Canyon's distresssed Wested jacket!

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 3:21 pm

For some time now, I've been thinking of distressing my jacket and I finally went and did it!

I took this picture halfway through the distressing to compare a 'before and after' view.

I used very fine sandpaper for distressing, and here are shots of the 'finished' jacket. Please let me know what you think.

And a little something else...

Ladies and Gentlemen. Making his debut on Club Obi Wan, I give you, a friend for Railok's Tiger Pillow.....Mr Moon!

Dr. Jones Jr. · Post by **Dr. Jones Jr.** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 3:24 pm

Jacket looks very nice, very authentic.

Kt Templar · Post by **Kt Templar** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 4:33 pm

Jacket's looking great Canyon. Gently does it

Just needs a bit of Letap to soften it a bit and add some "layers".

HEY! You've got a US Govt. packing case at the end of your bed! Something you want to tell us?!

Rusty Jones · Post by **Rusty Jones** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 4:46 pm

Looking nice, did you just use sandpaper? No leather treatments?

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:22 pm

Looks like you started out fine, but went a little overboard in places. Get yourself some brown Pecards like I did, or some shoe polish and smooth out some of the overly done areas. Just apply lightly a few times, and the distressing will tone down a bit, and look much more natural. Good luck.

Hemingway Jones · Post by **Hemingway Jones** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:50 pm

Looks a little scratchy to me, Caynon. The distressed areas around it look fantastic, but in some places, like the right front and the entire back, the scratches are a bit too distinct in my opinion. If you can even them out, as the other areas are, it will be one of the best distressing jobs going.

Great job, though.

Indy_Railok · Post by **Indy_Railok** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:22 pm

Looks great, Canyon!

Now it's time for my sleep, it's 01:23 am.. Good night!

Alabama Jones · Post by **Alabama Jones** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 1:53 am

Canyon , its looking good. Some more uneven distressing and brown pecards to reign in "overdoing", aka "The Strider method", and it can be just right. Personally, I'm more of the sandpaper/beatup look over the acetone/aged look anyway. But I've seen jackets from both camps that look great.

Still haven't gotten the guts to go to work on my newer Wested. But I scuff and polish on the old one all the time.

Luisiana Jones · Post by **Luisiana Jones** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:43 am

Greatly done, it looks....used

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:11 am

i like it!

The back panel is very screen-accurately distressed IMO

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:27 pm

Thank you all so much for your positive comments and constructive advice.

I'm going to get some pecards so that I can do some more work to this jacket.

Ragingblues wrote:Canyon, your jacket is looking very authentic and traveled too. Nice job! We always look forward to pics of you in your gear, so don't leave us hanging with this new development...

Ken

More gear pictures coming up...

Kt Templar wrote:HEY! You've got a US Govt. packing case at the end of your bed! Something you want to tell us?!

Well, now you come to mention it, I've been wondering where that strange humming sound was coming from...

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 4:56 pm

When I got the Pecards, what I did was used my fingers to spread the dressing around. I could work on individual areas better that way, at least I felt so. It won't stain your fingers, or anything.

Renderking Fisk · Post by **Renderking Fisk** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:49 am

First, you asked me if we had dirt roads in New Hampshire... and I said yes.

Then, you asked if we had trucks in New Hampshire. I said yes.

Then you asked if we could use one of our trucks to drag you down one of those dirt roads while you wear your jacket, and I said yes.

... Now we have nothing to do when you get here.

astroboy · Post by **astroboy** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:16 am

Looks pretty cool ! Did you try acetone at all ??

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:47 pm

astroboy wrote:Looks pretty cool ! Did you try acetone at all ??

No, just sandpaper.

Actually, I've gotta get some pecards leather dressing soon, so I can treat my Wested.

BTW, guys. Mr Moon is not happy that you never commented on his Impeccable taste.

Ripper · Post by **Ripper** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:49 pm

Mr. Moon rules!