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Michaelson, Don't Read This
I know it's been on this forum somewhere, but maybe someone could give me the procedure.
I have a Wested lambstouch cowhide that I would like to distress.
I have acetone, and I have very fine sandpaper.
Now what do I do?
And how do I do it?
I have a Wested lambstouch cowhide that I would like to distress.
I have acetone, and I have very fine sandpaper.
Now what do I do?
And how do I do it?
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Re: Michaelson, Don't Read This
You put the harsh chems and sandpaper away... or you come to New Hampshire and I'll put you to work on some wood that needs refinishing.Flash Gordon wrote:I know it's been on this forum somewhere, but maybe someone could give me the procedure.
I have a Wested lambstouch cowhide that I would like to distress.
I have acetone, and I have very fine sandpaper.
Now what do I do?
And how do I do it?
Then, you wear the jacket everyday, 365 days a year. Everywhere... encluding New Hampshire where you'll be sanding like the next Karate Kid.
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I'm gonna have to agree with the Renderking. The jacket worn by Harrison Ford in the movies was a new jacket that was hand distressed to look old and used. The jacket worn by Indiana Jones in the movies was an older jacket that was naturally distressed as a result of being old and used. Harrison Fords jacket wasn't inteded to last a long time, Indy's was. You have Indy's jacket, make it last along time, don't hand distress it to get the look.
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Yeah Flash...no reason why you should be treated like an adult who can make decisions on your own as to how you want to treat your collection. Nevermind that distressing the jacket makes the piece look more like it did in the films and that the acetone treatment is a safe proven and proffessional means of distressing your jacket.
Thanks to ITG for providing you with the link to the information that you requested.
More examples of before and after pics of a jacket that used the method MK was nice enough to share with us all can be found here:
http://www.rabittooth.com/propreplicas.htm
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Thanks to ITG for providing you with the link to the information that you requested.
More examples of before and after pics of a jacket that used the method MK was nice enough to share with us all can be found here:
http://www.rabittooth.com/propreplicas.htm
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Well put.Dakota Brown wrote:The jacket worn by Harrison Ford in the movies was a new jacket that was hand distressed to look old and used. The jacket worn by Indiana Jones in the movies was an older jacket that was naturally distressed as a result of being old and used.
HJS has had his for less than a year, and has worn it practically every day (well, at least until we moved to Arizona, where it's too hot to consider wearing a jacket right now)--and it is definitely showing signs of natural distressing (nothing too major, just what you'd expect from daily wear.) Mine, as well, though it still looks almost new, is too showing small signs of wear, most notably around the ends of the sleeves. I do prefer natural distressing over the course of time, but I know there are people who do want to go for the quick distressing, as they want to go for screen accuracy. As I've said before, everyone has a personal preference, and that's fine. The way I look at it--it's your $$ you spend on gear, and what you choose to do with it is up to you.
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Some of you folks need to keep in mind that some Gearheads collect these items as Costumes and as Display items. In both those cases, and in others, the same level of distressing seen in the film being emulated needs to be achieved, and can only be properly achieved in a controlled manner by artificial distressing.
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MaryonRavenwood wrote:Well put.Dakota Brown wrote:The jacket worn by Harrison Ford in the movies was a new jacket that was hand distressed to look old and used. The jacket worn by Indiana Jones in the movies was an older jacket that was naturally distressed as a result of being old and used.
HJS has had his for less than a year, and has worn it practically every day (well, at least until we moved to Arizona, where it's too hot to consider wearing a jacket right now)--and it is definitely showing signs of natural distressing (nothing too major, just what you'd expect from daily wear.) Mine, as well, though it still looks almost new, is too showing small signs of wear, most notably around the ends of the sleeves. I do prefer natural distressing over the course of time, but I know there are people who do want to go for the quick distressing, as they want to go for screen accuracy. As I've said before, everyone has a personal preference, and that's fine. The way I look at it--it's your $$ you spend on gear, and what you choose to do with it is up to you.
