Beautiful put together jacket. Robin was a small company who had a military contracts in the 70-80's. The shirt resembles Cal. Leathers models to me. My first flight overall was made with those zippers. Some of the #5 had separating zippers that resembled crown type sliders and talon teeth.
The guy that made my boots is Miguel Moralez. He is one of many who make boots. Here is a link of a small factory in Guanajuato.
They are old school. However, some make others. If you show them what you want, they also send you to individuals who only works on the styles you are...
The jacket looks good on you. I was wondering about the hide used? The jacket flows real nice on you. Did you ever consider a brown hide for your cool project?
I did try an ozone machine for about three weeks straight. No luck. I also tried indirect vent air by the window and shaded area hanging everyday. The jacket can still stink up a room. LOL. Last, I believe the the lining material is nylon.
Inspirational. I am thinking to do the same on an original G-1 type from the late 40's. However, I still do not think I had the chops for it. One of my favorites an HD Elvis original has a smell than I have been trying to work on for more than a year with mediocre results. The jacket has a...
Take a pencil sharpener and clean the teeth with the pencil tip. It will break many times. Sharpen the pencil again. If the teeth are bad and need a stronger cleaner. Use the pencil shaving (thin wood with lead) as aggregate to remove the more stubborn grease or wax that was previously used...
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