For sale: Repro A-2

[Steve S.]

I recently had an original Aero 21996 in for some restoration work & had to dye/age/match so new panels to the originals. I assume due to the finishing techniques used on this contract, most originals I have handled tend to have a unique “orangy” tone to the russet that shows thru when the seal top coat wears away. The panels I made for the restoration job turned out well, so decided to use the same process & build a new one. I’ve seen some of the pre aged jackets coming out & had a few come in for restitching where someone took some sandpaper to them & ended up sanding the thread away. I just wanted to go a step further & see just how close I could get to the look of an original finish wise. No sandpaper was used in this process, all completely adding & removing dyes at different steps of the assembly process. I probably have twice as much time involved in working the finish than I did putting it together. Some of the pics are of the jacket during the assembly process as it has rained so much here lately that getting a sunny day for pics has been hit or miss.
First pic is of 70 yrs of wear to an original from this contract, the jacket this one was based around. Second pic is outdoors & shows the color of the one for sale.

Having issues getting pics to load. I have many more & can email if anyone is honestly interested.
Jacket is brand new, just completed. Asking $600 shipped in the states, will split overseas shipping.

 

[Steve S.]

Sold.