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Post by IndyBlues on Jul 5, 2007 8:59:09 GMT -5
Maybe it's TaunTaun skin, lol. Actually, the smell is just funky. Doesn't smell chemically. or ammonia-like. It's completely dry now, and the smell is very faint. A treatment of Pecards should do the trick, although I may hold off on that, and see how wearing it helps.
The front of the jacket looks fantastic,...the pockets are nice and wrinkly, the sleeves have creases all over. There is an overall "puffiness" to it, giving it a better look than when it was brand new. The back however, is still relatively the same. Not much change there. I may try crinkling it up a bit, although I do like the pleat edges to look nice and straight.
I'll post pics later.
'Blues
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Post by rick5150 on Jul 5, 2007 9:59:48 GMT -5
Maybe it's TaunTaun skin, lol. Actually, the smell is just funky. Doesn't smell chemically. or ammonia-like. It's completely dry now, and the smell is very faint. I know the smell you are referring to. If you are still smelling it faintly, the leather is still slightly damp - maybe on the inside. Once it dries completely, the jacket will smell like non-funky leather again. And since we are on the subject... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU7oMhLbLAQI swear there was an episode where Brian does the same thing to stewie - only once he had Stewie inside the tauntaun, he sees a hotel just over the hill. "Road to Rupert," maybe? |
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Post by todd on Jul 5, 2007 11:33:27 GMT -5
I'd guess the smell is the oil in the leather. These cowhides have a light oil treatment that enhances the aged effect.
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Post by rick5150 on Jul 5, 2007 16:08:38 GMT -5
I'd guess the smell is the oil in the leather. These cowhides have a light oil treatment that enhances the aged effect. I was assuming that it was the leather itself that causes the smell. Since it is the tanning process that makes leather smell so damn spectacular in the first place, I think we are smelling the 'animal' smell beneath the leather scent, if that makes sense. If you went and sniffed a cow, it would not smell like leather. Especially if you sniffed the wrong end. You can get leather oil that the tanneries use - I can tell you that first hand as I have a bottle of it on my shelf. Taxidermists use this oil to mask unpleasant smells. For use on a jacket, it is really strong and has to be cut with oil or you will make your eyes water all day and the smell will over power your house. A little goes a long way. Virtually anything that is made from an animal tends to smell like - a wet animal, for lack of a better descriptive term - when it gets wet. Don't believe me? Go wet your rabbit or beaver fur hat and tell me it does not smell.  I wear my hat in the rain all the time and I have gotten used to the smell, but things just smell more when they are wet. It is not just Todd's leather, although that does have a unique smell. It depends on the leather, the tannery and the tanning method used. |
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Post by GCR on Jul 7, 2007 11:39:01 GMT -5
Kap, I've been away for a few days so I'm just catching up here, but I have to say that Todd Jacket looks freakin' amazing!!!  I really love how well these jackets respond to the cold water treatment! I'm happy to see that the calf has reacted just as well as the lamb. It looks like these were just made to distress very well naturally. Nice work! -GCR |
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Post by Kaplan on Jul 7, 2007 13:00:33 GMT -5
Thanks GCR!! It really has that worn out look that I've been trying to get out of my wested goat for so long now. It just looks like that river (entrance to temple) shot that I like so much.
Hey Rick and 'blues, I haven't experienced any funky smell from my jacket other than what smelled like leather. Although it smells different than the goat, lambskin, and other cowhides I have encountered, it still just smells like leather to me.
As for oil, I added a hefty dose of pecard oil to the jacket and it darkened it slightly and made it drape better. Seriously great results and I would highly recommend anyone who has a Todd's jacket do the same. My advice; if you are going to treat it with anything, Mike, treat it with pecard oil.
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Post by IndyBlues on Jul 7, 2007 14:36:39 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip, Kaplan. How do you apply the oil to the jacket? I know a little goes a long way, but I'd hate to saturate the thing. Do you use your hands, or an applicator?
Mike
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Post by Kaplan on Jul 7, 2007 16:36:22 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip, Kaplan. How do you apply the oil to the jacket? I know a little goes a long way, but I'd hate to saturate the thing. Do you use your hands, or an applicator? Mike I just poured in into my hand like shampoo and rubbed it in. Be careful, because it completely eats it up. You want to go easy because you could very easily use up half of your bottle on one spot. So, depending on how much you have, you should spread it out across the jacket evenly so as not to have some parts darker than others. |
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Post by pitfallharry on Jul 8, 2007 17:13:13 GMT -5
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Post by rick5150 on Jul 8, 2007 18:40:54 GMT -5
Hey Rick and 'blues, I haven't experienced any funky smell from my jacket other than what smelled like leather. Although it smells different than the goat, lambskin, and other cowhides I have encountered, it still just smells like leather to me. What I was trying to get across is that wet leather smells different than dry leather, but once it dries completely, that 'wet' leather smell goes away. I am not that great at explaining it. You are right about the smell too. That leather smells different than any jacket I have owned, that is for sure... |
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