Fade Quest …. Part Deux…

[B-Man2]

A few months ago you may have read how some putts (me), took a perfectly good A2 jacket, a Good Wear no less, and set it out in the Florida Sun and heat in an attempt to get the jacket to fade. The purpose was to get the GW to look like an original WWII A2 jacket that was weathered and faded. If you missed the thread you can check it out here ;

Jacket Fade…Will it Work? ….

A few years ago I remember reading a post about a guy who owned a Good Wear Acme 21996 and whenever he wasn’t wearing it left it on the dash board of his truck in the hot sun with the intense UV rays. After a few years the jacket looked fantastic. It had fade areas and looked like a original...

www.vintageleatherjackets.org

The experiment really worked nicely as different areas of the hide faded in a mismatched fashion.
Well the putts (me) is at it again, only this time the Fade Quest will entail fading two jackets over the summer months, which are hot and sunny down here. One jacket, the size 46,is an ELC Monarch, belonging to yours truly while the other, a size 42 GW Monarch belongs to Jan (Mulceber), who has graciously volunteered his Monarch as a guinea pig for this two part Fade Quest. I’ll start by taking and posting some before pictures of both jackets. Front and rear. As the weeks pass updates and photos will again be posted along the way, so you can see how the Fade Quest is proceeding. Ok that’s it for now so here’s some BEFORE photos of the two jackets .
Jans GW on the left , my ELC on the right

Jans GW

My ELC

Jans on top . My ELC on the bottom

Ok guys that’s it for now. First update will be in about 2 weeks, so stay tuned.
Cheers to all
B-Man

 

[mulceber]

Great thread, Burt! I'm looking forward to following the progress of both jackets.

 

[Chandler]

I can tell you're not Jewish or related to anyone from the tribe, Burt. It's Putz. Wish we had a LMAO emoji to put here.

But I'm enjoying these experiments nonetheless.

 

[John Lever]

I would like to suggest that we name this process Kerpeling after Silver Surfer who introduced it to me.

 

[mulceber]

I would like to suggest that we name this process Kerpeling after Silver Surfer who introduced it to me.

I like that!

 

[Chandler]

BTW -- what's the vintage on that ELC?

 

[B-Man2]

BTW -- what's the vintage on that ELC?

It’s about 12 years old

 

[B-Man2]

I can tell you're not Jewish or related to anyone from the tribe, Burt. It's Putz. Wish we had a LMAO emoji to put here.

But I'm enjoying these experiments nonetheless.

LOL!!
I can’t even try a little self deprecating humor without screwing it up !!

 

[John Lever]

I did it to a RMNZ B3 it shrunk...too much...

 

[mulceber]

LOL!!
I can’t even try a little self deprecating humor without screwing it up !!

Nah, you’re good bud. It’s not a word people have to spell very often anyways.

 

[Chandler]

Nah, you’re good bud. It’s not a word people have to spell very often anyways.

Now you're gonna tell me people don't know Schmuck.

I have to admit how funny it is to look back on TV comedy in the 70s (particularly the Tonight Show) and how much Jewish comedians influenced my humor without my really recognizing it. I just thought it was funny.

 

[Silver Surfer]

Oy vey

 

[Lord Flashheart]

This'll be interesting ... I'll get the popcorn Burt

 

[Silver Surfer]

Yeah, the sun works it magic, but as John pointed out, be careful of heat, heat will shrink the leather.

 

[ZuZu]

I'm really not convinced it's a thing. I've never seen a lot of fading on WW2 jackets- never on a G-1.

 

[Silver Surfer]

I have

 

[ZuZu]

It will be interesting.

 

[mulceber]

I’m optimistic when it comes to mine. It’s gotten some decent wear already, and if you look at the shoulders near the armpit in the last photo, you can already see where the coat of dye is starting to break up.

 

[ZuZu]

I’m optimistic when it comes to mine. It’s gotten some decent wear already, and if you look at the shoulders near the armpit in the last photo, you can already see where the coat of dye is starting to break up.

Isn't that lightening from wear? I used to hope and pray my dark seal Avirex would fade to russet like I saw on originals. Sunlight never did anything.

 

[mulceber]

It is - my thinking is that rain and wear have weakened the protective coat, meaning the UV will be more effective than it ordinarily would be. Only time will tell if that’s true or not.