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Cracked/Torn Capeskin
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Gamma68
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I haven't had that experience with my capeskin jacket. I wouldn't expect it to rip like that. Perhaps the hide was very dry? Losses of natural oils led to the cracking when pulled?
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I was foolishly pulling on my A-1 trying to stretch it to conform to my recent growth spurt and I heard a loud crack. [emoji33]
Treated it with Pecard which darkened the leather quite a bit.
Any advice?
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Sorry to hear that. Nightmare stuff. Sadly, not much you can do. Fill up the cracks with glue, Barge Cement should do just fine, and dye it over. That'll at least cover the cracks.
Hey Jonesy - sorry to hear that, but this kind of leather does risk tearing if it is stretched - it is a hide with little tensile strength. There are kits to repair this kind of hide (a more refined version of Monitor's barge cement idea) but if you have put on some Pecards - a greasy substance - you will struggle to get any adhesive to stick to it. Capeskin isn't fragile as such but it is simply no where near as strong as the other leathers we see here.
I was just a little worried that it might get worse. The jacket soaked up the Pecards, and I actually like the resulting darker shade. The inside of the button holes has a double layer of leather or backing so I suppose this reinforces and strengthens that area.
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Sorry to hear this. My GW capeskin A1 has not done this yet. If it did, I'd be tempted to sew up the crack.
Seems odd. I wonder if there is some hardening of the leather? Do you make sure the jacket has good air flow around it
when you aren't wearing it?
Regarding the Pecard's, did the shine come back to the capeskin? Did the leather eventually lighten back up?
Good luck with this!
Seems odd. I wonder if there is some hardening of the leather? Do you make sure the jacket has good air flow around it
when you aren't wearing it?
Regarding the Pecard's, did the shine come back to the capeskin? Did the leather eventually lighten back up?
Good luck with this!
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Argh, sorry to hear that Jonesy, after your recent issues with the mould spores.
I’ve had more capeskin jackets than any other type of hide and, while it’s reasonably resilient and elastic, once it opens up the tears strength is poor and the hide delaminates.
The tear looks clean so you might able to patch it from the back (I wouldn’t patch from the front), older jackets that I’ve had were typically stitched to repair them and a good tailor should be able to do this cleanly.
Good luck!
I’ve had more capeskin jackets than any other type of hide and, while it’s reasonably resilient and elastic, once it opens up the tears strength is poor and the hide delaminates.
The tear looks clean so you might able to patch it from the back (I wouldn’t patch from the front), older jackets that I’ve had were typically stitched to repair them and a good tailor should be able to do this cleanly.
Good luck!
