The Leather Element: Deglazer Tips
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- In this week's The Leather Element, Chuck shows how deglazer works to strip off topcoat from an older project that may need to be re-dyed or spruced up! Deglazer can also be used for cleaning natural veg tan if there is a glaze or anything on it from the tannery. We hope this is helpful information and answers some questions on deglazer!
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Never used this product before. But now maybe I,ll give it a try. I have outdoor products I nade 25yrs ago and could use a touch up. Thanks Chuck.
This is such a very nice and quick tutorial! Thank you sir!
I've often used deglazer (Fiebings) on leather projects and wondered if it was simply acetone so many thanks for the confirmation!
Deglazer is actually ethyl acetate, according to the SDS info I could find. Thanks for the info, Chuck!
I've never heard much about Deglazer. Thanks for bringing a little light to this mystery product. :o)
Great tutorial, thank you, Sir Chuck!
Good to know I've never done this but now I know . I have had very disappointing results with the saddle lac have not used it in years , Happy trails
Very useful to know!! Thank you!
That was really useful - thanks. I have a leather jacket and I love the style and colour, but it’s glazed. I thought I could just remove the glaze, but keep the colour... seems it’s not that straightforward.
deglazer for me has been a mistake fixer for years..well ok..not all mistakes are fixable but it's good to have on hand for those that are..you'll never know until you try! thanks Chuck!
Excellent info 👌
Awesome stuff! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Is there a good way to cover up/fix missed strikes with geometric pattern stamps? It feels like if one isn't lined up nearly perfectly, it will throw off the rest of the pattern.
Thanks brah! At last a simple cheap and direct answer to how to get the wax treatment off my new English med brown sheepskin jacket so I can get me a subtly intimidating (suing a big landlord) deeper wine-red-brown tone to it. I got the cut, the leather, and the price - now I need the right color and buttons. Your dye tips are also enormous!
Question (not related to the vid): Is there a relatively easy way to tell bonded/composite leather from real leather?
I've recently acquired some strap blanks, but I'm not sure if they're real or composite leather.
Have you ever attached leather to an acrylic (plexi-glass) piece? Im working on a project and want to know what glue you would recommend.
The saddle lac finish left some bubbles that left some rings on the finished piece. Do you have any help to take care of these using the deglazer?
Could be possible to see how to mark and cut your plastic pattern sheet?
Is denatured alcohol good to use as a deglazer I had someone suggest it and wanted a second opinion
I’m dying a pair of boots, they are a very light tan, do I need to deglaze? Do they need a top coat? Or am I better off spray painting them?
Very nice 👍
Hey Chuck,
Can you please do a Leather Element Video explaining not only how to skive properly, but WHEN to skive? There seems to be no content for a beginner on when and how much to skive leather. Thanks for everything you do.
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Thank you for the suggestion - we will add this to the list!
I finished watching The Leather Element playlist earlier this morning. This Leather Element was either missing from the playlist, or I somehow skipped it.
How can I apply leather to an acrylic disc? Still use the leather glue?
Can a deglazer followed by blue leather dye add some color to old brown boots?
My daughter has a beloved leather purse, that was well worn. As a surprise, her inlaws offered to have it cleaned/ and repaired for her. When it came back from the shop it had been painted. The finish looked plastic. Needless to say, she was heartbroken. Is a deglazer what we need to remove the new finish? And if so, what do we need to to to finish the bag? She likes a more natural look.
Can you use deglazer on Bee Natural RTC?
I have a very small work surface that I do everything on. After every project I use deglazer to clean my granite. I’m always surprised how much stuff comes off even though I’m really careful.
Is it possible to change from brown to black for color?
Thank you so much for all of your tips you share!
I have made simple leather jewelry in the past, so I have some experience and incidentals used..snaps etc...but I'm new at serious leather crafting and want to know everything I can about being able to make quality products. I'm 62 and starting new projects.
EVERY and ALL tips are very much appreciated! I would love to know (or get a list of) everything I need, (must need) to have everything at hand for crafting leather jewelry. I have bought a few hundred dollars in "starting" kits, but I would like to have everything I will need. Would it be possible to have a list on what I need? I can check off what I have, and order what I need. Actually I need leather, and I am so overwhelmed on all the many types there are. I ordered a piece of "already dyed tooled leather" to get started. I ordered a "logo" metal stamp to make wrist cuffs for a friend's business to give out for merch (it's a donation from myself). Can you please help me know what sealants, creams, dyes, top coats...etc.... I will need for finishing layers on the small professional pieces of leather crafted item I will be making ? And, would LOVE how to use and layer dying colors, too. And how to add effects on top of other layers like creating illusions of Clouds or Smoke with white or gray dye?
Anything would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Yes, it can be overwhelming but the best route is to start easy. On the leather, there are two types of common tannage. A “Chrome Tan” is an upholstery/garment leather that is usually pre-dyed and a “Veg-Tan” is a leather that you can dye yourself. You can also form, stamp, tool, paint… With this in mind I may say buy a panel of the veg-tan in a 2/3 oz. weight (you’ll get the feel for weights pretty quicly) and a chrome in a color or pattern you like. This will get you started.
