Natural Distressing On My Wested Goat

ShanghaiJack · Post by **ShanghaiJack** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:14 am

I've only had my Wested Raiders Authentic goat for 25 days and it's already beginning to show signs of natural distressing! :shock:I thought goat was supposed to be nigh indestructible, but it is definitely showing signs of wearing already. It seems that the surface of the bottom of the jacket, especially around the corners is rubbing off. I also noticed this on one of the cuffs. Here's the link to all the pics.
http://homepage.mac.com/brian_lynn/Quar ... bum30.html

Here's one to show you what I mean.

What do you other Wested goat owners think? How fast have your jackets been naturally distressing? Do I have a wimpy goat?

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 1:38 pm

Hmmm.... I've had my Raiders goatskin for 2 years + by now and the leather still looks MINT. The liner is worn through in some places, but the leather itself is as new. I've treated it with Pecard Jell from time to time.

Regards,

Marc

IndianaGuybrush · Post by **IndianaGuybrush** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:09 pm

Yeah that's really bizarre, my goat didn't do anything like that

Neolithic · Post by **Neolithic** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:17 pm

When I read this thread I wondered how it was possible...

My six month old Goat looks new (don't they all) even though I did a light sandpaper on it... 'that armour's too strong for blasters'.

Jack, what is 'natural distressing' in your book?
I've been kicking mine around, rolling it up when I'm not wearing it and just treating it with a little disrespect to hope that one day it might show signs of cracking. You didn't slide down any rock faces or anything? It just happened 'going to the mall' as they say?

IndianaGuybrush · Post by **IndianaGuybrush** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:20 pm

Acid rain? Swimming through the runnoff behind the paper mill? using it as a tarp when you paint your garage?

FLATHEAD · Post by **FLATHEAD** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:56 pm

I do not think it is unheard of to see that kind of wear if it on the bottom
hem of the jacket. You have to figure you are going to be rubbing that
part of the jacket on your pants when you sit down, and when you get
in and out of the car.

I have had alot of leather jackets over the years, and they have always
started to show signs of wear around the bottom hem first, then the cuffs,
then the arms, and then where my seatbelt rubs the jacket if I wear it in
the car.

What you have there is normal. I would not worry about it.

Flathead

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:06 pm

Extremely normal.

I equate 'natural distressing' with the marks and creases on a jacket that you can spot form a metre or two away. Not something you have to use the macro function on your camera to capture.

This is just normal stuff.

Bufflehead Jones · Post by **Bufflehead Jones** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:01 pm

I have had my authentic lamb for nearly a year. I am just now beginning to see a little of that on the bottom of the sleeves. This natural distressing is going to be a long process.

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:06 pm

Shanghai, my wested goat (which I believe was made around the same time as yours was has the same thing on the corners of the storm flap. I kinda like it though.

:junior: -IJ

ShanghaiJack · Post by **ShanghaiJack** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:27 am

Well, lets see if I can answer all of the questions.

Nope, no dodging poison darts, swimming in pirana infested rivers, or being dragged behind a truck. The most abuse this jacket has seen is being balled up and sat on or tossed in a corner when I'm not wearing it.
Although, I have not found the time to treat it with pecards yet.

Rob, I guess I would consider any damage/wear to the jacket that occurred naturally as "natural distressing" regardless of how close to the jacket you have to be to view it. It all adds up eventually.

I also realize that wear and tear on any leather jacket is common and natural. This does not, however, seem to be the case with the older Wested goatskins. They seemed to be a tougher breed, pun intended. Perhaps Peter has switched his supplier for the goatskin, or maybe the last batch of hides he got were tanned differently, which resulted in faster distressing showing up on the jacket.

