Painting leather jackets

Leather clothing is quite popular. It is in the wardrobe of everyone, besides, it can easily be combined with completely different things. A leather jacket is always an elegant and fashionable image, always wearing comfort in any weather. But only under one condition - it looks correspondingly, that is, it has a uniform color, there are no missing pieces, scratches, cracks. But after several years of use on a leather thing, all these defects inevitably arise, and you do not really want to wear such clothes - it only spoils the external appearance of your master. To return the original species you can use special dyes. About how the painting of leather jackets happens at home and will be discussed in this article.

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Paint choice

The choice of paint for a leather jacket is the first, most important stage of the planned event. From the correctly accepted decision in many respects the final result will depend also. The modern market provides the following dye options:

• Aerosol sprays are very handy for processing small things or individual places, but at a fairly high price, restoring the former color of the entire jacket can be quite expensive.
• Special powder paints - the best option, in which it is very important only to follow the manufacturers' instructions for breeding and application. But for the cost of these funds are very even acceptable.

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Aerosol paint

To paint leather jackets with aerosol was really good, follow these recommendations during the work:

1. The jacket is hung on a hanger. You need to choose a place where other objects will not be painted. On the floor under the product you need to lay polyethylene or newspapers.
2. The product must be wiped with a damp cloth to remove dust.
3. The can of paint should be shaken, and then spray the paint. Do this from a distance of 25 cm.

Important! It is not possible to linger for a long time in one area, since the painting will be uneven. If there are streaks - they must be disposed of with a clean sponge.

1. Special attention is paid to the areas of the armpits, pockets and collar.
2. The jacket is left to dry. It takes at least an hour to dry completely, then the product can be worn.

Important! If the primary result satisfied you, but you want a more saturated shade, you can apply a second layer. But only after full grasp of the first.

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Special paint

This paint for a leather jacket is available in the form of a dry colored powder that is diluted with water. This method of painting is more laborious than using aerosol, but the result will be more effective:

1. To remove dirt and dust, the jacket is wiped with a damp cloth.
2. The dye, according to the instructions, is diluted with warm water. Then the solution is filtered through gauze, folded into several layers. This is done to eliminate insoluble lumps of powder, so as not to spoil the material.
3. The color mixture is poured into a large container, water is also added there( two liters).The container is put on fire until it boils, then it is removed and cooled to room temperature.
4. At the same time, the leather thing needs to be put in a basin of clean water. It should soak - for easier dyeing the product should lie for at least two hours.

Important! At this time, air is released from all the time, which is very important for uniform coloring.

1. Then the jacket is slightly squeezed, a dye is poured into the pelvis and the product is again laid.
2. To paint the leather jacket was uniform, it must be constantly turned over.
3. The jacket is pressed and rinsed in warm water.

Important! To consolidate the result, the following composition is prepared:

• Warm water( 1 liter);
• Vinegar( 100 g);
• Food salt( 2 tbsp.).

The jacket is rinsed in such a mixture and thoroughly dried.

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Skin coloring to another color

Sometimes I want to change the color of my favorite jacket. How to paint a leather jacket at home, what is needed for this?

First of all, you should get:

• Thinner or fine-grained sandpaper;
• Thick rag;
• Isopropyl alcohol;
• Paint - aerosol for the skin;
• Aniline dye for fabric;
• Warm water;
• Pans;
• Pelvis;
• Cream for shoes( color - the same as for paint, or colorless).

Before recoloring the leather jacket, you will have to get rid of the old paint and protective layer:

1. Depending on how the painting was done, solvents are applied to the surface or fine grain sandpaper is processed.
2. After complete removal or noticeable blanching of the original paint, the jacket is treated with a cloth soaked in alcohol. This is done to degrease the surface.

Important! It is possible to paint a leather jacket in a covering or through way. For the removal of paint in the first case, alcohol or a solvent is used, in the second - a small skin or a scraper.

Surface finish:

1. The jacket is laid out on a flat surface, the paint is applied from the can. To stay in one place for a long time is impossible.
2. After drying the first coat for a quarter of an hour, the procedure is repeated.
3. After evenly applied several layers, the jacket dries within an hour.
4. Solvent is used to remove streaks and paint deposits.
5. The unpainted areas are processed again.

Deep coloration:

1. The jacket is soaked in water.
2. The coloring powder dissolves in three liters of water, the solution is boiled and cooled to a temperature of 45 degrees.
3. The jacket is wrung out, the water is replaced with a dye solution, the product is again immersed in the pelvis.
4. Keep the paint in the paint for four hours, turning every 30 minutes.

Important! When there are bubbles in the water, you need to crush the jacket to get rid of excess air.

1. The jacket is rinsed in warm and cold water. There should be no paint left in the water.
2. Then the dampened pressed product should be rubbed with a shoe polish, and then dried well.

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Folk remedies

Before painting clothes from the skin, it must be cleaned. There are several recipes that make cleaning effective:

• For the skin of dark colors, diluted lemon juice is suitable;
• When preparing a soapy solution, glycerin is added to it in small amounts;
• You can beat up egg white well and use it for cleaning.

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Tips and Tricks:

• Instead of vinegar, you can use a special acrylic fixer.
• The sponge, with which the paint is applied, can be replaced with a woolen cloth.
• Before using any paint, the surface must be carefully cleaned of dirt.
• Do not allow products to be dried with hair dryers or heaters. The process must occur naturally.
• To avoid too frequent painting, do not wash the leather things in the washing machine.

As you can see, there is nothing complicated in updating your favorite leather thing. If you are not confident in your abilities, you can always turn to professionals - this service is provided quite often.