Discuss technique for prolonging the life of your gear or giving it that aged look
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by ReturningSon » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:09 pm
Has anyone ever tried costumer designer Deborah Nadoolman's way of distressing the raiders jacket using steel wool and a pocket knife. I am thinking about doing this but would like to see if anyone else has tried?
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by knibs7 » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:16 pm
I've always wondered this myself, especially how to use the pocketknife
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by enigmata_wood » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:28 pm
knibs7 wrote: I've always wondered this myself, especially how to use the pocketknife
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I always imagined the only way it could be useful would be to scrape away the top surface of the leather at probable wear points
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by Texan Scott » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:53 pm
...the steel wool brush is to scratch your beard, and the pocket knife makes a good toothpick!
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by ReturningSon » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:50 pm
definitely an "Indy" way of thinking there!
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by Elliott » Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:31 pm
I've used both items on a few jackets, and a pair of leather jeans, over the years.
The problem with the brush is that it looks very uniform, with lots of little scratches in the same direction.
a knife works well if you use it like a straight razor, and gradually scrape away with the edge of the blade.
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by knibs7 » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:14 am
Texan Scott wrote: ...the steel wool brush is to scratch your beard, and the pocket knife makes a good toothpick!
And Indy could definitely use a knife/toothpick in the Chachapoyan Temple when he is pulling himself up with the vine
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by bigrex » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:07 pm
I've used a fine-threaded steel wool on novapelle. It had a buffing effect on the leather and was not nearly as drastic as you would think. I would imagine steel wool that has some more roughness to it might produce more scratches instead of the fine-buffed look.
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by RCSignals » Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:50 pm
I assume she used a small wire brush with flexible bristles. those usually have Stainless Steel or Brass bristles.
I'd hate to see someone use a regular scaling wire brush on Lamb.