac in particular, while giving a nice shiny finish, was really only suited for items that would not flex. Pictures, clock faces - not wallets, bags, belts, organizers....
Neutral shoe polish works, but requires more or less frequent renewal.
Re Tan Kote - I'm not sure I trust Bag Kote any more...
My favorite "sealer", as opposed to just "finish", is acrylic floor polish. A quick dip and let it hang to dry. Easy, minimal streaking, no risk of smearing things rubbing it on.
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hardened leather armour and sundry leather goods
www.noblelionleather.com