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  • eton97
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2008
    • 922

    I WASHED MY CCP FENCING LEATHER....DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME :-)

    So, for a while i haven't really liked the fit of my fencing - always thought it was a sz too big and was thinking about selling....BUT....i read the booklet and it does say you can machine wash....

    so i thought 'what the hell'.....limited downside, and decided to gamble and machine wash it.

    In hindsight i wish i had taken photos throughout the process..........

    So, yesterday was a baking hot 28 degrees and this is what i did:

    - i pulled the sleeves through body, turned inside out, zipped up from inside (so the jacket was completely inside out)

    - put in washing machine. 60 degrees, (but I suppose if you don't want shrinkage you could do a cold wash).

    - I used maximum spin (1200 revs) otherwise the jacket is completely soaked at the end and will take a month to dry

    - when finished, I took it out, laid flat, and looked over the leather. The zippers leave some imprints, but as the leather is wet and spongey you just run your fingers over them and they disappear immediately.

    Ps I still have black fingers today from doing it.

    - then i straighten out all the internal pockets etc while wet

    - buy 10 copies of you biggest newspaper because you need loads of paper, and separate all the pages

    - then stuffed the arms and shoulders first so they resemble the exact shape and creases i wanted. Then i did the whole body, zipped up and continued.

    I spent quite a lot of time doing this and stuffing it quite full.

    Quite a hard process but it should resemble this when finished.



    - then i left in the direct sun on a towel until the front was hard baked and dry (2-3 hrs) turned it over and did the same on the back.

    - Then emptied the carcass of all paper and left to dry open for another hour or two in direct sun until the inside was dry.

    - at this point the jacket is baked pretty solid and can stand up entirely on it's own. (Colour is matt and like colour 19 but darker)........but it does soften up quite quickly when handled....

    - I considered leaving it like this, matt and grey, but the wife preferred it oiled.

    - so used this product (bought in france in one of the department stores) to oil the whole thing with a sponge.



    Took an hour or so, but the jacket returned completely to its original black colour with the oiling, became silky again, but retained a much more structured and thicker feeling leather.

    I adore it. If anything it feels like a brand new jacket but in a much nicer, more durable and strong leather.

    But this comes with big big big warnings. It's is far far more like as sz46

    Old measurements:

    P2P: 50.5cm
    S2S: 47cm
    Length ex collar: 65.5c
    Width at very bottom: 54cm

    New measurements:

    P2P: 47.5cm
    S2S: 43.5cm
    Length ex collar: 63cm
    Width at very bottom: 50cm

    So substantial shrinkage

    Before and after shots:

    Before


    After


    Leather details





    The front zip is a bit more wavy like the zips on the tornadoes and on my bison, as the leather has shrunk a touch more than the zipper, which makes it look more poell IMO.


    I LOVE IT, AND ITS THE PERFECT SPRING SUMMER JACKET.....OPINIONS, QUESTIONS WELCOME, BUT I DID IT AS DESCRIBED

    THERE IS A MORAL TO THIS STORY, BUT I CAN'T QUITE PUT MY FINGER ON IT, SUFFICE TO SAY THAT SOMETIMES, JUST SOMETIMES THOSE BIG STUPID RISKS YOU TAKE, PAY OFF
    Last edited by eton97; 01-14-2012, 11:33 AM.
    you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter...
  • magic
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2009
    • 1404

    #2
    Really well done it seem like the shoulder area are perfect on you now.
    Focusing on object details

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    • TheNotoriousT
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2009
      • 754

      #3
      Fit is perfect now imo and you proved once again to be one of the bravest mofos in SZland.
      I would have died a thousand times during the process!

      EDIT: Would love to hear some insides of the leather specialists like Zamb or Chinorlz.
      I still don't get how the leather or the dye didn't take any damage while being washed at 60 degrees.
      I even only wash most of my cotton t-shirts cold. :-)
      "Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that"

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      • eton97
        Senior Member
        • Dec 2008
        • 922

        #4
        Originally posted by magic View Post
        Really well done it seem like the shoulder area are perfect on you now.
        i kinda guessed i was a size down and notoriousT lent me his sz46, and its fit me better but was a touch too tight....but you can see it fits (imo) far better now.....feel like ive just found eur4k in the washing machine...just wasn't enjoying it before
        you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter...

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        • eton97
          Senior Member
          • Dec 2008
          • 922

          #5
          Originally posted by TheNotoriousT View Post
          Fit is perfect now imo and you proved once again to be one of the bravest mofos in SZland.
          I would have died a thousand times during the process!
          dude - i felt like i died a thousand times through each indiviual process..watching the jacket spinning in the drum was the worst....

          but since purchasing the sz50 dead-end jeans i realise that i'm not fat, i've just got enormous balls
          Last edited by eton97; 01-14-2012, 12:53 PM.
          you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter...

