Rub N Buff on Leather

[Stubbs]

I am redoing my steampunk Winter Soldier cosplay for DragonCon. I made the last version of the cybernetic arm out EVA, but it didn't survive the AltHistory dance party. The new version needs to be more durable, so I am making it out of leather with overlapping plates and a bazuband-style bracer. Leather will be dyed black as a "basecoat". My first thought was to drybrush over that with silver/pewter acrylic paint, but I think Rub N Buff would look nicer.

Does anyone have any experience with Rub N Buff on leather? How does it hold up in hot/humid climates? Last thing I want is for my clothes to be silver and my arm back to black.

 

[gothic]

used it on pleather but im in the UK we dont get hot and humid :lol i would test a piece out on a leather belt and apply a sealant like spray lacquer

 

[joshspiderman23]

if you need something flexible ive had phenomenal results with angelus paints, super flexible and versatile

 

[mdb]

Rub n buff loves leather:

What is nice about it also is you can age and brighten as you go and in the future.

It comes in different colours too.

And I have no transfer, I sealed with resolene though and even used interference pigments to mimic the light effects in ME3.