Yes, I grabbed it. Before I even hit the buy button, I planned it as a project jacket - first to re-dye it. I have never done HWT on a jacket so I can only assume the cardboard like flexibility is due to that having been done. Any ideas on that? It has all the suppleness of a beer can but I think it was never really worn much at all. It appears that it was dragged or sanded with very fine sandpaper. As Andrew suggested, maybe it was tumbled dry. This effect is far worse than ELC's ridiculous (IMO) "time worn" finish. The overdone effect has knocked down and burnished the (actually acceptable) grain rather than accentuate it. Though obviously HH, it has the appearance of vinyl in many of the sanded spots. The seller stated he did none of this so I can comfortably say our impatient culture has produced many idiots.
My plans are to redye and let the grain reappear!
Any ideas on the effects of HWT? If it was done can this cause the brittle "shell-like" feeling to the sleeves and torso? The other option is that it was never broken in.
It's no GW but at least it fits!
"We can rebuild him."
Dave
My plans are to redye and let the grain reappear!
Any ideas on the effects of HWT? If it was done can this cause the brittle "shell-like" feeling to the sleeves and torso? The other option is that it was never broken in.
It's no GW but at least it fits!
"We can rebuild him."
Dave