Club Obi Wan

MK took regular-guy.com down quite a while ago. The domain just points back to TFL as you probably noticed.

Like Michaelson mentioned, there are some sites that archive other websites, and you might find it there.

Michaelson wrote:Hopefully archived, as MK removed all his links when he left the site and started the Fedora Lounge 'back in the day'.

I see, well short of tracking down his potentially archived tutorial, does anyone remember the basic process of distressing he described? It sounds like it was pretty ideal for getting a screen accurate look without damaging the hide.

I'm not sure you want to use his method, even though it WAS successful.

As I recall, where MK works in the film industry, he used the services of professional prop masters, and they use acetone, which is dangerous.

That said, though, it didn't 'ruin' the leather like the use of 'belt sanders' to get the leather aged , and to return the jacket to a more useful state, application of Pecard's Leather Cream warmed the color back up and replaced the moisture removed by the acetone wipe. still leaving the jacket in a used look condition.

It's a nice looking jacket after 16 years and nothing more done to it but to lightly Pecard Cream it once a year.

Regards! Michaelson

Thanks Michaelson. I used the methods years ago on an FS jacket and it turned out nice, but I'm not going to try it on my Wested unless I can find a step-by-step tutorial, and even then I won't rush into anything.

Anyway, I appreciate the feedback and will keep looking around.

Very best,

Tim

Science O'Rubbish wrote:Thanks Michaelson. I used the methods years ago on an FS jacket and it turned out nice, but I'm not going to try it on my Wested unless I can find a step-by-step tutorial, and even then I won't rush into anything.

Anyway, I appreciate the feedback and will keep looking around.

Very best,

Tim

Tim, did you ever find a good tutorial? I just got my first Wested and now I'm going down the same path and haven't yet found a definitive, step-by-step tutorial yet.

I’m interested in Rab’s distressing tutorials as well.


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Rabittooth wrote:Yeah...the results seen above were done almost entirely with a zippo lighter...the flame held just far away enough from the leather to deposit soot and darken it, which you rub in with your fingers.
Then you gotta bend and twist the strap a bit to get the fine wrinkles in it, and lastly you need to take a dark brown or black sharpie marker and color the sides.
I also sand the metal of the buckle and dab crazy glue on the buckle to dull down the shine and distress it up.





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-Rabittooth

Bit off topic, but... May I ask where you got this bag and what's the manufacturer/year in the interior stamp?

It's the exact same colors/seam finish/buttons of one of my bags, so I'm curious to see if the details match. It's my favorite look for the bag, so I'd like to be able to track if down if possible for the future.