Tommer45
Active Member
Thought I'd bring this one over too...
I'm sure you're wondering what the heck this thread is about, right? Well, in the evergoing quest for the perfect jacket, I have modified the color of my Langlitz Cascade. My first Cascade was dark brown, and while I liked that it was dark, I didn't like how the color lacked depth or character if that makes any sense. I don't know how else to describe what I was after. For my second Cascade, I tried a different color (rust) and still wasn't totally happy with it. I like a dark brown with a little shine to it.
So... I purchased some Fiebing's dark brown leather dye, tested it on a few swatches of leather I have from Langlitz, and then moved on to the jacket. I am VERY pleased with how this turned out, but I admit I was a little scared altering and possibly ruining my rather expensive jacket. What I got was nearly the EXACT color I was after.. plus it is colorfast and doesn't come off even when soaked and rubbed with a cloth (but I guess that's a how a professional dye should be). So on to the pictures... some of you will hate my abombination, some of you may actually like it.
Here is the original color.. just removed from packaging. I think I was bored of this color by the end of day one!! It did nothing for me and I quickly wished Langlitz offered colors similar to Aero's cordovan.
Here's the jacket 48 hours after the dye was applied...
The back has only one light coat... It was the first section I dyed and I wanted to make sure I had enough dye for the entire jacket. I will go back and touch up as needed.
Notice how grainy the sleeve has become after only two months of daily wear.. I really love how this jacket looks...
Front of the jacket with a swatch of original Rust color on top..
Here's the finished product out on the road...
I feel as if the new color really brings out how beautiful the leather is. It has that depth I was after. And like I said... some of you will think I'm a freakin moron, and others might like the look. I love it. Even my wife said the jacket looks, and I quote, "400 times better!". This Cascade is by far the most comfortable leather jacket I have ever owned... now that I love the color it just might be THE perfect jacket (is there such a thing?).
Thanks for looking.. thought some of you might find this interesting.
Tommer
I'm sure you're wondering what the heck this thread is about, right? Well, in the evergoing quest for the perfect jacket, I have modified the color of my Langlitz Cascade. My first Cascade was dark brown, and while I liked that it was dark, I didn't like how the color lacked depth or character if that makes any sense. I don't know how else to describe what I was after. For my second Cascade, I tried a different color (rust) and still wasn't totally happy with it. I like a dark brown with a little shine to it.
So... I purchased some Fiebing's dark brown leather dye, tested it on a few swatches of leather I have from Langlitz, and then moved on to the jacket. I am VERY pleased with how this turned out, but I admit I was a little scared altering and possibly ruining my rather expensive jacket. What I got was nearly the EXACT color I was after.. plus it is colorfast and doesn't come off even when soaked and rubbed with a cloth (but I guess that's a how a professional dye should be). So on to the pictures... some of you will hate my abombination, some of you may actually like it.
Here is the original color.. just removed from packaging. I think I was bored of this color by the end of day one!! It did nothing for me and I quickly wished Langlitz offered colors similar to Aero's cordovan.
Here's the jacket 48 hours after the dye was applied...
The back has only one light coat... It was the first section I dyed and I wanted to make sure I had enough dye for the entire jacket. I will go back and touch up as needed.
Notice how grainy the sleeve has become after only two months of daily wear.. I really love how this jacket looks...
Front of the jacket with a swatch of original Rust color on top..
Here's the finished product out on the road...
I feel as if the new color really brings out how beautiful the leather is. It has that depth I was after. And like I said... some of you will think I'm a freakin moron, and others might like the look. I love it. Even my wife said the jacket looks, and I quote, "400 times better!". This Cascade is by far the most comfortable leather jacket I have ever owned... now that I love the color it just might be THE perfect jacket (is there such a thing?).
Thanks for looking.. thought some of you might find this interesting.
Tommer