Wested distressed cow hide leather owners. Weird smell?
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Wested distressed cow hide leather owners. Weird smell?
Bit of an odd query this. I've had my Wested hero pre-distressed for about 7 months now. At first the odour was really overpowering and pretty intoxicating (still kinda nice tho') then it diminished to an ok level. Then it seemed to develop a strong almost fatty/sour odour. I've cool washed it to no effect and recently given it a pecards treatment which has ameliorated the smell a bit but it's still there. I'm not a smoker and don't have chronic BO! Has anyone else had this problem with the recent pre-d jackets?
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Re: Wested distressed cow hide leather owners. Weird smell?
Its normal. TN's and WIngs pre-distressed have the same 'odor', for lack of a better term.
Sometimes hanging it out in the sunshine helps neutralize the smell, but it's there, and just part and parcel of the tanning procedure.
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Sometimes hanging it out in the sunshine helps neutralize the smell, but it's there, and just part and parcel of the tanning procedure.
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Re: Wested distressed cow hide leather owners. Weird smell?
Great, they don't put that in the sales literature. I was sitting wearing it in the cinema thinking " This is really unpleasant. I have stink lines"
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Re: Wested distressed cow hide leather owners. Weird smell?
I got a used Wested lamb skin jacket from a guy one time that smelled like pizza, and it always did.
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Re: Wested distressed cow hide leather owners. Weird smell?
Now THAT'S different!
Re: Wested distressed cow hide leather owners. Weird smell?
I'd pay extra for this odor instead of the chemical stink.trdaggers wrote:I got a used Wested lamb skin jacket from a guy one time that smelled like pizza, and it always did.
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What kind of Pizza?trdaggers wrote:I got a used Wested lamb skin jacket from a guy one time that smelled like pizza, and it always did.
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Re: Wested distressed cow hide leather owners. Weird smell?
Nothing on mine yet.....
Still a faint cowhide smell, which is lovely..But no, nothing bad...
Still a faint cowhide smell, which is lovely..But no, nothing bad...
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If it didn't have it when you received it, I don't believe you'll have any problems with it later, fifthchamber.
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CM wrote:What kind of Pizza?trdaggers wrote:I got a used Wested lamb skin jacket from a guy one time that smelled like pizza, and it always did.
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To finish the story. I called the guy and told him the jacket smelled like pizza, come to find out he owned a pizza/sandwich shop and it must of soaked up the order from laying around the shop 10 hours a day. I use the jacket for display and never wear it.
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Re: Wested distressed cow hide leather owners. Weird smell?
That's a sad story. If you ordered a jacket from the pizza guy he could have at least given you the second one free.
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St. Dumas wrote:That's a sad story. If you ordered a jacket from the pizza guy he could have at least given you the second one free.
Or an extra topping.
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It would be heaven for me to buy a jacket from someone working in a coffee shop! Mmmmm... Coffee.......trdaggers wrote:St. Dumas wrote:That's a sad story. If you ordered a jacket from the pizza guy he could have at least given you the second one free.
Or an extra topping.
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Re: Wested distressed cow hide leather owners. Weird smell?
I have one that I have had since 2002 and it never had any odd smell to it. Surprisingly, even after all this time and all the wear put into it -- it still smells like it did when I got it. Not as strong, but still that wonderful leather aroma! W>
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+1fenris wrote:It would be heaven for me to buy a jacket from someone working in a coffee shop! Mmmmm... Coffee.......
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Re: Wested distressed cow hide leather owners. Weird smell?
Well, if you don't mind substituting a sweet smell over the tanning smell.....
I tried that once on a jacket that came from a smokers house. Didn't work worth a flip.
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I tried that once on a jacket that came from a smokers house. Didn't work worth a flip.
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Re: Wested distressed cow hide leather owners. Weird smell?
How about burying the jacket in coffee grounds? Hehehe...
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...and waste all that perfectly good coffee!!!!!????
Re: Wested distressed cow hide leather owners. Weird smell?
You could always brew it after and get that sweet coffee + leather smell in your drink! Hahaha! Ewwwwww...Michaelson wrote:...and waste all that perfectly good coffee!!!!!????
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Re: Wested distressed cow hide leather owners. Weird smell?
Well, there are people out there, who are drinking Kopi Luwak... so it doesn't sound that bad.
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Re: Wested distressed cow hide leather owners. Weird smell?
Yeah, but I doubt kopi luwak has that faint taste of pecards... Hahaha!Quindy wrote:Well, there are people out there, who are drinking Kopi Luwak... so it doesn't sound that bad.