SpitfireIV
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Hi all,
I've recently picked up a somewhat 'war weary' and battered (but still with lots of life and potential left!) pre or very early war Irvin flying jacket, maker unknown as of yet.
I reckon now having spent some time addressing rotten stitching and tackling a few repairs that the jacket has been stained a dark brown, almost black at some stage, either that or it's incredibly dirty! It does have a grubby feel on the outside.
It actually looks a bit lighter in color in the images but is far from the original color, this is visible under some of the seams and behind the belt...
Whilst giving the jacket a bit of a gentle clean down I tried a bit of petroleum jelly on one panel to see if it'd loosen it up a bit, it did, and generally overall the jacket is incredibly soft and supple! I did however notice when doing the excess jelly away after a day this is what was coming away...
Now, either someone stained it or it spent it's postwar life on some grubby motorcycle or smoky sports car! Either way, is there a trick and or method to removing a colorant/stain or deep engrained grubbiness?
Thanks for any help and thanks for reading.
I've recently picked up a somewhat 'war weary' and battered (but still with lots of life and potential left!) pre or very early war Irvin flying jacket, maker unknown as of yet.
I reckon now having spent some time addressing rotten stitching and tackling a few repairs that the jacket has been stained a dark brown, almost black at some stage, either that or it's incredibly dirty! It does have a grubby feel on the outside.
It actually looks a bit lighter in color in the images but is far from the original color, this is visible under some of the seams and behind the belt...
Whilst giving the jacket a bit of a gentle clean down I tried a bit of petroleum jelly on one panel to see if it'd loosen it up a bit, it did, and generally overall the jacket is incredibly soft and supple! I did however notice when doing the excess jelly away after a day this is what was coming away...
Now, either someone stained it or it spent it's postwar life on some grubby motorcycle or smoky sports car! Either way, is there a trick and or method to removing a colorant/stain or deep engrained grubbiness?
Thanks for any help and thanks for reading.
