Club Obi Wan

I'm about to buy a new Wested for the express purpose of distressing to a ROTLA type finish. Based on your experience, which leather would you use and why??

Thanks.

Wested Authentic goat - WON'T distress properly (won't show hide colour underneath). Not like the Dark brown goat or the dark brown lamb or the authentic lamb.

Authentic lamb - will distress showing a slightly greyer hider colour underneath

Dark brown goat and lamb - will distress the same, the lamb more readily as it is softer.

Ken

Honestly, I think distressing is "overrated" as you put it HJJr. I've seen a lot of nice distressed jackets, but I've seen very, very few that look real. But if you want a screen accurate look then go for it! I find the Raiders jacket to be the most realisic of the three. IMO the distressing on the other jackets look too even. Most naturally distressed jackets aren't distressed evenly. The wear is based around how the owner wore the jacket.

Its interesting though - you see one of the screen used jackets up close in photos or in person and it looks heavily distressed, but not so much on screen. To show up it needs to be exagerated.

Ken

Thats true, I was just think that while looking at pics of the LC jacket up for auction.

Indiana Ken wrote:Wested Authentic goat - WON'T distress properly (won't show hide colour underneath). Not like the Dark brown goat or the dark brown lamb or the authentic lamb.

Authentic lamb - will distress showing a slightly greyer hider colour underneath

Dark brown goat and lamb - will distress the same, the lamb more readily as it is softer.

Ken

are you sure authentic goat doesn't show hide colour underneath? I have a sample of authentic brown goat and i've scratched a corner of it pretty heavily and it seems to reveal a lighter brown colour underneath?

Dre;
I think people have had some nice results with the auth goat, but it is a lot tougher to do. Sandpaper brings out a lighter color, but the acetone trick seems to not have the same effect as with the ones suggested by Ken.
I know rick5150 had some nice distressing results, but that wasn't with acetone aswell as it was the old version goat, I think.

He might chime in.

Regards,
Swindiana

do you think the newer goat would have better distressing? I dont think i'll distress my jacket regardless. Im getting a ToD auth goat and i think it'd be best to have it distress naturally - i plan on having it for a while

Dre;
I think the new goat might be even harder to distress. (Maybe current or final is a better word than new since I think it has been this way for a while.) I tried some acetone on my authentic goat not long ago and it mostly dullened the shine in those spots. Either that, or you need to rub REALLY hard or use other chemicals I think. However, I have the same jacket as you're planning on getting and it breaks in very well to look a feel well worn anyway, don't worry about it. There are some nice methods of breaking it in out there, not distressing it specifically but rather softening it up and dulling the shine. Some light sandpapering of the seams and edges is what I've done with mine and that helps some for the look aswell.

Regards,
Swindiana

well...i would like to dull the shine somewhat once i get it to give it that dull look in the movies. but i've heard it gets duller after a little while (and not toooo long either) of wear. aside from alcohol/acetone im not sure what other ways there are to dull it? do you know of any good ways?