I may say the tools you’ll need to get started are a box cutter (cutting), some dye (Pro Dye is the only dye I use) and a “Top Coat”. I love the Leather Balm (used in most all of our videos). It’s easy to apply, gives you a good lower gloss and enrichens the dye color. You can also paint with an acrylic so I may say get a bottle or two there as well.
Once you get the feel for the two types of leather you’ll open up an unlimited field of designs. Other items that can come into play are lace (round and flat-we have some beautiful deer lace in some gorgeous colors), beads, metallic acrylic paints, stamp tools and spots, Most of this will make more sense if you look for our “Getting Started” video on RUclips. This can give you some good basic information but I also included some inspiration as well.
See if this helps get you started?
@@WeaverLeatherSupply
Thank you so, so much for your help and suggestions. I love your Channel and have already learned a lot more than I knew, which I also learned was not too much to begin with!
I have spent so much time looking through your great videos,
I knew at some future time I would eventually want to make the more detailed projects.
But, those all went on my
"To Do Later" list.
And really, I only wanted to know what I needed in order to make my "mass amount" project for today's donation.
I have to admit, it was tedious for myself trying to pick out only the tips I needed from so many of your great videos.
I only needed the info make my Leather Wrist Cuffs, which is my
"Right Now" project.
I got so confused because, like you said, it can be overwhelming!
I want to Thank You very much for replying and answering my questions, and condensing it all down to the items I need right now..
I greatly appreciate your time and information!
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Hey Chuck,
I'm a middle aged guy, and like a lot of guys my age, you can tell I'm on the level, because my bubble is in the middle. 🤣 I carry a lot of heavy tools in my pockets, so I depend on suspenders to make sure my pants arrive at the job site at the same time I do. The commercially available suspenders have elastic that gets stretched out, and hardware that gets snagged on everything. I think I need to make a leather set with copper rivets and good hardware to attach to belt loops. Can you help a guy out with a project video?
Thanks
Hi Jeff,
Thanks for the video suggestion!
I depend on suspenders because the shape of my mid-section is not belt friendly. With a belt uncomfortably tight, I still have to keep pulling up my pants every time I turn around. I would also be interested in a leather suspender video. In addition to elastic suspenders getting stretched out, I occasionally have trouble with the length adjustment clips coming apart. They are a pain to put back together. Leather suspenders with quality hardware would be great. Also, does anyone have any suggestions on where to clip things like cell phones, etc., for the belt impaired?
I often struggle with edge beveling no matter which beveler I use. I also have a hard time making sure they stay sharp enough even though I strop them. Any chance you can do a LE on beveling and bevelers?
Philip - check out this tool. Best investment of $20 as I had the same issue. www.rmleathersupply.com/collections/all/products/grooved-edger-sharpening-jig-sand
they sell a set up for honing bevels, very easy to use, not overly expensive & works great. He has done videos on this. search library using bevels or beveling, they should pop up.
Hi Philip,
We have a few videos on edge beveling that we'll link below. See if those help!
ruclips.net/video/fnHLsJOrayk/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/Xs1ZweCggFs/видео.html
Thanks for the same where can I get in 🇮🇳 India please help
I have an old used english saddle that is a really gross light brown / banana yellow color. I want to dye it darker; would you deglaze or use acetone to strip it? sandpaper recommended too? and to dye it darker, just strip, re-dye, then top coat? open to any recommendations! Thanks!
Hi Patrick,
I would not recommend sand paper, it will take off the top grain of the leather and you don't want that. I would say deglaze, re-dye and then top coat.
Umm hey guy ..i know this was like 2 years ago ..but im wondering if you didnt pull to much of that piece of leather because it was already pretty clean as it was cut then put aside ,but in the case of a project that one is working on over a period of time ,your handling it with not so clean hands ,maybe some light pencil marks ,then id like to see how much you pull of the leather.
This is way off topic but a question I have. Thread. Is the same thread used in machine sewing as in hand sewing? Can a regular sewing machine be adapted to sew leather?
Hi Jim,
Sewing machine thread is not the same as hand stitching thread. Hand stitching thread is usually heavily waxed and won't fit a machine. You can hand stitch with machine thread but it's not made for that and you'll likely deal with knots.
Some regular sewing machines may handle thinner leather but it would have to be very thin, upholstery weight. They also won't fit the leather needle and thread system.
Almost a year into leather and loving it ... I tried cheaping out by buying jackets from thrift stores for a soft leather ... the labels say real leather but sometimes I hit bottom and get weird leather... theres a white layer between the leather and hide
I scraped it similar to contact cement routine but cant split it nor dose it burn ? So I beleive its leather but off what animal or is it a thin layer glued to something?
Hi Matthew,
The white layer us likely a filler of some sort. If it says it's real leather, it probably is but it could definitely have some fillers or be bonded.
@@WeaverLeatherSupply thought center so , just seems like alot of work to split layers to give a top and bottom with a fake middle ... but I'll stick to the full grain now knowing this,,thanks
Dear Chuck.
