How do you apply final finishes?

[Chris 54326]

Do you use a brush or air-brush to apply your final finish to small items?

 

[Robber58]

I usually use trimmed down sheep skin or a rag. A lot of finishes don't do well with brushes and can streak pretty badly. The sheep skin is for areas with a lot of tooling but the rag works better on smooth leather. Done quickly with both.
Randy

 

[Horsewright]

I use an old T shirt stretched tight over a couple of fingers. Large projects like rifle scabbards ya still get streaks. I use Oakwood, a conditioner on large projects as a finish. Rub it on, wipe off excess and then buff in 15- 20 minutes Leaves a nice finish.

 

[Chris 54326]

That's interesting, Dave. Never heard of Oakwood Conditioner..........of course I'm not a "saddle-sitter" so not up to speed on all that stuff.

 

[Horsewright]

Works good on bout anything made from dead cow.