Club Obi Wan

My TOD goat is three months old. I love the jacket and wear it all the time. Problem is, I drive a lot and the bottom third of the back panel, below the buckles has a big crease in the leather, all the way across, horrizontaly. cant seem to smooth it out and it always folds along that spot so it's kind of getting worse,

have put pecards on the jacket twice,
Any suggestions,

Thanks!

Nothing constructive...
I'd just consider it a mark of character. After a while, once the jacket will get a more worn look, it will add to the look of a lived in jacket...

Sorry I couldn't help much with getting the crease out...

Cheers
MLM

I've been able to smooth out some creases in my ToD goat with an iron over a t-shirt (no steam). It doesn't get it all the way out, but it does help, depending on the severity of the crease.

Do you hang up the jacket when you're not wearing it?

It might sound flippant, but I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Just wear the jacket in a bit more - its still effectively a 'new jacket' - and pretty soon those folds and creases and scuffs will become part of the character of the jacket.

Charcter is important for a Raiders jacket - it make sthe jacket unique, individual - stops it looking like itjust came from a diplay dummy in a shop window and gives it some history..a little adventure.

My advice is don't WORRY about the crease, CHERISH the crease.

That crease is your first step into a larger naturally distressed world.

Best Regards,

Al

Well, if youre like me, I wouldnt be able to live with the crease - IM a perfectionist!!!! :evil:
The only thing you can do really is just hang the jacket up when you are not wearing it. You might be able to work the crease out a little bit, just sit with it on your lap while watching TV or something and work at it. Fold the crease over the othe way and such.

Also I would start taking the jacket off before getting into the car, at least so it doesnt get worse!

Luck

I J

Thanks for the input. Afterall, this IS an indy jacket, I want it to have its own unique character I guess I was just wanting it to stay as perfect as it was when I first recieved it, but as nice as it was then, I guess, as all the jackets do they develop little tweaks and lines that make each different than the rest. I will look at my crease as my own jackets distinct imprint.
Cheers!

You also have to remember that the jacket is made of skin, just like
your own skin.

Look at your hands, feet, arms, legs, ext. Are you perfectly smooth?
Or do you have creases where your arms bend, your hands close, your
wrist moves, ext.

Skin gets creases in it. There is nothing you can do about it. Once a
crease is in the skin, you can't ever really get rid of it, just like the
creases on your own body.

You can apply all the lotion and what-not to yourself, but the older you
get, and the more you move around thru life, the more creases you will
get. Its called aging, and lotions will not remove wrinkles in your face or
creases in your body.

I know how you feel. Its hard to get that first line, scuff, or distressed
mark on a pristine jacket. It makes the jacket look, well, not new
anymore. But that is the way any jacket made from any hide, or skin
will get. Its also called breaking in.

Just look at your jacket like your own skin. It has its own unique lines,
creases, wrinkles and marks in it, and its what makes you and your jacket unique
to just you and you alone!

Enjoy your creases!!

Flathead

Hot iron, wet towel and some work.

Iron the crease with the wet towel between the leather and ironer.

Let it dry up slowly under some presure on a flat surface - and You got a straight backpanel once again.

BUT, I´ll have to second the rest of the crow - let the jacket distress (preferly with brics and sandpaper )

Best regards

JAN

Welcome aboard, Hawk! Stick around!

I have a Wested goatskin I got almost a year ago. I've worn it almost every single day I can. My jacket has a bunch of creases from everyday wear and tear. When I wear my bag over my jacket, I get a big crease across the back panel of my jacket. I agree with Al, just get used to it and allow the jacket to develop its own character. If you take it off every time you get in the car, then what's the point of having and wearing the jacket in the first place?

I remember babying my jacket when I first got it. I didn't want anything bad to happen to it whatsoever. Then my wife and I took the cats to the vet. I was silly enough to wear my still pretty new Wested, and in the process, one of the cats clawed a tiny, but noticable spot (to me, anyways) on the front of my jacket. Man, was I upset! Then it occurred to me -- Indy never told them to stop the truck so he could remove his jacket before being dragged behind it. The first battle scar (or crease) is the worst, but after that, it gets a little easier each time until you suddendly realize your jacket looks really cool broken in.

Hawk, your jacket will break in beautifully the more you wear it. Even some of the creases will smooth out a little and begin to add more character to it. JUst hang in there and wear your jacket!

bink

I can't say I'm answering the question but, man, part of wearing leather jackets is getting creases in them. I can't really express it any different to that... it's just, like, goes with the territory - and makes the jacket look worn, not like something that was bought from K-Mart 3 hours ago.