Regards--Maryon
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Quick distressing?!?! There's no such thing! Any decent distressing job is a lengthy and carefully organized process. My Wested required 8 months of slow and painstaking work to distress in the Last Crusade style. And it turned out so much better than I ever could have hoped for. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I actually made it look that way, and that it wasn't stolen from the LC wardrobe department at Elstree Studios, circa 1988.I know there are people who do want to go for the quick distressing.
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I certainly wasn't meaning to slam anyone for artificially distressing their jacket. I do indeed keep in mind that people do use these for costume and display purposes. Again, as I've said so many times before (hoping to remain neutral as much as I can)--everyone has their own personal preference and reasons when it comes to these things. My preference is my own, and the preferences of others are certainly just as valid as mine. No offense or insult intended towards anyone, if it was taken that way. Being a Libra, I just want everything to be copasetic (sp.?) and friendly. "If I have offended you, then I am sorry."Rabittooth wrote:Some of you folks need to keep in mind that some Gearheads collect these items as Costumes and as Display items. In both those cases, and in others, the same level of distressing seen in the film being emulated needs to be achieved, and can only be properly achieved in a controlled manner by artificial distressing.
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I had to remind myself that you hadn't stolen it, Dale. Your jacket looks that good. Excellent job, sir.whipwarrior wrote:Quick distressing?!?! There's no such thing! Any decent distressing job is a lengthy and carefully organized process. My Wested required 8 months of slow and painstaking work to distress in the Last Crusade style. And it turned out so much better than I ever could have hoped for. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I actually made it look that way, and that it wasn't stolen from the LC wardrobe department at Elstree Studios, circa 1988.I know there are people who do want to go for the quick distressing.
Now where's that 'tipping the fedora' smilie............
Glad I could provide a few chuckles. And being bored at work isn't always bad... gives me more time on COW.MaryonRavenwood wrote:Mike, HJS and I just got the biggest laugh out of that picture!
And Ren, that was already blown up from some pics I just quickly grabbed off the net. It'd probably pixelate pretty badly blowing it up bigger. I'll have to spend some more time finding bigger ones if you want a desktop. But if you're on a PC, don't they have a tile background option? Might add to the "disconess" of it all.
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Well, well, WELL!
I had no idea I'd open up such a can o' worms! You've all given me something to think about. Plus, (and this is the best part), I made Michaelson look!
Here's why I asked my innocent question:
I have a beautiful new Wested authentic lamb, made to my specs, which I plan to distress naturally. It's my "dress" jacket.
I also bought, on eBay (cheap, or relatively so), a lambstouch cowhide. This is the one I was thinking of distressing...so I'd have a nice one, and a distressed one. If I split my time wearing them, it would take twice as long to distress each one naturally.
So, while Flash Gordon bows to the nefarious will of no man (or woman) from the tangled, rough-hewn woods of New Hampshire to the barren deserts of the planet Mongo, I must seriously consider each of your opinions in my tortured quest for the perfect jacket.
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I had no idea I'd open up such a can o' worms! You've all given me something to think about. Plus, (and this is the best part), I made Michaelson look!
Here's why I asked my innocent question:
I have a beautiful new Wested authentic lamb, made to my specs, which I plan to distress naturally. It's my "dress" jacket.
I also bought, on eBay (cheap, or relatively so), a lambstouch cowhide. This is the one I was thinking of distressing...so I'd have a nice one, and a distressed one. If I split my time wearing them, it would take twice as long to distress each one naturally.
So, while Flash Gordon bows to the nefarious will of no man (or woman) from the tangled, rough-hewn woods of New Hampshire to the barren deserts of the planet Mongo, I must seriously consider each of your opinions in my tortured quest for the perfect jacket.
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Hey now....
I say, hey now.......Indy possibly got infected with a rare jungle fever in his travels, but he never, ever, never ever had Saturday Night Fever. That photo is a fake, I tell you, a fake. Fedora
My expereince with the lambtouch is it doesn't distress as easily as the lamb. Sandpaper and abrasive surfaces should work fine, but has anyone tried acetone?I also bought, on eBay (cheap, or relatively so), a lambstouch cowhide. This is the one I was thinking of distressing...so I'd have a nice one, and a distressed one. If I split my time wearing them, it would take twice as long to distress each one naturally.