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          • eton97
            Senior Member
            • Dec 2008
            • 922

            #6
            edit: i'm a very bored guy on 3 months holiday before i start my new job. i have a screaming 8 week old baby and i am going a bit nuts....i also can be reckless and I gamble.

            I cannot be held repsonsible for any fuck-ups when everybody starts machine washing their ccp leathers......it was a stupid thing to do and i was lucky that it paid off on a jacket i should have bought in a smaller size.....

            i suppose the moral of the story is don't wear Eur4000 jackets when feeding babies, and try to buy them in the right size originally......
            you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter...

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            • miserableman
              Senior Member
              • Dec 2009
              • 321

              #7
              Doesn't the oil leave the jacket sticky? can you handle it now without getting dye/oil all over your hands?

              Definitely looks better now, I would have never had the balls to do it, especially at 60 degrees.

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              • eton97
                Senior Member
                • Dec 2008
                • 922

                #8
                Originally posted by miserableman View Post
                Doesn't the oil leave the jacket sticky? can you handle it now without getting dye/oil all over your hands?

                Definitely looks better now, I would have never had the balls to do it, especially at 60 degrees.
                no residue whatsoever, no sticky feeling - its perfect.....the wax stuff is amazing - i got it 3yrs ago from Gallerie Lafayette in Paris.....i put it only thinly with a sponge and it just sinks in...no polishing, nothing
                Last edited by eton97; 06-27-2011, 07:52 AM.
                you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter...

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                • Shucks
                  Senior Member
                  • Aug 2010
                  • 3104

                  #9
                  nah man, the moral is that life's too short for letting fear stop you doin what u do. big kudos on the big cojones.

                  ps. i think i might have a jar of that same brand somewhere. but i think mine is more like a really soft wax/'mink oil'? i use it on leather that seems thirsty and that i wanna soften, not on anything i wanna keep stiff...

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                  • eton97
                    Senior Member
                    • Dec 2008
                    • 922

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Shucks View Post
                    nah man, the moral is that life's too short for letting fear stop you doin what u do. big kudos on the big cojones.

                    ps. i think i might have a jar of that same brand somewhere. but i think mine is more like a really soft wax/'mink oil'? i use it on leather that seems thirsty and that i wanna soften, not on anything i wanna keep stiff...
                    Exactly. But the jacket needed that after the baking. It was so hard if I picked it up with my finger tips it stayed exactly the same shape as if it were being worn. The wax returned it to it's previous shine and beauty but the leather is definitely more rigid than originally and feels thicker for some reason. feels like a thin version of HOIL or a stiff JUICY
                    you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter...

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                    • BSR
                      Senior Member
                      • Aug 2008
                      • 1562

                      #11
                      this thread = instant legend
                      pix

                      Originally posted by Fuuma
                      Fuck you and your viewpoint, I hate this depoliticized environment where every opinion should be respected, no matter how moronic. My avatar was chosen just for you, die in a ditch fucker.

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                      • Wiggles
                        Senior Member
                        • Sep 2008
                        • 267

                        #12
                        this is amazing and terrible (now there are terrible thoughts in my head telling me to wash my intarsia). setting my potential fuck ups aside, the jacket definitely fits better now eton. love the wavy zipper

                        would also like to hear some thoughts from people w. leather expertise

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                        • eton97
                          Senior Member
                          • Dec 2008
                          • 922

                          #13
                          Originally posted by eton97 View Post
                          edit: i'm a very bored guy on 3 months holiday before i start my new job. i have a screaming 8 week old baby and i am going a bit nuts....i also can be reckless and I gamble.

                          I cannot be held repsonsible for any fuck-ups when everybody starts machine washing their ccp leathers......it was a stupid thing to do and i was lucky that it paid off on a jacket i should have bought in a smaller size..........
                          this is in bold for a reason
                          Please be careful
                          I will go to bed tonight with the sound of a thousand leather jackets on spin cycles, and wake to the sound of tears.

                          Not sure if I can carry that burden
                          you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter...

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                          • Raw
                            Senior Member
                            • Oct 2009
                            • 1106

                            #14
                            Looks much better on you now D, the finish on the leather looks nicer too .

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                            • eton97
                              Senior Member
                              • Dec 2008
                              • 922

                              #15
                              thanks raw - the finish is definitely better imo - i can't quite work out what it is about it....its almost like the texture of a brand new roo ccp leather - quite crunchy and eggshell in polish rather than shiny or matt......the leather also feels thicker and more structured....the old one just flopped around and swamped me, and the leather seemed 'limp' and boring for a ccp...
                              you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter...

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