liquid kicks top coat: 4oz top coat leather sealer matte finish liquid kicks liquid kicks leather top coat/sealer by lk shoes finish: matte lk topcoats are the highest quality leather topcoats in the industry! liquid kicks designed their top coats to protect your art on a variety of surfaces such as leather, vinyl, pvc, canvas, cotton, and silk. they are extremely scratch resistant, uv resistant, waterproof, and chemical resistant. lk topcoats give you the ability to send your custom leather, canvas, and vinyl products out into the world with confidence that they will not peel, lift, crack or fade and last! your art will look and feel great for years. preparation: use a clean lint-free cotton cloth to clean only the leather surface which you intend to paint. do not excessively clean the surface. you should feel the surface change from slick to tacky as you are cleaning it. as soon as it changes feel, it has been sufficiently been cleaned. allow the surface to sit for 10 to 20 minutes to allow solvents to escape. do not force dry. remove any dust or debris with a clean dry synthetic paint brush. applying top coat: lk top coats should be applied with an airbrush with a tip size between .2mm and .7mm with air pressure between 25psi and 35psi or with a mini spray gun with a tip size less than 1mm. spray top coat directly at the surface from 3 to 5 inches away with an airbrush, or 4 to 8 inches away with a spray gun. apply top coat in even coats by working from side to side and top to bottom while overlapping each previous line to create medium wet coats. allow top coat to dry before moving to the next coat. drying: top coats are best air dried but may be forced dried with a hairdryer with a temperature not exceeding 350f. air drying will take 35 to 50 minutes depending on ambient temperature and humidity. force drying should not be allowed to exceed 10 minutes. lk top coats are ready to handle and use after fully drying but full chemical and scratch resistance is only achieved after 12 hours of curing at room temperature 70f.