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What's a good way to age a Raiders sandbag?

Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:33 pm
by Liberance
Pretty much that question.

Re: What's a good way to age a Raiders sandbag?

Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2024 8:18 pm
by Dalexs
Tea or coffee is the way to go…
Or bury it for 100 years or so…


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Re: What's a good way to age a Raiders sandbag?

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:42 am
by Liberance
Right, but I was also thinking in terms of specific dirt at the bottom, so it looks darker where the contents have been sitting and where the bag would usually have been in touch with the ground.

Re: What's a good way to age a Raiders sandbag?

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:10 am
by Dalexs
Nothing like good old fashion real dirt.

Make a small batch of mud and either let the bag sit in it or dap it around where you want to be be dirty.
There's no real science to it. It just how exactly do you want it to look, and play around.
That's the fun part of all this. ;)

Re: What's a good way to age a Raiders sandbag?

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:16 am
by Liberance
And here I was thinking there would be some weird trick!

Well, I was already planning to take my Raiders brush out to dirty it up, so I guess now I can take this too.

I hope this doesn't mean the whole shelf where these guys will be sitting will end up messy as heck though!

Re: What's a good way to age a Raiders sandbag?

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:20 am
by Dalexs
Liberance wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:16 am
I hope this doesn't mean the whole shelf where these guys will be sitting will end up messy as heck though!
Come on, how many dirty socks have you run thru the wash only to have them still be grimey looking for the rest of their operating life?
You're just manually adding grime to the bag. Obviously let it dry and maybe clean it a bit before displaying it.
Rinse and repeat.

It's a process.

Re: What's a good way to age a Raiders sandbag?

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 8:44 am
by parfaitelumiere
you can dig a hole and put the bag inside, pour some water from time to time but keep under surveillance, because it can quickly damage the stitching and cloth.
For leather, that process is just the best I found, however it requires some care afterwards, because the leather gets very hard, it will require cleaning and especially greasing, before any use.
That's exactly what I plan to do with my bag strap and leather belt.