Leather Printing's Steps: Explained In Brief
by : Rahul Sharma
LEATHER PRINTING STEPS:
1. The sheet bearing the printed image is then pressed onto a piece of leather which has been tanned.
2. After first step the process involves the removal of the backing sheet which may merely be stripped away either when cold or hot. The removal of the residual film left after stripping away the backing layer may be effected by means of the application of a surfactant which is a textured water-based paint remover.
3. The removal of the film restores the tactile and visual characteristics of the leather, but it is advantageous to apply heat to the leather in order to refix the inks or dyes.
4. The resulting leather piece has the normal appearance and tactile qualities of unprinted leather but carries the print image generated digitally by computer, the image being fixed in the fabric of the leather.