IndianaJones,
It's nice to know that someone else is experiencing this faster wearing of a Wested goat. I like it too! It means that I won't have to wait 20 years before my jacket starts looking like it has been used! On the other hand it's like that first scratch on a new car or the first scuff on a new pair of Aldens. At any rate I am now convinced that I will remain on the Michaelson path to natural distressing.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:10 am

ShanghaiJack wrote:I also realize that wear and tear on any leather jacket is common and natural. This does not, however, seem to be the case with the older Wested goatskins. They seemed to be a tougher breed, pun intended. Perhaps Peter has switched his supplier for the goatskin, or maybe the last batch of hides he got were tanned differently, which resulted in faster distressing showing up on the jacket.

Perhaps Peter has... or, perhaps, some have different ideas of distressing? I find it hard to believe, for example, that there are these goatskins out there that haven't worn, or been scratched, or can otherwise show these small small blemishes, which you are pointing to.

IndyMo · Post by **IndyMo** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 6:26 am

My Goat is a year old and no such wear on mine - Contact Peter - he'll know for sure if this is normal or not.

Mike

ob1al · Post by **ob1al** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:07 am

Peter did say he was switching to a softer authentic goatskin, a short while ago.

In fact, I think he used the softer goat for the LC collar I had put on my older jacket - the hide used on the collar is a lot softer than the rest of the jacket.

I like it, though.

Rixter · Post by **Rixter** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:21 am

ShanghaiJack wrote:Nope, no dodging poison darts, swimming in pirana infested rivers, or being dragged behind a truck. The most abuse this jacket has seen is being balled up and sat on or tossed in a corner when I'm not wearing it.

Yes, but are you sure that your Authentic goat wasn’t being worn during the making of S.W.C.J. and left on the cutting room floor?

8-[

I liked your silent classic iMovie complete with sepia image, audio, and flickering, dropped frame effects about a basketball playing sumo wrestler. What did you use to get those effects?

ShanghaiJack · Post by **ShanghaiJack** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:23 am

Rixter,
I'm glad you liked the movie, which is actually a shorter version of the original I made. I completely forgot it was online! The effects are a combination of things. I used the camera flashing effect in iMovie, and some masking affects in Final Cut Pro.

ob1al I think you may be right about the switch to the softer goatskin. Mine didn't feel nearly as stiff as everyone said the goatskin was.

IndyMo, I think I will contact Peter just to see what his take is on this.

Rob,
Main Entry: 2distress
Function: transitive verb
4 : to mar (as clothing or wood) deliberately to give an effect of age

I think my definition of natural distressing is pretty accurate as far as that dictionary definition goes. Maybe you scanned the above posts, but

Marc said: Hmmm.... I've had my Raiders goatskin for 2 years + by now and the leather still looks MINT. The liner is worn through in some places, but the leather itself is as new.

IndianaGuyBrush said: Yeah that's really bizarre, my goat didn't do anything like that

Neolithic said: When I read this thread I wondered how it was possible...
My six month old Goat looks new (don't they all) even though I did a light sandpaper on it... 'that armour's too strong for blasters'.

IndyMo said:My Goat is a year old and no such wear on mine

so at least several people have had jackets from six months to two years and according to them they have not experienced wearing/distressing like this. I'm not trying to make a big deal out of this at any rate. I just wanted to post some pics of what I believe to be natural distressing occuring on my Wested goatskin after only one month to put the information out there for those who are thinking about getting a Wested goatskin. I know that it is often hard to tell what someone's tone is on an online medium, but I am beginning to feel that you are attempting to belittle me. If this is not the case I apologize.

indybill · Post by **indybill** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:22 pm

I don't know about natural distressing but I have found that the Wested Goat responds quite well to acetone distressing

Shiva · Post by **Shiva** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 6:04 pm

I don't know about natural distressing but I have found that the Wested Goat responds quite well to acetone distressing

indy1936 · Post by **indy1936** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:24 am

jack,

i have wearing on mine after only a month. looks just like yours along the storm flap edgek pockets and bottom corners.

ShanghaiJack · Post by **ShanghaiJack** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:34 am

indy1936,

I am really beginning to think that this is due to a difference in the current goat hides. I s yours the authentic goat by any chance? I sent Peter an email about this, so perhaps he will offer his opinion on it to us.

Regards,
Jack