Did the Alcohol + Wested Trick
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Did the Alcohol + Wested Trick
I was bored yesterday... so I lightly distressed my jacket. Fear not, Michaelson - I'm going no further than yesterday's light application of 70% alcohol - no acetone for me. Anyway, it made the jacket a little more dull, and none of the dye was removed. I noticed while it dried that I was leaving some gray marks - it may have been from the cotton swabs that I was using, or perhaps it was just getting very dry and only looked gray? In any case, after finishing my little treatment, I gave it a small coat of leather dressing to give it back some moisture - it was very dry - and I think it looks nice. I'll try and get some pics up - it's not 100% dull, but it's better than having a jacket that'll reflect lasers.
In Christ,
Shane
In Christ,
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Yeah, I did it just lightly. I didn't want the jacket so dull that it bored people, I just didn't want it to look shiny.
Here's some pictures.
I don't remember what the rule for how many pics per thread is... so I'll just put links. *shrug* Remember that the white / gray marks are gone now... I don't know what they were.
DURING
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010051.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010050.jpg
AFTER
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010055.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010056.jpg
AFTER PECARDS - Removing the white lines
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010066.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010064.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010061.jpg
BEFORE
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010018.jpg
In Christ,
Shane
Here's some pictures.
I don't remember what the rule for how many pics per thread is... so I'll just put links. *shrug* Remember that the white / gray marks are gone now... I don't know what they were.
DURING
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010051.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010050.jpg
AFTER
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010055.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010056.jpg
AFTER PECARDS - Removing the white lines
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010066.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010064.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010061.jpg
BEFORE
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/ ... 010018.jpg
In Christ,
Shane
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oh....i totally didn't understand this thread....my alcohol and wested trick involves:
a) placing an order
b) drinking lots of alcohol while waiting for it
heck, i'm thinking of placing an order tonite....and maybe again tomorrow night
i did the alcohol rub down with one of my westeds....took the shine away which i heard could last forever and a day. now i just try to avoid buying the chrome tanned leather altogether and let nature take its course with it.
a) placing an order
b) drinking lots of alcohol while waiting for it
heck, i'm thinking of placing an order tonite....and maybe again tomorrow night
i did the alcohol rub down with one of my westeds....took the shine away which i heard could last forever and a day. now i just try to avoid buying the chrome tanned leather altogether and let nature take its course with it.
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Shane, you can post up to 6 pics, but any additional images should be linked to, like you just did.IndyMcFly wrote: I don't remember what the rule for how many pics per thread is... so I'll just put links.
I have to admit, you did a nice job on your jacket. Going easy on it did the trick. Now leave it be and start breaking it in naturally!
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IndyMcFly,
I did the alcohol thing to my Wested goat a few months back, and I got the white streaks, too. I had posted for some help, and I believe Michaelson had suggested that it might be the silicone in the aerosol waterproofer that I had used previously. How did you get rid of the white again? I had to use my brown Pecards to get rid of the white on mine, but it also brought back the shine that I had just taken off. Anyone have any further suggestions as to how I can remove the shine, but not look powdered? Thanks.
JKL
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I did the alcohol thing to my Wested goat a few months back, and I got the white streaks, too. I had posted for some help, and I believe Michaelson had suggested that it might be the silicone in the aerosol waterproofer that I had used previously. How did you get rid of the white again? I had to use my brown Pecards to get rid of the white on mine, but it also brought back the shine that I had just taken off. Anyone have any further suggestions as to how I can remove the shine, but not look powdered? Thanks.
JKL
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Vitoscarlatti said
–noun 1. a stopper for the opening of a cask.
2. a bunghole.
–verb (used with object) 3. to close with or as if with a bung; cork; plug (often fol. by up).
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[Origin: 1400–50; late ME bunge < MD bonge stopper]
Vitoscarlatti,
I'm sorry, but I don't know what this is, and I can't tell where you're from, so I don't know if ths is a typo, or a local term. I'm not trying to make fun. It sounds like it might be an interesting idea, but I want to make sure I know exactly what you mean.
Ron
bung1 /bʌŋ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[buhng] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciationbung it in the washing machine, let it dry naturally perhaps?...
–noun 1. a stopper for the opening of a cask.
2. a bunghole.
–verb (used with object) 3. to close with or as if with a bung; cork; plug (often fol. by up).
