Pecards and TN?

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:55 am

I remember when people first started getting Tony Nowak jackets, he advised us not to put Pecards or any leather conditioner on them. There were several gearheads who did that and it made the leather darker. But I also remember hearing that the jacket went back to normal after a few days. Is that true? Will Pecards have any lasting effect on a Nowak jacket? Can I put some on it when the time comes and not have to fear it ruining the look of the jacket? -M

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:36 am

I put Pecards on my TN jacket and it just made it slightly darker, but eventually went back to the same color. Hope this helps

Nibs

Hatch · Post by **Hatch** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:19 pm

you might want to try cold water treatment .....I think several have done so with some darkening.......I got caught in a pretty good rain over Thanksgiving in my CS and so far after drying has developed a nice darker patina over shoulders etc...Hatch

IndyGeek78 · Post by **IndyGeek78** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:31 pm

Hatch Im guessing your CS jacket is a novapelle am I correct?
Thats the jacket I have and was just wondering how to get it a bit darker you see. Cheers

crismans · Post by **crismans** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:52 pm

I put Pecards on my Nowak. The leather did darken a little at first (I actually liked it a little better that way) but has since returned pretty much to its original color. The Pecard's does help with the rain, however, and I think it softened the leather some as well.

Hatch · Post by **Hatch** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:08 pm

IndyGeek78 wrote:Hatch Im guessing your CS jacket is a novapelle am I correct?
Thats the jacket I have and was just wondering how to get it a bit darker you see. Cheers

Nope, as the thread title says its a TNCS, though novapelle is also a predistressed cow and should give similar results,,,,,,Tony does additional hand distressing if you request or less if you want a darker look.......

IndyGeek78 · Post by **IndyGeek78** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:30 am

Oh sorry I misread

lantzn · Post by **lantzn** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:19 pm

I'm glad you brought this up because I just ordered my Indy4 jacket from Tony and when I mentioned I would like it weatherproofed, because of all the rain here in WA state, he got all excited and said NO don't do anything to the leather! I mentioned Precard to him and he acted like he didn't know what I was talking about. I've never used Pecard but it sounds like a good product. I've ordered my jacket to be the darkest leather in his batch.