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1950's Biker Jacket Restoration (Click to view process)

This 1950's San Francisco P.D. jacket doesn't look too bad at first glance...however, it had road-rash damage on the back shoulders and left arm. The collar had the same plus rot from years of skin oils building up....bad enough that the back snap popped right out of the leather! 

We replaced the back yoke and made a new collar, They were then distressed to blend in. The left sleeve was reconstructed from inside after lifting back the lining. Flexible polymers filled raw edges and open cracks, then were colored to match. Lastly, conditioners were applied. No longer fi

Vintage 1950's Biker Jacket Restoration, Before
Back of collar, 1950's biker jacket
Rear collar and snap 1950's biker jacket
Inside collar, 1950's biker jacket
Road-rash'ed sleeve, 1950's biker jacket.
Sleeve restoration, 1950's biker jacket
Leather jacket sleeve repair, vintage biker 1950's
Vintage leather jacket sleeve repair
Restoration of vintage leather jacket sleeve
Repair of vintage 1950's biker jacket sleeve
Vintage leather jacket repair
Vintage leather jacket sleeve, after.
New leather collar prior to distressing, jacket restoration
New upper collar after- Vintage jacket restoration.
Conditioning, vintage 1950's biker jacket. Before.
Conditioning, vintage biker jacket before.
New distressed yoke on vintage leather jacket
Vintage 1950's biker jacket, "After"

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