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[Origin: 1400–50; late ME bunge < MD bonge stopper]
Vitoscarlatti,
I'm sorry, but I don't know what this is, and I can't tell where you're from, so I don't know if ths is a typo, or a local term. I'm not trying to make fun. It sounds like it might be an interesting idea, but I want to make sure I know exactly what you mean.
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I didn't use any aerosol waterproofer on my jacket before I did this to it... That's interesting.Captain Ron Solo wrote:Michaelson had suggested that it might be the silicone in the aerosol waterproofer that I had used previously. How did you get rid of the white again?
I just put regular old Pecards lotion on it and it went away. The jacket did get a little shine back but not too much. Besides - I think you should dress it afterwards anyway; the alcohol reaaaally dries out the leather.
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Ron, you gotta watch that Michaelson. He'll tell you anything......
Seriously, the white 'leavings' is usually a residue left behind when something has evaporated after it's been used. You see it anytime an aerosol spray is applied, or an alcohol based product is used. You see the same when the spray contains silicone and it reacts to leather. Instead of penetrating the hide, it lays on the surface and dries.
The next time you use alcohol and get some on your fingers, watch what occurs on your fingertips and hand. You'll see the exact same white residue appear. It's also caused by the removal of moisture from an area such as leather, and leaves the white residue after evaporation.
Like Shane says above, Pecards is replacing that lost moisture, and the white disappears.
Regards! Michaelson
Seriously, the white 'leavings' is usually a residue left behind when something has evaporated after it's been used. You see it anytime an aerosol spray is applied, or an alcohol based product is used. You see the same when the spray contains silicone and it reacts to leather. Instead of penetrating the hide, it lays on the surface and dries.
The next time you use alcohol and get some on your fingers, watch what occurs on your fingertips and hand. You'll see the exact same white residue appear. It's also caused by the removal of moisture from an area such as leather, and leaves the white residue after evaporation.
Like Shane says above, Pecards is replacing that lost moisture, and the white disappears.
Regards! Michaelson
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I would start her out gently with "you know that website I go to, well the guys there..." Then tell her how great it looks and annoy her with the idea of it for at least 3 weeks. Everyday, over and over until she hates hearing about it. Bring up the subject at inappropriate times. Now don't tell her you’re going to do it or even that you want to, just that you’re thinking about how good it looks.Dostacos wrote:I don't have a jacket yet, but I am trying to figure out how to explain to my wife that I am going to make my brand new jacket look worn out
any suggestions?????
After 3 weeks of badgering her, she'll probably tell you she doesn't care about the jacket you should just do it and shut up because she doesn't want to hear about it anymore. It's worked in my houshold.
...keep in mind this whole thing could backfire!!!!
Christ Erin, it seems like everyone here (myself almost included) get controlled by the women of our household.
That's not something we'd catch from our hero, Indiana Jones.
Just say:
"Girl, I'm getting this jacket. And I'm going to wipe it with mud and @#$% because I don't want to look like a pop-star from the 80's. If you don't like it, don't wear it. My clothes, my rules."
It's a completely justified statement. Don't let the women give you @#$% just because they can.
That's not something we'd catch from our hero, Indiana Jones.
Just say:
"Girl, I'm getting this jacket. And I'm going to wipe it with mud and @#$% because I don't want to look like a pop-star from the 80's. If you don't like it, don't wear it. My clothes, my rules."
It's a completely justified statement. Don't let the women give you @#$% just because they can.
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That's a lot easier said from the vantage point of youth, no offense. I have 10 years of marriage under my belt and a ticked off wife doesn't make a happy home (neither does a ticked off husband). A marriage is something you have to work at, daily.mufflowne wrote:Christ Erin, it seems like everyone here (myself almost included) get controlled by the women of our household.
That's not something we'd catch from our hero, Indiana Jones.
Just say:
"Girl, I'm getting this jacket. And I'm going to wipe it with mud and @#$% because I don't want to look like a pop-star from the 80's. If you don't like it, don't wear it. My clothes, my rules."
It's a completely justified statement. Don't let the women give you @#$% just because they can.
I was trying to explain, sarchastically, how to go about doing something that Dostacos wife might not understand. Because I'm sure most of us married guys here have wives that from time to time don't understand us, or why we do the things we do. It's like me with my wife and her scrap booking, I have no idea why a certain type of glue is needed, I just know its needed. And if she wanted to buy a $350 peice of whatnot for her scrapbooking then procede to "ruin it" in my eyes, I would have somethging to say about it. Because in our home, it's our money, and part of my money doesn't like to get wasted without a thorough explanation that it's not ruining, it's being distressed.
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