And let's colorize a woman’s leather handbag

Sooner or later, any bag loses its novelty and attractive appearance. Even the most durable skin wears out over time, wears out, the color on the product fades. Do not throw away your favorite accessory: there are ways how to paint a leather bag with your own hands, allowing you to return it to beauty and style.

Can bags be painted

If a leather item is out of order, it is easiest to hand it over for restoration to a special atelier, workshop or dry-cleaner. But with the right approach to business and the choice of paint, you can do all the work at home. Do not worry that the bag will be spoiled: suitable dyes normally interact with natural and artificial leather, suede. It is only important to choose a quality product that is absorbed into the material, but will not stain clothes and hands in the future.

Paints for bags are sold in a large assortment. You should not choose folk remedies for painting accessories - brilliant green, ink from ballpoint pens, stain, peel of onion, oak bark and birch leaves. The result of using such funds will not be lasting, and the bag can go stained.

Saving on paint can result in an unpleasant surprise under snow or rain - the skin sheds when wet. Thus, for staining, you need to find a suitable composition and then use it for its intended purpose.

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What will be required for painting

It is best to purchase water or oil based paints. They mix well with each other, which allows you to create the most interesting shades and tones. Fixing agents are attached to a number of products; for others, you will have to prepare a fixing solution yourself.

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Paint

Compositions for dyeing the skin are sold in different forms:

• sprays aerosols - it is convenient for them to paint products of a large area, having previously covered the accessories;
• bottles, jars - such paints are applied with sponges, tassels;
• Tubes - thick products fit well on the skin through the use of a tampon or sponge, absorb well and dry quickly;
• containers with powder - dry paints are intended for solution preparation and soaking of products for the purpose of coloring.

Liquid or paste skin paints, for the most part, are based on acrylic, as well as various polymers. They create a durable coating, give the product wear resistance, are sold in a rich color scheme.

There are paints on sale with special effects - dullness, “crease”, shine, metallic shine, etc. Light products can be tinted in darker colors, and bags of saturated, deep shades should be painted only in the main tone, closing the scuffs.

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Fixer

Complete fixer comes with most paints.Its use is a mandatory step in dyeing the bag, otherwise the pigment will not be resistant. If necessary, the fixer is prepared independently:

• take 1 liter of water;
• add a glass of table vinegar;
• injected into the solution a tablespoon of salt.

The fixer process the bag after the dye has dried. It will help to reduce the burnout rate of the pigment, allow the color to remain bright, shining for a long time.

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Instruments

Depending on the type of paint and the specific brand, for work you may need:

• deep capacity (better enameled);
• rubber gloves;
• sponge or brush;
• ethanol;
• acetone;
• ammonia;
• soft cloth napkins made of terry, wool;
• water;
• soap.

How to paint a leather bag with your own hands: instructions

Before work, you must carefully read the instructions for the paint. Work should be in a well-ventilated area, wearing gloves and, if necessary, other personal protective equipment. Painting bags produce away from heaters, sources of fire.

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Surface cleaning

For the result to be perfect, the product must be prepared. At the beginning, it is cleaned of dirt by wiping with alcohol-soaked napkins or washing away dirt with a soapy solution. Joints, seams, drapery, the area of ​​accessories and decor, as well as handles, are especially carefully handled - they usually get dirty faster than other places.

Difficult stains are cleaned with ammonia. It is impossible to wet the bag with water abundantly - it will have to be dried for a long time, and the shape of the accessory may suffer.

Many manufacturers of leather bags cover products with a special water-repellent wax. Where it is preserved, the paint will not be able to lie evenly, so the coating will have to be removed in advance. To work, they combine alcohol and acetone equally, dilute with water (1: 1), and treat the skin. The solvent will remove the impregnation and the staining will be uniform.

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Work technology

Typically, the procedure for staining with thick paints is performed on the floor or table, previously covering the place with newspapers. They collect the product on the sponge or dip a brush in it, apply it in a circular motion over the entire area, without missing even small areas. The aerosol is sprayed from a distance of 15-20 cm, spraying well the places of folds, draperies, fastening accessories.

After absorption and drying, the paint is applied repeatedly. This is especially important in relation to aerosol formulations, because they lie in a thin layer, which is not enough to create a stable coating. At the seams, joints pass even more often - the shade on them always turns out less saturated. After drying, the accessory is treated with a fixative, it is also allowed to dry and the bag is polished with a soft napkin with natural pile. It is not necessary to moisten the skin abundantly with a fixative - just sprinkle the product a little or wipe it with a wet and wrung cloth.

