Which Indy jacket to buy?
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Gatekeeper
Sr Member
I'd go with the pristine Authentic Brown lambskin, and either distress it myself or let it distress naturally. Don't really care for the Novapelle or other predistressed leathers. The authentic lamb is closest to the screen-used jackets, and makes a dressy leather jacket... it also distresses beautifully... best of both worlds.
Zombie_61
Master Member
The best place for information on all Indiana Jones gear items is Club Obi Wan:
http://www.indygear.com/cow/
Individual forums on the jackets, fedoras, guns, whips, etc., with information on how to age/weather/distress all of the above, and you don't need to register if you're only interested in reading the existing threads.
http://www.indygear.com/cow/
Individual forums on the jackets, fedoras, guns, whips, etc., with information on how to age/weather/distress all of the above, and you don't need to register if you're only interested in reading the existing threads.
CameraGuyDVX
New Member
man every year for the past i dunno 4 years i say " I have to get a wested jacket! " and i sadly keep putting it off and other expenses pop up.
not much jacket weather here in florida.
but i've picked out every detail researching it that i'd like to have .
so if it helps i agree with the others. authentic brown lambskin.
-matt
not much jacket weather here in florida.
but i've picked out every detail researching it that i'd like to have .
so if it helps i agree with the others. authentic brown lambskin.
-matt
Magnus Darcrider
Well-Known Member
The Wested Brown Lambskin is the way to go if you want the most authentic jacket, and break it in yourself.
I was impatient, and got the pre-distressed hide jacket. It's a lovely jacket, looks great all beat up, but it is considerably heavier. Take that into consideration.
Be seeing you,
Magnus Darcrider
I was impatient, and got the pre-distressed hide jacket. It's a lovely jacket, looks great all beat up, but it is considerably heavier. Take that into consideration.
Be seeing you,
Magnus Darcrider
TonyRB
Well-Known Member
I agree I have the lightweight Raiders special edition here's a photo of mine.
To weather it, I wore it in the rain, this makes it more creased, then dragged it around the yard, to finish I put some fullers earth on it.
Gatekeeper
Sr Member
Go slow. That's the best distressing tip of them all. With that rule of thumb in mind, get yourself some acetone or rubbing alcohol and fine grit sandpaper and go for it! When rubbing the leather with acetone, the dye is either removed or moved around, to a certain amount. Sanding on and around the seams highlights the areas and give a worn look. Don't go too coarse on the sandpaper and mind the threads - you don't want to sand them off... also, once you've sanded, be careful with the acetone in those areas. Rubbing the sanded parts will move dye over to them, re-dye them and your sanding effort is ruined.
Pause often. Otherwise, there's a risk you'll go overboard and the result looks like a thrashed leather jacket instead of a distressed one.
Remember that by sanding off the top layer of the leather, you also expose the core and make the jacket more vulnerable to rain and dirt. Treat the jacket with a quality leather dressing, such as Pecard.
Remember, easy does it. Also, reference pics are good to have around. Soaking the jacket a couple of times will remove the "new jacket" sheen. Sleeves also wrinkle nicely when wet.
In time, your jacket will go from this:
to this:
Pause often. Otherwise, there's a risk you'll go overboard and the result looks like a thrashed leather jacket instead of a distressed one.
Remember that by sanding off the top layer of the leather, you also expose the core and make the jacket more vulnerable to rain and dirt. Treat the jacket with a quality leather dressing, such as Pecard.
Remember, easy does it. Also, reference pics are good to have around. Soaking the jacket a couple of times will remove the "new jacket" sheen. Sleeves also wrinkle nicely when wet.
In time, your jacket will go from this:
to this:
Rabittooth
Well-Known Member
Check out this thread by agent5. IMO you should order precisely what he says there. M'man knows his stuff...
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=3359&highlight=raiders+jacket
-Rabittooth
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=3359&highlight=raiders+jacket
-Rabittooth
I ordered a Wested in the spring and have been working slowly at weathering it. I found this tutorial online:
http://web.archive.org/web/20040803011546/regular-guy.com/jacket.htm
I've been using a combination of acetone, sandpaper, and a few dunks in the wash with a few minutes in the dryer. It seems to be working out nicely thus far.
But, as was already said, make sure you take your time and don't over do it. It's a lot easier to add more weathering than to try to remove something that was over-weathered.
Sean
http://web.archive.org/web/20040803011546/regular-guy.com/jacket.htm
I've been using a combination of acetone, sandpaper, and a few dunks in the wash with a few minutes in the dryer. It seems to be working out nicely thus far.
But, as was already said, make sure you take your time and don't over do it. It's a lot easier to add more weathering than to try to remove something that was over-weathered.
Sean
