Care to elaborate? Except for the fact that it's not "authentic", I've found almost nothing written about it.
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Educate me on A-2 leather finishes
- Thread starter Banzai
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Camel24hrs
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I have spoken to 3 different people who purchased five star jackets with pull up leather. All of them regretted it. I have yet to hear from someone who bought five star pull up leather that liked it.
That’s good to know. I did some google searching of this forum, and TFL, and came up with just about zero info.
Camel24hrs
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denny@aero
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Aero don't offer Chromexcel in any of their A2 jackets,( as you have said it is nothing like what was originaly used) we offer Jerky which is Chrome / Pigment , Vicenza which is Veg / semi aniline , Badalassi which is Veg / full AnilineNo offence but people come on here several times a year asking these same questions. It doesn't matter with the tanning or "finishing", NOBODY MAKES LEATHER THE SAME AS THEY DID IN THE 30S OR 40S.
The "finishing" by which I think you mean top coat and/or sealing after tanning won't really change anything.
By the way "pull-up" leather which Aero uses as a term is nothing like wartime A-2 jackets. And Aero's CXL leathers - whilst beautiful - are also nothing like original A-2 leather, trust me, I have one
Sorry, I didn't mean Aero offers Chromexcel on the A2, but just in general on a lot of other jackets. "Pull up" is a thing I learned about just a few days ago, and wondered just how viable it was for a jacket, since one maker offers it for A2s. Someone pointed out that Chromexcel is the OG "pull up", and since Aero seems to use it in a lot of models, it must be pretty ok for a jacket, even if not A2 appropriate/accurate.
denny@aero
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"Pull Up" leathers are great for jackets. Pull up is the dissipation of oils / waxes beneath the surface of aniline finish leathers, giving a "marbeling "effect , is you fold the leather you get a lighter line long fold , that can then be rubbed back in and disappear
Blackboxr1200S
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Had no idea as a noob ... Interesting read about leather.
And as for this top grain vs full grain discussion.
The leather shown in the QC pics, doesn't look very different from the RW I got in May 2023.
Just know, it's holding up pretty good.
15 months period between the pictures. Ages just fine.
P-47 thunderbolt
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Although pigment finish is correct for a WW2 A2 jacket, the pigments today are different from those used in the 40s. Pigment is essentially a paint finish. Modern pigment especially on the lower priced leathers tends to be plastic and shiny.
Unsure but I expect 40s pigments had lead in them.
Anyway 40s pigment was had a matte finish.
This would wear over time to the full penetrated dyed, chrome tanned leather beneath.
More subtle than the wear on modern pigment finishes hides.
Less contrast as I see it.
That is why aniline/semi aniline finishes make for an accurate looking repro.
Unsure but I expect 40s pigments had lead in them.
Anyway 40s pigment was had a matte finish.
This would wear over time to the full penetrated dyed, chrome tanned leather beneath.
More subtle than the wear on modern pigment finishes hides.
Less contrast as I see it.
That is why aniline/semi aniline finishes make for an accurate looking repro.
Juanito
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Sure lots, ranging from Lost Worlds to Five Star.
Pilot
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And others
