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5* 1950’s All Weather Half belt repro seal brown goat

Bahabp100

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Here are a couple pictures of the final distressed sleeves . They went through many trials until I would tell Shawn this is it - so this is it . But they truly wouldn’t Stop experimenting with distress till I was satisfied. Super service there
 
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This looks promising- as far as distressing goes. I would tone the contrast down a touch with a quick coat of mid-toned brown dye to mellow it a little. It would look very realistic.
 
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Bahabp100

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This looks promising- as far as distressing goes. I would tone the contrast down a touch with a quick coat of mid-toned brown dye to mellow it a little. It would look very realistic.
When they say they’re using wax and oil. What are they doing . Also is the dye used in this process? I’m trying to get a handle on the process
 
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Different folks do it different ways- abrasion (sanding) wears the edges and high areas. Wax and dye darken and fill the lower/ worn areas.
 

Bahabp100

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Different folks do it different ways- abrasion (sanding) wears the edges and high areas. Wax and dye darken and fill the lower/ worn areas.
Is the black color oil? Or dye? Or wax? I heard they use alcohol to remove the color as well
 

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Interesting that they sent you samples of Horse Hide. I have emailed Shawn three times in the past couple months about availability of HH and he kept saying out of stock. Just last week, he told me it would be a year before he could source Horse Hide. I don't get why he'd send samples of something that he says he doesn't have in stock.

Are all of the shearling samples actual shearling or are some acrylic or other? Thanks!

@RILO
 

RILO

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Interesting that they sent you samples of Horse Hide. I have emailed Shawn three times in the past couple months about availability of HH and he kept saying out of stock. Just last week, he told me it would be a year before he could source Horse Hide. I don't get why he'd send samples of something that he says he doesn't have in stock.

Are all of the shearling samples actual shearling or are some acrylic or other? Thanks!

@RILO
Thanks!! I insisted for some HH to be sent for comparison and for those that may want a already made "stock" jacket on HH.
 

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