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Jacket Fade…Will it Work? ….
- Thread starter B-Man2
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P-47 thunderbolt
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My only concern with uv light fade is the effect on the thread stitching, the UV will also be breaking down the cotton thread I suppose. However no damage occurred on mine as of yet..... plus I prefer faded thread colours
Flightengineer
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Burt, the first week of the experiment is over. Is there a photo of the experimental sample? Or there are no changes yet, there is nothing to show?
B-Man2
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Dmitry
So far there have been no changes to the color of the thread or the jacket. I’ll continue to leave it out as most days here are about 35 C or 95 F and are bright and sunny. As soon as I have something to compare to the original photos I’ll post new photos .
Thanks for asking
Cheers
bseal
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B-Man2
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bseal
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Damn!!
Where’d you lay that out at …. In a desert!!
And we noticed that the fit improved considerably too with your special treatment.
Chandler
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Came from Wilson's -- just like that.Damn!!
Where’d you lay that out at …. In a desert!!
Knew someone who had one and couldn't understand why I thought my ELC was more authentic.
Chandler
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3 sizes too big, love the way the epaulettes roll forward off the shoulders, and the baggy T-shirt is a nice touch.
B-Man2
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UPDATE :
It’s been a little over two weeks now since I started this “experiment” to see if I could slowly fade this GW Acme 21996 in an effort to make it look more like a war time Aero 21996. The jacket has been left out in the Florida sunshine most of that time, moving it around from time to time so that most of the jacket gets some UV exposure.
The days down here have been very hot in the 95F / 35C range with very intense sun shine. So while it hasn’t been very long since this “experiment” started, there have been some mild changes in the color of the hide. The photos are taken outside and the sunlight gives the jacket a reddish appearance, however if you compare the inside photo of the jacket you will see that the jacket has more of a cordovan color. So here we go.
Outdoor
Indoor
One of the first areas that I noticed a lightening of was the collar fold . It has lightened up around the neckline .
The back panels of both sleeves have noticeable lightening in color.
The left chest panel has had some lightening of color as well .
So this is the result so far. I’ll continue to leave the jacket exposed to the UV rays and wear it when possible. I just returned from a trip to the mountains where the jacket got some wear during the cool evenings. It was great!
Ok that’s it for now. I’ll have another update posted in about a week.
Cheers
It’s been a little over two weeks now since I started this “experiment” to see if I could slowly fade this GW Acme 21996 in an effort to make it look more like a war time Aero 21996. The jacket has been left out in the Florida sunshine most of that time, moving it around from time to time so that most of the jacket gets some UV exposure.
The days down here have been very hot in the 95F / 35C range with very intense sun shine. So while it hasn’t been very long since this “experiment” started, there have been some mild changes in the color of the hide. The photos are taken outside and the sunlight gives the jacket a reddish appearance, however if you compare the inside photo of the jacket you will see that the jacket has more of a cordovan color. So here we go.
Outdoor
Indoor
One of the first areas that I noticed a lightening of was the collar fold . It has lightened up around the neckline .
The back panels of both sleeves have noticeable lightening in color.
The left chest panel has had some lightening of color as well .
So this is the result so far. I’ll continue to leave the jacket exposed to the UV rays and wear it when possible. I just returned from a trip to the mountains where the jacket got some wear during the cool evenings. It was great!
Ok that’s it for now. I’ll have another update posted in about a week.
Cheers
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Silver Surfer
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compare exposed areas to a] under the pocket flap, and b] behind and just under the back of the collar.
Jorgeenriqueaguilera
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That is an interesting experiment Burt. However, I think the way to achieve the desired effect you would need to add some kind of oil to duplicate the body oil from wearing and handling the jacket under regular wear circumstances. I think with that you will get the results but at the same time I myself would be a bit worried to put oils on it. Normally the first place to see the changes would be the collar since it naturally gets oiled even after a couple times wearing the jacket. I guess the fact of living in FL really doesn't help.
B-Man2
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I’ll do that Vic … photos on the way .
B-Man2
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Thanks Jorge …. I’ll keep this in mind .
B-Man2
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Vic
Here’s the back collar and pocket flap compared to the back arm panel . Indoor photos
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Silver Surfer
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from the pix above, I don't see any diff. interesting, as I have left my elc rw in the sun since I got it from jan, and there is a decided diff in coloration between the covered areas [under pocket flap, and behind and under the back collar], and the sun exposed areas.....also, the upper back liner area that has be been exposed to the sun has lightened in color as well. there seems to be a little bit of color change in the knits, also. pix in the next few days.
B-Man2
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Vic
What about the photo of the back of the arm panel Vs the inside pocket flap?
Silver Surfer
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pix as promised.notice the diff between sun exposed and not sun exposed. etc rw 1401 appx 5 years old.
B-Man2
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Vic
About how long did it take to get these results ? Just wondering .