The technique for painting bags with powder paint is as follows:

• dilute the product in water according to the instructions;
• heat the liquid to + 40 ... 43 degrees;
• thoroughly process the bag with a cotton swab with a solution (for deep restoration - soak in paint for 6-12 hours);
• leave the product to dry;
• grease the bag with a fixative, dry again.

Professionals recommend adding a couple of drops of castor oil to any paint - this will make the pigment more resistant and stay bright longer, will not suffer from ultraviolet radiation.

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Drying and safety rules

After staining, the bag needs to be dried, and this must be done correctly. Do not leave the product near the battery - it will become rough, hard. Squeeze the wet bag, carefully straighten it with your hands, put on a flat surface for 12-24 hours (the things that were soaked in the coloring solution dry for the longest). Oil paints dry even longer - up to 3 days, usually several hours are enough for drying with acrylics.

All work must be done with gloves on. If the paint gets on the skin, it is washed with soap.When the working compound penetrates the mucous membranes, the site of the lesion is also thoroughly washed and, if necessary, consult a doctor.

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Care after staining

In order for the painted accessory to serve for a long time and without complaints, you need to properly care for it:

• do not throw the bag on the floor, store only in the closet;
• do not allow deformation, do not put heavy things on top;
• allow the skin to breathe, exclude the placement of things in plastic bags;
• protect the bag from the sun by putting it in a fabric bag during storage;
• Do not wash the item unnecessarily, but gently wash stains with napkins.

To protect the painted bag from rain and snow, it is recommended to cover it with a special polymer spray based on silicone or acrylic. It is enough to spray the product once every 2-3 weeks so that it begins to repel dust, dirt, water, and the service life is seriously increased. If the bag, after painting, is “stiffened”, deformed, you can gently wipe it with castor oil, let it soak in, dry the product - it will become soft, supple.

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Features of staining suede leather

To make the suede thing evenly dyed, it must be treated with aniline in the composition. This dye is diluted with warm water (1.5 liter sachet), then rubbed into suede with a hard brush. Repeat the procedure 4-5 times, allow the bag to dry, then rinse it in cold water with the addition of vinegar (make a weak solution). Dry the product in a natural way at a temperature of + 16 ... + 20 degrees, then lift the pile with a rubber brush or an ordinary school eraser.

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Painting on the skin with acrylic paints

Acrylic paintwork materials allow you to create the most original patterns on leather products: you just need to get creative.

Necessary materials for work

In addition to the bag you will need:

• stencils;
• cotton pads;
• paints;
• degreaser;
• tassels;
• Double-sided tape.

Features of painting on the skin with acrylic paints through stencils

Before work, you need to check how the skin or suede will behave when applying paint. To do this, conduct testing on an inconspicuous (internal) area, applying a drop of paint and varnish and leaving for an hour. The easiest way to paint smooth leather bags - the paint falls on them perfectly evenly. On synthetics, acrylic can accumulate in the form of sagging, individual drops, poorly absorbed, so the result is not always perfect.

The procedure for painting the bag will be as follows:

1. The surface is treated with a solvent (degreaser) using a cloth, cotton wool. The paint after such a procedure will go smoother.
2. Stencils are applied to the bag, securely fixed with double-sided tape. After that, acrylic paint (brush, spray) is applied to the base. The layer should not be too thick.
3. Stencils can be printed on paper, taken on the Internet, drawn independently or bought in a store. Patterns based on leaves, parts of plants, flowers or other natural material will look original. They are simply laid out on a plane, sprayed free zones with paint.

Some masters perform drawings on the skin using the “hot batik” technique: they apply the pattern with wax and paraffin, having previously melted the material in a water bath. Then the bag is stained with a brush, as the paint dries, the wax is removed. The bag can also be transformed in the original way using ordinary scotch tape: it is glued with strips, cells, in the form of a different pattern, and the open areas are covered with paint. After completion of work, the surface is wetted with a fixative, and the product is allowed to dry.

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Painted leather bags by bitmap

To work, you will need alcohol or another degreaser, a foam sponge, a set of acrylic paints in tubes with a thin nose, a pencil or chalk. Actions will be as follows:

• degrease the surface with a sponge dampened in solvent;
• let the skin dry;
• apply the picture with a simple pencil or chalk (depending on the main tone of the bag), in the absence of artistic skills, you can use a decal, a stencil;
• starting work from the central part of the drawing, execute its contours with points of the same size at an equal distance from each other;
• Using different colors, textures, give the picture a complete look.

Updating an old bag is a simple and fun process. With the right and creative approach, the result will be excellent, and a worn product will last for many more years, delighting the owner!