Painting Old Leather Black

[womo68]

Hey guys,

I just got some old cooper armadillo hockey gloves circa 1970's and I need to know how to paint them. I went to Tandy Leather and asked about dying them and the guy said that they couldn't be dyed because of the finish on the glovesÂ…the finish is kinda smooth by-th-way.

Anyway, what kind of paint do y'all use on leather? I need them black to match the rest of my authentic Cylon :lol


Thanks for your help,
womo

 

[vaderdarth]

Actually, Tandy used to sell a stripper to remove the glaze from leather, and this would allow you to get down to the bare leather surface........you sometimes have to use it more than once to get all the glazing off, but then you can re-dye the leather and re-apply a top coat again. I can't remember the name of the stuff, but just read thru the Tandy website, it should describe it as a glaze remover etc.....or something to that effect.

Dave

 

[womo68]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(vaderdarth @ Jan 22 2007, 03:26 PM) [snapback]1402708[/snapback]</div>

Actually, Tandy used to sell a stripper to remove the glaze from leather, and this would allow you to get down to the bare leather surface........you sometimes have to use it more than once to get all the glazing off, but then you can re-dye the leather and re-apply a top coat again. I can't remember the name of the stuff, but just read thru the Tandy website, it should describe it as a glaze remover etc.....or something to that effect.

Dave
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That's what I thought...but the guy at Tandy was kinda snippy and said that there was no way to dye them. Hmmmm....



womo

 

[moviebuff5]

If memory serves, it is simply called deglazer. I have seen Fiebing's mentioned several times, and I have had good luck with their dyes.

edit:

http://www.fiebing.com/product.asp?typeID=7

#12 Deglazer

Use to prepare smooth leather for dyeing and refinishing. Strips smooth leather of existing finish. Will not impair leather softness or flexibility.

 

[womo68]

can I just paint with an off the shelf rattle can????



womo

 

[moviebuff5]

It might work but you will probably have to use an adhesion promoter to get the paint to stick and you won't be able to wear them. The adhesion promoter is around $11.00 a can, so dying them may be cheaper.

 

[Lear60man]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(womo68 @ Jan 22 2007, 11:37 PM) [snapback]1402805[/snapback]</div>

can I just paint with an off the shelf rattle can????

Womo,

If you want to try the quick and dirty method. Go to a pepboys and buy a can of Leather seat dye. It is a fancy term for spray paint that has a lot of flex additive. To do leather take 200 grit sand paper and sand them down. Then wipe with a damp cloth. Then spray. I have 'redyed' seats before and they usually look new for about 4-5 months depending on wear.

womo
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[Jayn]

THis is AMAzinG stuff.. I recommend it a lot.. and it's not very expensive either. Great color selection. Just follow the prep directions
http://www.angelusshoepolish.com/cat6.html

 

[womo68]

thanks guys.


womo

 

[Galactifan]

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[gonk27]

Here's another option that might work for you.

I've found this at shoe repair places. You're supposed to roughen your surface a little first with the coarse side of the blue foam pad then paint on the dye in light layers to avoid drips and brush marks with the small brush that's included.

I've used it on smooth white vinyl and it works quite well. It dries forming a flexible skin over your material that moves with it, and it seems reasonably strong surviving picking at it with fingernails.


I've only used it on relatively small surface areas so far so I don't know how it would work on larger items but it's quite cheap and easy to find.


Jeremy

 

[blubeetle3]

I actually bought an old pair of hockey gloves (CCM, I believe) that looked like crap. I just used black and white Kiwi shoe polish. They came out great. Almost looked brand new.