Fluorescent Colourant
Price range: £9.99 through £13.99
The unique fluorescent effect of LeTech leather!
With LeTech fluorescent colourant, you can fulfil your most ambitious leather colouring projects and create unique restoration leather colours.
You can use it to repair, restore and re-colour leather and has the following unique properties:
- Excellent suppleness and flexibility;
- High abrasion resistance;
- Deep and rich colours
- Energy absorption and conversion into light emission.
Description
Fluorescent Colourant is the ideal solution for restoring any colour in leather!
With Vibrant Plus+ technology from LeTech, a specialised water based polyurethane paint developed using the latest technology in leather manufacturing, LeTech Fluorescent Colourant is now able to treat bags and other leather goods traditionally characterised by bold and radical colours and faithfully restore them to their original elegance!
Due to its special properties, gives unique character and personality to leather goods through its colour!
Leather Fluorescent Colourant EXPERT LINE gives the leather valuable properties, such as
- Elasticity
- High Aestetic Appeal
- Durability
- High flexing and excellent adhesion
- Resistance of the coating to water and aggressive media
- Resistant to mechanical abrasion and other influences;
Available in 5 unique colours:
Ideal for dyeing leather:
- Automotive leather
- Leather for furniture
- Leather for Clothing, Footwear and accessories ( e.g. bags)
Leather types: Pigmented leather, synthetic leather, aniline leather, semi-aniline leather. ( Not suitable for suede and nubuck leather)
For more information, please contact your local stockist or our customer services team.
Storage conditions: Store in tightly closed containers and in dry, ventilated rooms free from direct sunlight.
Storage temperature range 5 – 35°C with relative humidity max. 80%.
Shelf life: 2 years from production date.
Advantages
Leather Fluorescent Colourant EXPERT LINE leather paint has the following unique characteristics:
– Forms a hard-wearing elastic coating resistant to water, aggressive media and weathering.
– The colour of the painted leather remains unchanged under the influence of UV radiation and other external factors.
– Highly decorative, retains the softness of leather, does not give the painted surface a filmy feeling.
– It is highly adhesive, thus it can be used for dying not only natural leathers, but also artificial leathers.
– It is recommended as a topcoat paint both for repairs of small leather damages and for full coverage.
– Sufficient viscosity of the paint allows application not only by spraying, but also by hand with a brush or roller.
– Highest environmental class.
– Meets modern leather industry standards.
Instructions
Leather Colourant EXPERT LINE paints from LeTech are professional materials and working with them to the full, requires a certain application technique as well as an understanding of the properties of the product.
Our LeTech ACADEMY – LeCademy+ trains you in the correct use of our professional care and restoration products and supports you in your work.
SURFACE PREPARATION
The process of restoring and painting consists of several important steps that must be carefully followed in order to achieve a quality result.
The surface to be painted must be thoroughly cleaned of dust, dirt and foreign matter, using a professional Leather Ultimate Cleaner.
In the case of heavy soiling and grease stains in the leather, the dirt and grease must first be removed using Leather Degreaser.
After thorough cleaning and preparation, the leather should be degreased using Leather Alcohol Cleaner (link) or Leather Liquid Degreaser (link).
If your leather is damaged or the paintwork is damaged, you should first remove the loose old paintwork with Leather Prep or Solvent Cleaner.
After thorough cleaning and preparation of the leather for painting, apply LeTech Leather Primer with Cross Linker X (link) 5-10% of the product.
PAINT APPLICATION
Shake Leather Fluorescent Colourant thoroughly before applying. For best results it is recommended that the colour is applied in thin and even coats by spraying with a blower or airbrush.
Pneumatic spraying by airbrush or airbrush gun. Can be diluted with distilled water. Nozzle diameter: 0.5 to 1.2 mm. Pressure: 1.1 – 8 bar (depending on airbrush or spray gun model). Compressed air must be free from water and oil. Paint must be thoroughly mixed and passed through a 190 micron filter before application.
Application with sponge, brush or roller: the optimum viscosity of the paint enables manual application, touch-up of minor, localized skin damage, foundation, for further treatment of the skin or colour recovery.
It is also an excellent colouring technique for painting on leather. For thicker colours, use our Thickening Agent
FINISHING
After colouring the leather, it is advisable to protect the surface with LeTech Leather Top Coat and 5-10% Cross Linker X polyurethane fixative.
LeTech Leather Top Coat enhances the abrasion and durability of the leather finish.
With the LeTech EXPERT LINE range of protective coatings, you can choose from a variety of matte or gloss finishes to give your leather the tactile properties you want from our range of unique Leather Protective Coat additives:
- tactile Leather Slip Additive
- a Leather Wax-Effect Additive for tactile modification
- Leather X-GUARD Leather X-GUARD Additive
- Leather Casein Additive
- Leather Thickening Agent
Leather Top Coat is applied as a final step, after the leather has been repaired and painted, to ensure that the result is firmly established. The Leather Top Coat is ideally applied by spraying with an airbrush or paint sprayer. This allows you to get an even film and the necessary protective coating characteristics. Avoid applying too much varnish as too thick layers of barrier varnish can distort the colour and make the leather stiffer.
The drying time of Leather Top Coat depends on the temperature and humidity of the environment. Leather Top Coat can usually be used after 2-3 hours after restoration, but the complete curing and crystallisation process takes 8-12 hours.
It is not recommended to expose the leather to cleaning agents and various leather care products in the first week after restoration and application of Leather Top Coat. A week after restoration, the leather can be used without restrictions.
INSTRUMENT CLEANING
After all coatings have been applied, rinse the tools used thoroughly with water and, if necessary, use LeTech Leather Prep paint remover.
Still have questions about the use of LeTech products? Take a look at the FAQs page. If you still have not found the answer, you can contact our experts for additional advice.
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