Thrash? wrote:What paint should I use for my leather jacket? I want to paint the Megadeth or Slayer logo or summat on there and need to know what's the right type of paint.

Acrylic paint?? Fuck knows, ask southwestthrasher, he did the Onslaught logo on his jacket...

You need a special kind of leather paints, ask around from people that have done it. Acrylics would just rub off when wet, no?

Nestor wrote:You need a special kind of leather paints, ask around from people that have done it. Acrylics would just rub off when wet, no?

Maybe...

Or could you just do it with any sort of paint and then varnish or whatever over it??

heres some instructions i found googling leather painting...


Paint a large surface area of leather or simply use paints to add decoration to a small portion of your project.

Steps:
1. Clean the leather thoroughly before applying paint to the surface. Add 1 oz. leather bleach to a pint of water to make a gentle leather cleanser. Apply the cleanser with a soft-bristled brush or wool dauber.

2. Use acrylics to paint on leather. Make sure that the label of the acrylic paint container states that the paint is safe for use with leather.

3. Apply paint over a large area or use it to embellish only small portions of the leather project.

4. Cover a large surface area with paint by first applying a solution of paint and water to the leather's surface. This will prepare the leather's surface for the application of undiluted paint.

5. Mix a solution of one part water to one part paint and use a wool dauber to apply the solution to the leather's surface. Apply with long, even strokes.

6. Add more water to the solution if you see that it is not being absorbed into the leather's surface. Add more paint if you see that the solution is not adding much color to the surface.

7. Apply one or two coats of the solution, allowing the paint to be completely absorbed into the leather between coats. The leather should remain slightly damp, not dry.

8. Apply the undiluted acrylic paint with a large paintbrush or wool dauber. Make sure that the coats of paint are applied evenly. Use long, even strokes.

9. Embellish small areas on the leather's surface by applying undiluted acrylic paint with a small paintbrush.

10. Flex the leather several times during the drying process. This will help prevent the paint from cracking when the piece is completely dry. Flex the leather in between coats of paint as well.

Tips:
Follow the instructions given on the leather bleach container.

Consider using leather dye rather than paint to cover large areas.

Test the paint/water solution on a piece of scrap leather before applying it to your project.

Hope that helps...

you could do that, but all i did was clean off the leather with a wet sponge and then when dry just use acrylic paint straight on there, obviously the more water you use with the acrylic the less its gunna crack, so just add a little water now again and that should stay on forever, rain dosnt wash acrylic off either.

You can always use a leather spray before u put paint on too, but i just dont bother

Jono wrote:I've got a fully finished patch jacket at home but I havnt worn it for ages, I think its destined to stay hung up for a long while...

You Knob! Why is it destined to stay hung up! Wear It!

This is the top part of my second jacket which I am working on



And thats the bottom half, sorry for the crap pictures but I was using the webcam. Front is pretty much done and just got to the back now. The backpatch is Iron Maiden - The Trooper

You get the idea!

I'm not wearing mine cos it never really fit properly, if and when I have the money I'm gonna buy another and transfer the patches.

So? My first one is a bit too big for me but I still wear it

Chickenshit

Hands up if you're getting a Sadus - Swallowed in Black backpatch!!!

Anyone ever seen any Razor or Exciter backpatches? If so then please tell me!

I might get the Venom-Black Metal backpatch, that's pretty sick.

You should all trade in your gash jackets for nice shirts from Burtons.

Looking cool Skullcrusher! Darkness! Violent Force! Don't see them every day. I believe I spy a Hellhammer one also

Edit: hang about is that a BROCAS HELM patch right at the bottom?! If so, where the FUCK did you get it, I want one now!

Front:


Back:


Can't see Nihilist Patch on shoulder