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putting something special in with my Wested.
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 9:56 pm
by Indiana Blizzard
Ok I am about to throw my Wested in the dryer for several hours with NO heat, my question is do I need to add anything with it like a shoe or something to bounce around in the dryer with it? also do I need to put pecards on it first?
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:04 pm
by IndyBlues
Why so blue??? You must be really cold up there, huh??
I haven't heard of anyone putting anything else in the dryer WITH the jacket, but I hear it is better to turn it inside out, and/or in a pillowcase, so that the dryer dosen't end up with Pecards all over the inside.
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:11 pm
by Indiana Blizzard
Cold up here? why I have no idea what you mean.
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:39 pm
by Scandinavia Jones
Why are you tumbling your jacket w/o heat? Softening the leather? I used the tumble dryer to shrink and soften up my authentic lamb. I selected max heat, put the jacket in a pillowcase and threw it in the dryer together with a couple of wet towels. 25 minutes later - done. *microwave ping* The jacket was much suppler and fit me a bit better, too...
This treatment should shrink a leather jacket about half a size. (Your mileage may wary, of course.) As for only softening a Wested in a cool dryer, I don't know what the results would be.
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:54 pm
by jbbowers
What about throwing a couple of bricks in with it for automatic distressing?>
Brad
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:59 pm
by Scandinavia Jones
jbbowers wrote:What about throwing a couple of bricks in with it for automatic distressing?>
Stonewashed Westeds... very popular in the mid/late 80's.
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:12 pm
by Indiana Blizzard
yes to soften the leather.
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 5:38 am
by Indianafred
jbbowers wrote:What about throwing a couple of bricks in with it for automatic distressing?>
Brad
Dont think neither the landlord or the dryer would like that.
Regards
Freddie
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 6:15 am
by Ken
I would be careful about using heat! You could shrinkt he jacket too much!!
Putting it in the dryer on no heat though should just soften it up nicely.
Ken
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 6:28 am
by ob1al
I wouldn't put anything else in the dryer with your jacket - certainly nothing hard anyway - this might produce some unexpected distressing for the leather AND you!
If the purpose is just to soften it up, zip the jacket up and turn it inside out, wrap it in a pillowcase and put it in the dryer with NO HEAT unless you want the jacket to shrink.
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 10:10 pm
by Indiana Croft
Is this common practice for softening leather, I thought thats what the Pecards was supposed to do.
Croft
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:39 am
by Scandinavia Jones
Indiana Croft wrote:Is this common practice for softening leather, I thought thats what the Pecards was supposed to do.
Well, it's a practice that has been discussed here on COW before... not very common 'norm' practice, I guess...
The tumble dryer 'breaks in' the leather, making it initially softer... despite what's been said here, I would only use Pecard to condition my jacket when the leather needs conditioning. Over-using Pecard only makes the jacket gooey and heavy.
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 9:05 am
by Swindiana
Maybe a couple of tennis balls in there would work wonders too?
A common practice for softening and fluffing your pillow after a wash.
Regards,
Swindiana