I used some acetone on my lambstouch, now in the hands of another gearhead. It did take off the pigment, but took some work. A lot of dye would come off, but also spread around, so I had to go slow and repeat areas. It worked well, but I only went for a subtle "aging" as I was just trying to get it to look less black.
Looking at Renderking's Lambstouch at the first PA Summit, I was highly impressed at how it broke in really nicely... looking to me like a predestressed cow would. A cow hide jacket that is, not a nervous bovine.
Mike
Looking at Renderking's Lambstouch at the first PA Summit, I was highly impressed at how it broke in really nicely... looking to me like a predestressed cow would. A cow hide jacket that is, not a nervous bovine.
Mike
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...Keep in mind that I’m a HUGE fan of letting jackets NATURALLY distress. The previous owner (of whom I’m forever greatful) is even more fanatical then I am.Looking at Renderking's Lambstouch at the first PA Summit, I was highly impressed at how it broke in really nicely...
Let it happen on it’s own… it’ll come in time.
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R.F.,Renderking Fisk wrote:...Keep in mind that I’m a HUGE fan of letting jackets NATURALLY distress.Looking at Renderking's Lambstouch at the first PA Summit, I was highly impressed at how it broke in really nicely...
I'm trying to recall---didn't you have a bad experience with a jacket when you were in "the other camp?"
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Which other camp... I've gone both ways with two jackets before this one.
I wonder which jacket you might be referring to… the hybrid A2 that I had that was getting worn and blackened by caring out wet trash bags to the dumpster when I was dishwashing my way through college and every harsh chemical made it worse?
Or the Black “Close enough” jacket from Wilson’s that had the fake veneer and when the black was scratched off the leather underneath looked like ripped cardboard cereal box?
Also, my friend Randy from College warned me never to use bleach to distress or clean leather, it’ll break the leather down to “soap”. Is that what you mean?
I wonder which jacket you might be referring to… the hybrid A2 that I had that was getting worn and blackened by caring out wet trash bags to the dumpster when I was dishwashing my way through college and every harsh chemical made it worse?
Or the Black “Close enough” jacket from Wilson’s that had the fake veneer and when the black was scratched off the leather underneath looked like ripped cardboard cereal box?
Also, my friend Randy from College warned me never to use bleach to distress or clean leather, it’ll break the leather down to “soap”. Is that what you mean?
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R.F., stress seems to affect my recall. I'm on vacation now and relaxing and trying to recall some of your story's details. I think you had sanded down one of your hybrid jackets and it looked good for a short time until it started looking funny. But I think you had mentioned the filth of the restaurant was getting into the distressed leather and started to rot the jacket because you hadn't treated it.
Anyway, experience can be a tough teacher sometimes and I'm getting a bit nervous since I haven't treated my pre-distressed Wested cowhide. Although it looks good, I would feel like an idiot if it got ruined by me not treating it properly. Especially after you shared your experience.
I.J.
Anyway, experience can be a tough teacher sometimes and I'm getting a bit nervous since I haven't treated my pre-distressed Wested cowhide. Although it looks good, I would feel like an idiot if it got ruined by me not treating it properly. Especially after you shared your experience.
I.J.
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Joe, you ARE correct sir… to a point. I used a 3M green “Scruffy” on the area on the belly of the pocket to get rid of the dark patches then used it all over the jacket but never treated afterwards.
Many times I would bring trashbags from the kitchen… the tashbags would “sweat” and that disgusting mosture would get into my jacket each time I let the bags rub agaisnt my jacket. Why did I insist on wearing my jacket out to the dumpster? Who knows… I was young and stupid.
Many times I would bring trashbags from the kitchen… the tashbags would “sweat” and that disgusting mosture would get into my jacket each time I let the bags rub agaisnt my jacket. Why did I insist on wearing my jacket out to the dumpster? Who knows… I was young and stupid.