Your opinion / Barnstormer 2nd hand

[Yaphie]

Dear friends,

I need your expertise about a project of buying a brown Barnstormer.

what do you think of the sign of wear ?
Is it possible to clean the HH leather?
Should I do nothing and keep it like this ?

thx

 

[Cornelius]

Based on only those 2 photographs, it looks to be in fine condition to me. Perfectly broken-in. I suppose final decision would depend on the price.

 

[torfjord]

I don’t see anything that looks strange. Looks like it’s in good condition. Can you describe what it is that you are suspecting would need attention?

 

[Yaphie]

Maybe the brown always do this ?

It’s look like dirt ( darker areas)

 

[Carlos840]

Dear friends,

I need your expertise about a project of buying a brown Barnstormer.

what do you think of the sign of wear ?
Is it possible to clean the HH leather?
Should I do nothing and keep it like this ?

thx

These are normal signs of light wear for CXL.
You can clean leather lightly with a damp cloth, it is recommended to do it in areas where the skin touches the leather, back of the neck and wrists to avoid long term damage. I do that every few months on my most worn jackets.

The jacket you posted look spretty new, i don;t think it needs a real clean, maybe clean the collar and the wrists but that's about it, it looks barely broken in.

 

[Yaphie]

Thank you for all. I’ll tell you what is the issue

 

[Seb Lucas]

I don't see any wear or dirt. Have you owned a heavy leather jacket before?

You can wipe it down with warm soapy water - collar and cuffs and any spots of dirt. The leathers should look scratched and scuffed if it is any good. It will weigh a ton if you are not used to a real leather jacket.

 

[Yaphie]

The only I own in HH is the same BARNSTORMER in Black. Your are right, Heavy, heavy, heavy !!!!
It’s really recent, I bought it end of december.
But I think black is less « fragile » considering the scratches and scuffs.
So all your commentaires encourage be to buy it. It depends on the price now

 

[dudewuttheheck]

Doesn't seem to be anything wrong from the pics. Some more detailed pics would be nice, but I don't see anything bad there.

 

[Yaphie]

This is it

 

[Monitor]

I still don't see any issues.

 

[torfjord]

Are you referring to the colour variation? That’s just how brown CXL wears in. Perfectly normal.

 

[jacketjunkie]

Brown CLX has a pull-up effect (unlike black CLX), these color variations of lighter and darker spots are in the nature of the leather. Eherything is fine with this jacket. Fits you well, too.

 

[Carlos840]

This is it

Nothing wrong, it looks like a clean brown CXL jacket to me.
Just use a damp clotch to lightly rub the back of the neck and cuffs if you don't want to deal the the previous owner's schmoo, that's it.

 

[Yaphie]

Ok thank you, I’m not worried anymore .

 

[Yaphie]

Finally , I didn’t buy it ...