I messed up with my project.
I dyed my veg tan twice and now it's to dark. Is there any way to save it?
Best you can do is use some 90% rubbing alcohol and try to rub off some of the dye, but you won't get much off. You can use Lacquer Thinner, but like the deglazer if you use enough to remove much of the dye it is very harsh on leather. Like bleach it will break down the fibers of the leather.
Here is a tip if using the oil based Pro Dye by Fiebings or Angelus leather dye, both are oil dye in an alcohol carrier. Before applying your dye thin it to 25% or down to 3 parts alcohol to one part dye. They never seem to tell you that the more you rub on the darker it gets while you're trying to get an even dye coat.
I have found Light Brown to turn real dark trying to get an even coat and I started thinning with alcohol, rubbing or Denatured both work. Try the Mahogany straight, it gets dark, but with the reddish mahogany color, you can mix yellow to get a lighter color as well. With water based dyes you thin with water.
Hello Mr. Dorsett, I am making a project out of 4/5 oz leather and I want to use grommets to strengthen the lace holes. What size grommets ( barrel length and diameter) would you recommend? Thanks.
Hi Micah,
It depends a little on what size lace you are using. You don't want the grommet to be too much bigger than the size of your lace so I would start with that and go one size bigger than the lace.
Thank you for the advice, God bless you.
Hi sir, I tried deglazer several times to strip off the resolene on my natural veg tan belt but finally it made my belt surface stiff and crack. I'm wondering where I did wrong. It was in the winter and I did it outdoors. Is this the main reason?
Hi there,
Deglazer can dry out your leather, so if you use a lot of it you may want to wipe the leather down with some neatsfoot oil after using deglazer.
@@WeaverLeatherSupply Thank you so much for your suggestions. I'll try to work with the oil next time.
Hi Chuck, are there any differences between the Deglazer and Fiebing's Dye Prep? I can't get the Deglazer but I can get my hands on Dye Prep. Do they work the same?
Hi there,
It looks like there is a difference, the dye prep is a cleaner that prepares leather for dyeing. For use on tannery leather that has not been previously dyed or finished. Removes dirt, grime, and other light tannery finishes.
Deglazer will actually remove top coats from leather and it doesn't look like dye prep is to be used on already dyed and finished leather. Hope that helps
@@WeaverLeatherSupply Thanks for the reply!
@@WeaverLeatherSupply Good to know!
Question; Is acetone the same as deglazed?
Hi James,
Regular acetone is very similar to deglazer, yes.
Pardon me, For me I use some acetone 99.99% clean top coat but early I thought the acetone was able to clean and remove old dye leather , Now I listened your video it is able to top coat only so Would you please suggest me about removing old dye leather ? I tried to search about it “acetic acid is able to remove the old dye leather” but I don’t how to a process
Sorry I forgot not acetic acid but is “oxalic acid “
Hi there,
There isn't really a way to remove the dye, you can remove the top coat by using the deglazer in the video and then re-dye the leather the same color or darker but unfortunately once leather has been dyed, you can't remove the color.
Hey Weaver Leather, The link above for a Pint (16 oz) of Deglazer goes to the listing for a 4 oz bottle. I would love to order a pint for $5.10, but ..... well, you know! :o)
Thank you, Shirley, this should be updated!
Is deflazer always required before dying veg tan??
Hi Ricky,
Not necessarily. Some people always use it but mostly it's used if the leather you're using has any sort or glaze on it from the tannery. You'll be able to tell if the dye isn't absorbing well.
@@WeaverLeatherSupply what happens if i submerge veg tan in a bucket of deglazer?
Can you use acetone nail polish remover
Hi Sherita,
I've heard people use this but I haven't tried it myself. I would maybe experiment with a small piece of leather before using it on a full project.
What, NO GLOVES?
What I cannot believe is you are not using gloves with these chemicals 0_0
I cannot believe, what a brilliant comment. Wow
You should be wearing gloves when you use that deglazer.
"deglazer is simply an acetone l????" wtf is he saying...light? lime? he doesn't enunciate it clearly. anyone else know what he means to say? any reason acetone polish remover wouldn't suffice, if it's...acetone??? after all, pretty sure u could sub the word "solvent" for the "deglazer" product he clearly means to flog/sell.
why?: i've got a beautiful pair of blue rodeo boots with an unsightly, cracked lacquer coat poorly applied and green with age (off ebay), making them appear more turq than robins egg. naturally, i wanna strip that crap off, hence my interest.
of course, to accomplish this, i'd rather not be upcharged for a specialty leather product the likes of which i can more easily get at walgreens - esp given i've only got one pr i need it for. it'd be great if acetone is all i need.... thx, in advance
I believe Chuck says, Acetone like - meaning that it works similar to how acetone nail polish remover would. We do not recommend acetone polish remover for leather goods. Here are links to some resources as to why not and what a cheaper alternative would be ... www.patin-a.de/en/blog/acetone-as-a-leather-cleaner and favoredleather.com/leather-deglazer-alternatives/