Almost ruined a whole batch of leather covers last week

I was in a groove binding 4 journals in one day - got too confident lol. Forgot to check my PVA glue pH before brushing it on some beautiful dark blue goatskin from a shop in Portland. Turns out the glue was way too acidic and left white patches where it seeped through the edges. Caught it after the first cover so only wasted 2 hours fixing the mess with some baking soda paste. Has anyone else had glue chemistry mess up their leather like that?

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barbara3998d ago

Baking soda paste probably fixed it fine, not sure it was that serious.

jordan6538d ago

Well, I guess we can close the book on advanced chemistry then.