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Maybe 1/2" after the arm creases.
Agreed, i’ve never had a problem with it. Jackets that were just right when they arrived don’t change much, and obviously jackets that are too short are just too short.Maybe 1/2" after the arm creases.
Hanalei Surf Hot Water Treatment (HSHWT)How do you break in a jacket? Swim in it
Yeah, I think it actually came out fine. After rinsing the salt water and sand off of it at the shower next to the lifeguard stand (and yep, got some good sideways glances), I put it in the sun as pictured yesterday. Then, wore it for the drive back to town, and out to my favorite fish taco place, went home and hung it out on a hanger outside on my lanai overnight (thankfully it has been relatively dry here lately). It was still just a little damp this morning so I wore it around the house for a bit, and now I’m finishing drying it in the sun. It is kind of a waxy leather, did not get damaged in the least, and is taking on nice creases in the sleeves. Probably finish the patent pending HSHWT with a coat of Pecards.@jonesy86 - How did the jacket survive the Hanalei? is it very stiff now or any other unexpected changes ( not that anyone knows what to expect when you bodysurf in a leather jacket)
PS You got me thinking of a water-skiing Fonzie
It is so humid here that it would grow mold If I didn't put it in the sun or a dryer.Interesting Jonesy. I have always dried my jackets in the shade after putting them through the washing machine - generally takes several days and there is absolutely no shrinkage. Let us know how your sizing has held up.
I finished the HSHWT Patent pending, with a coat of Pecards rubbed in by hand. Then put the jacket in the sun to slightly warm the leather and absorb the dressing. In the end it did shrink an inch in the length down to 26 inches, which is probably my preferred length.I am certainly surprised that drying the wet jacket out in the hot sun didn't shrink it. I got caught in the rain a few years ago on a MC trip wearing a leather jacket. After a good drenching I rode a couple hundred miles in the hot sun. The jacket shrank somewhat all over...but the sad part was that one sleeve was now very noticeably shorter than the other.
HD