putting something special in with my Wested.

Indiana Blizzard · Post by **Indiana Blizzard** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 9:56 pm

Ok I am about to throw my Wested in the dryer for several hours with NO heat, my question is do I need to add anything with it like a shoe or something to bounce around in the dryer with it? also do I need to put pecards on it first?

IndyBlues · Post by **IndyBlues** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:04 pm

Why so blue??? You must be really cold up there, huh??

I haven't heard of anyone putting anything else in the dryer WITH the jacket, but I hear it is better to turn it inside out, and/or in a pillowcase, so that the dryer dosen't end up with Pecards all over the inside.

Indiana Blizzard · Post by **Indiana Blizzard** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:11 pm

Cold up here? why I have no idea what you mean.

Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:39 pm

Why are you tumbling your jacket w/o heat? Softening the leather? I used the tumble dryer to shrink and soften up my authentic lamb. I selected max heat, put the jacket in a pillowcase and threw it in the dryer together with a couple of wet towels. 25 minutes later - done. *microwave ping* The jacket was much suppler and fit me a bit better, too...

This treatment should shrink a leather jacket about half a size. (Your mileage may wary, of course.) As for only softening a Wested in a cool dryer, I don't know what the results would be.

jbbowers · Post by **jbbowers** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:54 pm

What about throwing a couple of bricks in with it for automatic distressing?>

Brad

Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:59 pm

jbbowers wrote:What about throwing a couple of bricks in with it for automatic distressing?>

Stonewashed Westeds... very popular in the mid/late 80's.

Indiana Blizzard · Post by **Indiana Blizzard** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:12 pm

yes to soften the leather.

Indianafred · Post by **Indianafred** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 5:38 am

jbbowers wrote:What about throwing a couple of bricks in with it for automatic distressing?>

Brad

Dont think neither the landlord or the dryer would like that.

Regards
Freddie

Post by **Ken** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 6:15 am

I would be careful about using heat! You could shrinkt he jacket too much!!

Putting it in the dryer on no heat though should just soften it up nicely.

Ken

ob1al · Post by **ob1al** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 6:28 am

I wouldn't put anything else in the dryer with your jacket - certainly nothing hard anyway - this might produce some unexpected distressing for the leather AND you!

If the purpose is just to soften it up, zip the jacket up and turn it inside out, wrap it in a pillowcase and put it in the dryer with NO HEAT unless you want the jacket to shrink.

Indiana Croft · Post by **Indiana Croft** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 10:10 pm

Is this common practice for softening leather, I thought thats what the Pecards was supposed to do.
Croft

Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:39 am

Indiana Croft wrote:Is this common practice for softening leather, I thought thats what the Pecards was supposed to do.

Well, it's a practice that has been discussed here on COW before... not very common 'norm' practice, I guess...

The tumble dryer 'breaks in' the leather, making it initially softer... despite what's been said here, I would only use Pecard to condition my jacket when the leather needs conditioning. Over-using Pecard only makes the jacket gooey and heavy.

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 9:05 am

Maybe a couple of tennis balls in there would work wonders too?

A common practice for softening and fluffing your pillow after a wash.

Regards,
Swindiana