sixties.nut
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I gotta tell ya boys this flight jacket gitten into bidness, is a tough nut to crack.
While I was hunting down a good/decent G-1 jacket which was all I was shooting for in the furst place! I ran across a inexpensive A-2 that I was able to pick up for 60 shipped. I got it in and when I opened the box it reeked like an old library book. No mildew or stains and in pretty good shape by looking at it. Except for the zipper pull had broken and the previous owner fashioned a decent pull back on it just not original.
In the mean time someone gave me a MIL- AIRWEAR, Colorado G-1 that I promptly put in the leather makers shop for a lining to be installed.
Since I had the one jacket in the shop this week I took the A-2 in the shop to have them professionally clean the jacket to get the smell out, and that's all they do is leather work jackets/handbag's etc.
So I go to pick up the G-1 today but it's not ready??? But the A-2 jacket is. They bring it out and sure enough the smell is gone. It's now been replaced with another rancid medicinal smell I can't hardly describe. Just imagine a smell that can clear out a rather large room in five seconds flat! It's now hanging in the garage as I type this message with the doors open. I paid 60 to get the jacket then another 65 to get it cleaned. They ran it though an Ozone machine the guy said, (I also now know what it means when leather is described as cardboard or plastic (y). It went in with a rough tone natural looking leather surface and it came back all nice and shiney AND Stinky.
Just a different stinky is all. This A-2 is a Cooper Orange label with the numbers GAC-201-01-8101M and CSN 8719-01-8243400 and I can't find the topic which dates these jackets for the life of me today. I'm thinking to try the Cedar Oil treatment discussed in the 'Irvin Odors' topic.
Can anyone tell me if it's worth throwing more effort into this cause or would I be better off just binning this one?
Thanks for any suggestions,
sixties
On the bright side it's been a low cost learning experience in buying old garments I'd say.
While I was hunting down a good/decent G-1 jacket which was all I was shooting for in the furst place! I ran across a inexpensive A-2 that I was able to pick up for 60 shipped. I got it in and when I opened the box it reeked like an old library book. No mildew or stains and in pretty good shape by looking at it. Except for the zipper pull had broken and the previous owner fashioned a decent pull back on it just not original.
In the mean time someone gave me a MIL- AIRWEAR, Colorado G-1 that I promptly put in the leather makers shop for a lining to be installed.
Since I had the one jacket in the shop this week I took the A-2 in the shop to have them professionally clean the jacket to get the smell out, and that's all they do is leather work jackets/handbag's etc.
So I go to pick up the G-1 today but it's not ready??? But the A-2 jacket is. They bring it out and sure enough the smell is gone. It's now been replaced with another rancid medicinal smell I can't hardly describe. Just imagine a smell that can clear out a rather large room in five seconds flat! It's now hanging in the garage as I type this message with the doors open. I paid 60 to get the jacket then another 65 to get it cleaned. They ran it though an Ozone machine the guy said, (I also now know what it means when leather is described as cardboard or plastic (y). It went in with a rough tone natural looking leather surface and it came back all nice and shiney AND Stinky.
Just a different stinky is all. This A-2 is a Cooper Orange label with the numbers GAC-201-01-8101M and CSN 8719-01-8243400 and I can't find the topic which dates these jackets for the life of me today. I'm thinking to try the Cedar Oil treatment discussed in the 'Irvin Odors' topic.
Can anyone tell me if it's worth throwing more effort into this cause or would I be better off just binning this one?
Thanks for any suggestions,
sixties
On the bright side it's been a low cost learning experience in buying old garments I'd say.