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Search results for query: hot water treatment
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do you dare to commit to wear a single jacket for a month through all your waking hours?
Hot Water Treatment- handymike
- Post #177
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Engineer Boots, Harness Boots...
Hot water treatment to horween CXL jackets has been a thing, but how about HWT for CXL boots?! Lol. I want to pre age & shrink these somewhat roomy Wesco, see what happens.- regius
- Post #4,338
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?
I was hoping Corona didn't reach Hawaii but I see it's there as well... :(- Monitor
- Post #22,834
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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The ultimative Denim Trouser Thread?
@Blackadder & @JustinW, thank you for the responses. Still, I think there's a misunderstanding here. I'm not looking to keep the jeans dark longer, or looking for high contrast wear. I am looking to approximate the color tone of late 1960's 501s. You know this, but just to be clear- every era...- antoine p
- Post #224
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?
I get it man it can be so confusing. Try not to overthink it. Full aniline is good for you if you want a nice smooth leather where you can appreciate color variations and if you don't mind imperfections in the hide and this type of leather is not good in the elements at all. Semi aniline is good...- Jin431
- Post #10,943
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Engineer Boots, Harness Boots...
i was planning to beat these redwings up as much as i can, starting by wetting them in hot water, but now, i remembered red wing uses a layer of cork, and i'm not sure how tough their glue is for the insole cushion, so, some parts may not withstand water treatment well....I welcome any opinions...- regius
- Post #4,430
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Aero Sheene Fit
...doesn't do enough, try hot water. Won't hurt the leather any. Might need to put a coat of Pecard on the sleeves afterwards if the hot water treatment makes the leather stiff. The sleeves don't look too baggy to me. As the leather is CXL, don't know that it will shrink. I have had a vegetable...- Peacoat
- Post #16
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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New jacket: Aero Sheene crossed with Aero Highwayman
Oh sure. Welcome to the Fedora Lounge. HWT= Hot Water treatment. There are several threads on the subject found here in FDL land. In this case, I'm using more of a luke warm water treatment, and a very slow drying process as to not shrink the leather and yet speed up the aging process. I'll keep...- technovox
- Post #47
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Aero Sheene- Fit Advice and Creative Guidance
No special treatment, I just quickly form it whenever I put it on, kind of a collar check if you will.- VestCoast
- Post #95
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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First Post - Aero Buco Board Racer Customization Feedback
...with gussets. Don't ever buy a Schott. You'll have to take them to the tailor. We're basically the same size. I'm a little less on chest and little more on waist. All my Schotts went to the tailor or got the hot water treatment. All my Aeros were pretty close to perfect with the cafe style.- TooManyHatsOnlyOneHead
- Post #12
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Early pre 60s Wards Jacket
...too small for him meant perfect for me :) When the jacket arrived, it was still looking a bit dull so I gave it a final coat of beeswax. The jacket had a couple of ugly creases and the collar was totally flat and crooked. I gave it the hot water treatment so I could mold it back into shape.- Marc mndt
- Post #37
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?
...how I want them so I can lose the straps. I love the 100 series leather, but the fit on this thing is weird. My bicep sleeve is also too puffy. I gave it the hot water treatment, which I think helped a little bit, but still not ideal. The struggle is real LOL. First world problems for sure.- TooManyHatsOnlyOneHead
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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FQHH - loosening/stretching?
It's occurred to me, the pictures of my Bronco, that just might be bigger than 24 P2P. The truth is, I gave that jacket some hot water treatment, because the back was so billowing. That's a whole 'nother thread.- rockandrollrabbit
- Post #22
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Engineer Boots, Harness Boots...
/3 INTERMISSION Damn this is a long post! So here’s the half time interval digression... Whilst we are talking break-in, as a digression, FWIW here my tips for leather boot break in: Get the right size and type of boot in the first place that suit you. If they look cool but hurt you, you...- yellowfever
- Post #4,819
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Denim Jackets - New or Vintage
You could wear it for 5 months and then hot water wash it, wear until dry. The fades on the OD can’t be topped.- ton312
- Post #1,451
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Aero trucker...
Happy break in! This looks super cool, I like the zippers on the outer sleeves too, That looks great overall! Hope to see you break this is and drape to your body better! There's always the hot water treatment if you want to speed it up. . .- Jin431
- Post #45
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Engineer Boots, Harness Boots...
It's definitely steel, I'd imagine they take rust resistance into account but I'm not sure its stainless. There are OSHA regs when it comes to footwear protection so the material described (steel, aluminum alloy, composite, etc.) is usually accurate.- VestCoast
- Post #4,431
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Johnson Leathers Horween Vermont Espresso Horsehide M200 Jacket – 42
No modifications on the Johnson Vermont M-200 whatsoever. Fit was just fine. Hardly ever wore this one. I used the hot water treatment on the Aero Type 3 I bought through Thurston Bros....the fit on the Aero Type 3 was just way too loose, so I had to use the treatment tightened it up.- technovox
- Post #10
- Forum: Classifieds
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Johnson Leathers Horween Vermont Espresso Horsehide M200 Jacket – 42
I notice in another thread you posted in this has had a “hot water treatment” any other “modifications” to this jacket while in your possession? Was there any any side affects to this treatment like lining shrinkage or any issues with the zippers due to shrinkage of any kind? Sent from my...- Thuggee
- Post #9
- Forum: Classifieds
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