Club Obi Wan

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WARNING! Don't Look Michaelson!

This jacket is awesome! I received it on Monday and by Monday night gave it the alcohol rubdown to kill the shine a bit.

Tuesday, I got the acetone & Q-Tips out and lightly distressed the seams and a selected portion of the back and front of the jacket.

Wednesday, I treated it with Pecards.

Thursday, I pushed the sleeves up to my elbow to increase the "elbow-wrinkling" distressing part, and wore it most of the day like that. Then I coated it with Fuller's Earth Thursday night to make it look "lived in".

The majority of the disressing is from the Fuller's Earth and will wipe off eventually...

YOU MADE ME LOOK!!! Arggggggg..... Looks nice, otherwise. 8-[ Regards. Michaelson[/b]

Beautiful indeed!!! I love Fuller's Earth!

By the way, what type of leather is that?.....

Regards,
Captain D

Beautiful indeed!!! I love Fuller's Earth!

By the way, what type of leather is that?.....

Regards,
Captain D

Thanks Captain D! It is the Authentic Italian Lambskin. This one feels stiffer in the collar than my last one that I got 3 months ago.

In case you are going to ask:
Raider's Style
Size 38
Gussets
Brass hardware
RH zip and "D"-rings
No leather facing on inside pocket (but I did include a nylon zipper. Thanks Michaelson! )

That's one perty jacket! Congrats!

Looks like Wested includes facings nowadays.

Looks good man,

junior

Beautiful, I haven't seen a coat like that since...seeing Last Crusade! -IJ

Looks good! I cant beleive you got those creases in the sleeves already, just how much have worn this jacket since you got it? Have you taken it off?

I J

Looks good! I cant beleive you got those creases in the sleeves already, just how much have worn this jacket since you got it? Have you taken it off?

I have worn it a lot . As much as you can in a few days, anyways.

The quick creases are a result of my pushing the sleeves up to my elbows and wearing it like that for a while. Also, while it is all bunched up just beneath my elbow, I lightly scuff the leather around the elbow area with 440-grit sandpaper so only the"peaks" of the creases get scuffed. When you hit it with Pecards, it seems to absorb a little extra in those spots. Once you pull the sleeves back down the creases are more apparent. I need mother nature to help out, because a little time in wet weather swells the leather making it appear thicker and have more well-defined creases. The rest of the distressing will be natural...

Rick5150:

Can I ask you two questions? One is, does the Fullers Earth rub off on
things like your car interior, or other chairs when you wear it?

And two, with the sleeves getting the nice creases in them, are your sleeves
much shorter now then when the jacket was new? And if so, about how
much shorter are they?

What amazes me is how much better the lambskin jackets look with a
little distressing. I just bought the same Authentic lambskin Raiders jacket
myself, and its really funny how, when its all the same color, it looks kinda
fake, almost like Vinyl.

Flathead

You have done a nice job. T

I remember when I was a new guy in the hobby and first shared these techniques with this community and how shocked people were that I would do that to a jacket. I also remember the leaders at that time advising against trying this lunitics ways.

When I read posts like this and see how many people are aging their jackets and that this technique has become not only accepted but is fairly standard practice.....

.......I smile quietly to myself.

Rick5150:

Can I ask you two questions? One is, does the Fullers Earth rub off on
things like your car interior, or other chairs when you wear it?

And two, with the sleeves getting the nice creases in them, are your sleeves
much shorter now then when the jacket was new? And if so, about how
much shorter are they?

What amazes me is how much better the lambskin jackets look with a
little distressing. I just bought the same Authentic lambskin Raiders jacket
myself, and its really funny how, when its all the same color, it looks kinda
fake, almost like Vinyl.
Flathead

Flathead,
The Fuller's Earth must come off on things, but if so,it is such a miniscule amount, that it is undetectable. There really is not too much used, contrary to how it looks. Most of "the look" is to get the Fuller's Earth in the seams so the jacket looks well worn.

The sleeves are only 1/8"-1/4" shorter right now, and since I intentionally ordered them a little long they are about where I want them. They look more worn in because the light sanding makes the creases stand out a bit, I think (at least that is why I chose this method of distressing).

I understand the vinyl-looking jacket effect. That is why I did the distressing. I already have a pre-distressed cow, but it is too evenly distressed in my opinion.

You have done a nice job. T

I remember when I was a new guy in the hobby and first shared these techniques with this community and how shocked people were that I would do that to a jacket. I also remember the leaders at that time advising against trying this lunitics ways.

When I read posts like this and see how many people are aging their jackets and that this technique has become not only accepted but is fairly standard practice.....

.......I smile quietly to myself.

MK - I would be grinning ear-to-ear if I were you rather than smiling quietly to yourself. I first tried this method of distressing on my last lambskin, and liked it. Prior to that ,I would use a light grade sandpaper to scuff it. I did an entire goatskin jacket with sandpaper (and shoe polish for highlights). A combination of acetone and sandpaper works for me, but your method is far superior on the seams. Thanks to you pioneering this method, we can fully enjoy our gear. I hate new-looking stuff and with so much gear it would take a lifetime to naturally distress. I like to call it "accelerated distressing." I got it started, now nature can take over.
Thanks for all of the ideas

Rick5150:

Thanks for answering my questions so fast!!

I figured that the sleeves may have only shortened by the amount you
said, but I wanted to be sure.

Thanks again!!

Flathead

Rick, can't wait to see it after ol-Man Winter gets a hold of it.

Looks great!