Seeking repair tips on jacket

[Technika2]

Accidentally dropped my jacket on concrete earlier today, and it rubbed off some off on the collar. Would love to get some advice on some color touch ups. I ordered some black Angelus leather dye and 4-coat. Since it’s around the neck, I don’t want the dye to rub off onto the clothes underneath.

Anyone has some suggestions? Thanks in advance!

 

[AerGuitar]

You’re on the right track with the dye. If you use a little acrylic sealer(Resolene, or similar) on top of the dried dye, it won’t ever bleed.

 

[AerGuitar]

If your jacket is pigment finished, acrylic black paint followed by sealer may work better than the dye. Try the dye since you’ve already ordered it and if it doesn’t work like you’d hoped, just paint over it and seal.

 

[Technika2]

Thanks for the feedback!

Can't tell which finish it is, it's beck666 from Toys Mccoy, https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/toys-mccoy-beck-666.107444/

I got a alcohol based dye so it will penetrate better. The 4-coat is an acrylic based sealer so it should also work well. If those two combined don't work well, I will try a acrylic based black paint.

 

[jchance]

May I be the voice of reason and say that no one is going to notice it when you’re wearing the jacket? It’s hidden behind the neck. Do you plan to take the jacket off and hang it on the back of a chair (to call attention to the chipped top coat) or something? The jacket won’t be looking new forever, it’s meant to have wear and tear (hopefully not the latter) eventually.

 

[Technika2]

May I be the voice of reason and say that no one is going to notice it when you’re wearing the jacket? It’s hidden behind the neck. Do you plan to take the jacket off and hang it on the back of a chair (to call attention to the chipped top coat) or something? The jacket won’t be looking new forever, it’s meant to have wear and tear (hopefully not the latter) eventually.

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I mean that is very true. It is just my first jacket, so i want to make sure i take care of it

 

[photo2u]

Just rock that thing.

 

[jchance]

I mean that is very true. It is just my first jacket, so i want to make sure i take care of it

Congratulations, your jacket has earned its first patina and show the actual Teacore—what it is intended to show! Now you can wear it with pride.

There are stories of guys all over the forum that tried to fix their relatively new jackets after a scratch or a discoloration, ended up making it a lot worse, and had to sell the jackets eventually. Don’t become one of those guys. Leather jackets have high durability and are meant to be used and abused. You don’t need to “take care of it” like a suede or lambskin jacket. The more you think and worry about it, the more the jacket owns you instead of you owning it.

 

[AerGuitar]

Thanks for the feedback!

Can't tell which finish it is, it's beck666 from Toys Mccoy, https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/toys-mccoy-beck-666.107444/

I got an alcohol based dye so it will penetrate better. The 4-coat is an acrylic based sealer so it should also work well. If those two combined don't work well, I will try an acrylic based black paint.

Oh cool, I didn’t realize 4-coat was an acrylic sealer.. sounds like you’ve got it covered! Good luck, and sweet jacket!

 

[AerGuitar]

Congratulations, your jacket has earned its first patina and show the actual Teacore—what it is intended to show! Now you can wear it with pride.

There are stories of guys all over the forum that tried to fix their relatively new jackets after a scratch or a discoloration, ended up making it a lot worse, and had to sell the jackets eventually. Don’t become one of those guys. Leather jackets have high durability and are meant to be used and abused. You don’t need to “take care of it” like a suede or lambskin jacket. The more you think and worry about it, the more the jacket owns you instead of you owning it.

I fall victim to this as well…. With any new jacket, the first scratch drives me bonkers, especially if I’m the one that scratched it(same with motorbikes and guitars). Once it gets a few more bumps and bruises, I stop caring and start appreciating the character.

 

[Harris HTM]

Congratulations, your jacket has earned its first patina

This is definitely not patina. In this forum it is quite common to use this word for scratches and wear but it patina it is not.

 

[jchance]

This is definitely not patina. In this forum it is quite common to use this word for scratches and wear but it patina it is not.

What’s patina and not patina (to you) is just a game of semantics here. What’s important is that there will be more scratches with this jacket in the future, and he should just wear it and enjoy it instead of become a museum custodian trying to preserve the jacket in mint condition.

 

[hieu]

Try saphir renovating cream, has worked great for me in the past.

 

[Harris HTM]

is just a game of semantics here.

Allow me to disagree, patina is something totally different that scratches, it has nothing to do with semantics or linguistics.

What’s important is that there will be more scratches with this jacket in the future, and he should just wear it and enjoy it

Absolutely, I also get nervous at the first scratch at any new jacket or pair of shoes but I forget about it at the second scratch.

 

[ABCD]

What’s patina and not patina (to you) is just a game of semantics here.

Patina and scratches are two different things. Maybe not to you but they are to @Harris HTM and everyone else.

Patina is a thin layer that forms on the surface. Where do you see a thin layer being formed on OP's jacket?

@OP Check this thread for tips

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I recently acquired this Branded Cross Zip. Upon close inspect there seems to be a bit of road rash on the sleeve. In a few place the top has peeled. I was wondering if I can “fix” this with some fine sandpaper and black dye? Or another method? . These pictures were taken with flash - in...

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[RDS]

Of course there is the strict dictionary definition but ‘Patina’ is one of those words that can mean different things to different people.
Personally, I think patina is the wear and tear which develops on an item over a period of time and through natural usage.
I wouldn’t necessarily call the scratches on the collar of this particular jacket ‘patina’ yet, but in a few years time it probably will be.

Either way, I wouldn’t do anything to cover it up but would just leave it as it is. More marks and scrapes will definitely come, so if you start trying to cover this one up where do you stop with all the others ?
If you carry on covering up every single mark as they occur the jacket will end up looking like a patchwork quilt.

 

[Harris HTM]

‘Patina’ is one of those words that can mean different things to different people.

If you mean it in the same way that a shearling jacket is called a "b3" or a nylon flight jacket is called a "ma1" then I guess you can interpret "patina" as you want. But patina is patina.

Personally, I think patina is the wear and tear

No it is not. Wear and tear are of mechanical nature. Patina is due to environmental (actually chemical) processes.
Ofcourse mechanical and chemical processes can influence each other.
Wear and tear are scratches and surface abrasion.
A good example of patina are these dull areas you see on older jackets.

 

[BloodEagle]

Personally i'd just leave it - those jackets pick up marks and, what I'm going to call patina, extremely quickly - you'll spend more time trying to cover everything up than wearing it, and a babied leather jacket can never be a cool leather jacket.

 

[ABCD]

Here's my mid 40s Californian, the sleeves show a combination of wear (a part of the topcoat having been worn off) and patina (accumulation of dirt, body oils).

Semi aniline Shinki, showing darker spots (patina) at the hem where body oils have accumulated from my hands touching the leather when zipping up the jacket.

 

[Harris HTM]

Here's my mid 40s Californian, the sleeves show a combination of wear (a part of the topcoat having been worn off) and patina (accumulation of dirt, body oils).

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Semi aniline Shinki, showing darker spots (patina) at the hem where body oils have accumulated from my hands touching the leather when zipping up the jacket.

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The last two photos are brilliant. You can also see the patina on the brass zipper rivets