Dulling down the shine
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Dulling down the shine
Hey Guys, I was wondering if you knew a way to dull down the shine of a goatskin jacket, I'm not lookin for totally distressing but just so that I dont blind people on a sunny day...haha
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Rubbing alcohol does the job. Not harmful if jacket is cared for properly (i.e. apply leather dressing once a year or so).
The Swindiana Method works as well. Simply wear your jacket when it rains. Shine is reduced and jacket conforms a bit to your body, making it look more like "your" jacket. A nice, non-chemical method (well, to an extent - beware of acid rain...)
The Swindiana Method works as well. Simply wear your jacket when it rains. Shine is reduced and jacket conforms a bit to your body, making it look more like "your" jacket. A nice, non-chemical method (well, to an extent - beware of acid rain...)
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And at that time, he had more accurate pants. (I think he pointed that out to me in Finnish, though I should've had you or VP there to translate the whole thing for me...)Scandinavia Jones wrote:And there's that pic of the old gearhead with his red cotton Wested again!
I'm the wiser of us know though!
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Well... wanted to change my avatar, came across this cheerful little pic of me in a cavalier's outfit... a bit of change to all those pics of that strange man wearing a brown felt hat.Indiana Ken wrote:Whats with the Blackadder look?
Besides, Blackadder has been discussed on the forum - thus, my avatar is very up-to-date with current COW issues...
Thanks for your kind words re: my jacket, Ken! Again, that means a lot coming from you...
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Maybe Indy IV is going to be a cross between Indiana Jone and Mr. Rogers ... As far as using alcohol goes - after years of research I know for a fact it does a great job of distressing and taking the shine off ... your liver.Scandinavia Jones wrote:And there's that pic of the old gearhead with his red cotton Wested again!
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Now thats one instance where I will advocate natural distressing!Indiana Jess wrote:Maybe Indy IV is going to be a cross between Indiana Jone and Mr. Rogers ... As far as using alcohol goes - after years of research I know for a fact it does a great job of distressing and taking the shine off ... your liver.Scandinavia Jones wrote:And there's that pic of the old gearhead with his red cotton Wested again!
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You'll have to translate that again, SJ. That's EXACTLY what he said!!
Well... I've already done a bit! But it's so subtle that it will not show up in any pictures. I've gone Volvo on it, safety first.Swindy
So Sacandanavia hasn't swayed you to distressing your jacket yet with the marvellous job he did on his?
I'd say it actually shows up best in THIS 1 shot.
Here are three more though;
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Thanks, Ken. Most of it comes from wear I guess, and the distressing is actually more of highlighting of the seams and edges I think, though some of the "open area" distressing doesn't show up in the shots. We'll see if I'll leave it as is or take it any further later on. One tough goat!
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Se kirjoitetaan kulläkin pienellä: Kadonneen aarteen metsästäjät. Ähäkutti on yhteen ja suuresti muistuttaa ei ole hyvää suomea.Scandinavia Jones wrote:You bet he did. He wasn't too nice about his pant advantage either:Swindiana wrote:And at that time, he had more accurate pants. (I think he pointed that out to me in Finnish, though I should've had you or VP there to translate the whole thing for me...)
Nice pic.
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Cheers, VP.VP wrote:Se kirjoitetaan kulläkin pienellä: Kadonneen aarteen metsästäjät. Ähäkutti on yhteen ja suuresti muistuttaa ei ole hyvää suomea.
Nice pic.
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Filmin nimen suuret alkuirjaimet ovat, sanoisinko "in Finglish"...
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It's funny that this dude probably has no idea we're chatting about him here on COW... us gearheads don't miss anything, eh? lol .
Neo: Just as a suggestion, as it was said ealier, perhaps take it easy with the rubbing alcohol on the jacket...Goatskin is a pretty good water repellent leather. However, too much may reduce this benefit. If you use the rubbing alcohol on your jacket, try to keep er' Pecarded down every once in awhile to keep it, at least, in good condition. Take care of it and it will take care of you...Congrats once again on your jacket my friend!
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Neo: Just as a suggestion, as it was said ealier, perhaps take it easy with the rubbing alcohol on the jacket...Goatskin is a pretty good water repellent leather. However, too much may reduce this benefit. If you use the rubbing alcohol on your jacket, try to keep er' Pecarded down every once in awhile to keep it, at least, in good condition. Take care of it and it will take care of you...Congrats once again on your jacket my friend!
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Squeak?
Does the use of alcohol on the jacket cause it to get squeaky? I tried some acetone nail polish remover on the bottom of the back panel to ty to reduce some shine, and the area lost the shine, but got really squeaky. I put some pecards on the area to reduce the friction.
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Interesting method.Scandinavia Jones wrote: The Swindiana Method works as well. Simply wear your jacket when it rains. Shine is reduced and jacket conforms a bit to your body, making it look more like "your" jacket. A nice, non-chemical method (well, to an extent - beware of acid rain...)
If there's no rain pending, could you get the same result using a spray bottle?
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Actually, if I'm right, they mean a lot more water than that. Probably a better substitute would be a garden hose. One of those threads out there discussed 'water distressing', or something like that - taking new jackets and absolutely deluging them w/ water and then letting them dry out, to change the surface look. (Not that I advise this, especially if you have a lamb, which could soak up water.)AceTachyon wrote:If there's no rain pending, could you get the same result using a spray bottle?
All that said, I got pretty durn soaked walking in the rain - torrential, over last winter (it only rains here, no snow), and I still have a shine.
Is there any other method that might work, SHORT of acetone or alcohol?
(It's an authentic lamb.)
Thanks,
J