squeak..

bullet08 · Post by **bullet08** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:00 am

last few days, i've been hearing squeak coming from the leather when they are rubbing togather. does anyone know how to stop that noise?

pete

PyramidBlaster · Post by **PyramidBlaster** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:13 am

Addition of a cat will usually take care of it....

Greatdane · Post by **Greatdane** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:20 am

If the jacket is new it's probally a result of the frictin between the leather. Maybe you should break it in or something. Throw it in the dryer with a non-heated tumble and throw a few tennis balls with it. Maybe add a cat like Pyramid suggested, works wonders on a leather jacket

Or just wear it alot, the sound should go away by itself.

rover smith · Post by **rover smith** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:28 am

I've got a 70s vintage A-2, It still creaks, you're gonna get that with most leathers I think.

crismans · Post by **crismans** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:15 am

Personally, I love the creak of leather. It's one of the reasons I like leather jackets so much.

Perhaps I'm just weird...

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:36 am

When you get to a certain age, you start noticing the creaks aren't coming from your jacket. WHy do you think Michaelson uses Pecards so much?

;-)

Tibor · Post by **Tibor** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:12 am

there are worse noises than creaks and squeaks available in the vintage guy arsenal...

I'd prefer the joint crack or leather creak, thanks.

cowboy827 · Post by **cowboy827** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:52 pm

My lambskin raiders creaked, and I loved it. I sold the jacket and bought one in novapelle, and alas, no creak. I really miss it.

coronado3 · Post by **coronado3** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:00 pm

Yeah, I love the creak...

theinterchange · Post by **theinterchange** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:02 pm

you gotta love that leather creak!

Randy

Imahomer · Post by **Imahomer** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:08 pm

Weston · Post by **Weston** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:33 pm

My Wested lambskin Raider's jacket is over 10 years old and still creaks as much, maybe more, than the day it was new. Personally, I love that!

Weston

Castor Dioscuri · Post by **Castor Dioscuri** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:44 pm

To actually *answer* the original question... ;-)

Whenever I find myself with a new jacket that creaks, I find that after its first treatment of Pecards, the creaking either lessens significantly, or stops altogether.

Yes, Club Obi-Wan. Official sponsor of Pecards.

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:55 pm

It's hard to be stealthy when your jacket squeaks and creaks

Don't Call Me Junior! · Tue Feb 10, 2009 5:02 am

RCSignals wrote:It's hard to be stealthy when your jacket squeaks and creaks

Yeah, because when you're trying to sneak up on a stormtrooper he'll hear you and turn around while he sends his buddy off on a speederbike to...

Oh - wait, wrong movie!

r.deckard · Post by **r.deckard** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:35 am

Quite honestly, I like the squeak. If I remember correctly I think you can hear Indy's jacket squeaking in ROLA during the scene in the Imam's house. So see, the squeak is screen accurate!