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Post by IndyBlues on Oct 1, 2006 17:14:11 GMT -5
Thought I'd share a few pics of my distressed Wested Authentic Lamb. Front  Back  Pocket Close Up  Here is a comparison of the distressed outer jacket, and the brand new inner jacket, lol.  'Blues |
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Post by Connecticut Jones on Oct 1, 2006 19:34:17 GMT -5
I like it blues!! perhaps i`ll do that to my old lamb when my goat gets here
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Post by pitfallharry on Oct 1, 2006 21:19:11 GMT -5
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Post by indakin on Oct 2, 2006 10:16:57 GMT -5
very good job. What style jacket is this? Looks like a Last Crusade to me as well. Ive been soaking my jacket and doing the dryer method quite a few times. I also wore it in the rain all yesturday at the BIG E in MA. And i used rubbing alchohal only 70% type, and it did remove some shine. I used whatever sandpaper scraps i could find and did some sanding too. I need to get more, because i love how the jackets starting to look. Parts are getting softer now which is what i want. I think i might take it easy though and just use a decent amount of fullers on it for halloween.
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Post by Havana on Oct 2, 2006 10:43:11 GMT -5
Looks great. Tell us about your methods.
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Post by Ragingblues on Oct 2, 2006 13:30:31 GMT -5
Don't look now, but I think someone scratched your coat!  Just kidding.... you really did one heck of a distress job on that one didn't you? I think I like the back better than the front, but they both look nice and well worn in. How many adventures would you say you artifically added to this one?  Nice work, Ken |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2006 15:59:35 GMT -5
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Post by IndyBlues on Oct 2, 2006 17:10:06 GMT -5
Thanks for all the compliments guys, but I can't take the credit for this one. This one was done by Koreana Jones. He sold me the jacket last year, and it is one of my favorites.
He does amazing distressing jobs. I think it is in dire need of Pecards, though. The "scratchy" look dies down some when it is Pecard'ed.
If I can find the info on how KJ did it, I will cut and paste it here, for all to use.
'Blues
EDIT: As promised, I found the old thread at COW, that Jun(Koreana Jones) posted about my jacket. Hope no one minds me posting this:
"First I applied 70% alcohol 3 times to the jacket. On a paper towel. 2 times one day and once the next day. Then I took out my acetone. Remember... rubber gloves and a well ventilated room or preferably outdoors. Soaked a paper towel with acetone and started on the back. Rubbed in a circular motion, 4 inches in diameter. Any bigger then the acetone just gets absorbed by the leather. Let the color start moving around then lift up the towel and move on to the next section. Of course you remove more color where the jacket would have more abuse. Shoulders, back, elbows, pockets, and blah blah blah. After the acetone get some 60 grit sandpaper... KIDDING! 320 grit sandpaper and I lightly rubbed all around the jacket. More pressure on the edges and seems. And there go you. Oh the joys of distressing a Wested Lamb. Any other questions?
Best Regards,
Jun"
Only thing I would add, is that when using sandpaper, be VERY careful near any threads. A few quick swipes and you will sand through the thread, and that's a bad thing. Just be careful.
I used a variation of Jun's technique to distress my Wested goat, although it was a little tougher than the othe rlamb jacket I distressed. Goat is a great "1st time" jacket to try distressing on.
'Blues
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