Indy's distressed jacket
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Indy's distressed jacket
hi.just made another tread about this jacket.will try to post some more pictures soon of it.these will just have to do so long.enjoy
I really wanted mine to scream indiana jones.I wanted that dull color and also wanted it to look worn and aged.
here is me in my dining room wearing the jacket.
New condition
and wanted it to look like this
and mine,a couple hours later:D what do you think?
Holt
I really wanted mine to scream indiana jones.I wanted that dull color and also wanted it to look worn and aged.
here is me in my dining room wearing the jacket.
New condition
and wanted it to look like this
and mine,a couple hours later:D what do you think?
Holt
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very nicely done. i'm not a big fan of artificial aging because of the"back-and-forth-up-and-down, sandpaper the seams" look most jackets wind up with. i always thought the rotla gear looked "lived in and used" or just really dirty; whereas, imho, the other films had made a noticeable effort to make the gear look like it had been to 4377 and back. regards. hanson.
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thanks you guys.I used alcohol and very very fine grain sandpaper.
you can hardly notice tht it was done by sandpaper.I off course see it's fake because I did it.but I have let other people see it in person and they could not believe that it was fakely done.but I did not use alcohol first.I sanded the hole jacket down and then I used alcohol on it.was out the hole left over shine in it
I am very happy with the resuslt
and whipwarrior.what an exelent LC style jacket.
Regards
Holt
you can hardly notice tht it was done by sandpaper.I off course see it's fake because I did it.but I have let other people see it in person and they could not believe that it was fakely done.but I did not use alcohol first.I sanded the hole jacket down and then I used alcohol on it.was out the hole left over shine in it
I am very happy with the resuslt
and whipwarrior.what an exelent LC style jacket.
Regards
Holt
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No, I pretty much had it finished when you saw it at our little 2003 Georgia Summit. I had the LC collar snaps added by a local leather shop in December, but that's about it. If it looks a bit more aged, it's just from natural wear and tear. I'm a delivery driver by trade, and I wear this jacket about 60% of the year. I only wish that the digital pictures could make it look half as nice as it does in-person. The camera tends to create a blur effect where the sandpapering is. In reality, there are some really nice transitions from the rough to the new leather. Really must be seen to appreciate.
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I agree Dale, the camera doesn't do it justice. As I recall, your jacket reminded me of the one I saw at the Smithsonian, only better. It really is a work of art like 'it belongs in a museum!'whipwarrior wrote:The camera tends to create a blur effect where the sandpapering is. In reality, there are some really nice transitions from the rough to the new leather. Really must be seen to appreciate.
I'm glad you get to wear it most of the year...the jacket is made to be worn. I wear mine most of the year too and it amazes me to see where natural distress marks actually end up after a few years. Regardless, I you have a really nice jacket.
Cheers,
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