Paint Chipping off my jacket! What to do?

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Permalink Reply by OctyOck on January 19, 2011 at 9:24am

any and all help would be appreciated

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Permalink Reply by Steve on January 19, 2011 at 2:43pm

Might be an oil coating on it (its so it cant get dirty and dirt just brushes off), in which case you might wanna see how much you can peel off, then rub the area with dish soap on the rough side of a sponge, then paint it again. Pleather is basically fancy plastic, so paint might just not stick to it

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Permalink Reply by ┌x┐ • •┌x┐Pots Pots Pots on January 21, 2011 at 2:47am

second coat sometimes works

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Permalink Reply by melthepunk on January 26, 2011 at 4:32pm

what paint did you use? acrylics best, but i found that red chips off really easily (have to repaint mine every 6 month or so), then blue, then white, then green hardly ever chips off. dry the paint with a hairdryer too :)

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Permalink Reply by OctyOck on January 26, 2011 at 4:42pm

i used acrylic paint , i let it air dry but it only cracks when that part bends :/

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Permalink Reply by melthepunk on January 27, 2011 at 3:26pm

it cracks a little but, but my jackets really well worn now so it dont as much. just think of it as a pair of new DMs. try polishing your jacket if its still a bit stiff xx

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Permalink Reply by Segadoway on January 27, 2011 at 5:44am

You also want to soften the leather up before painting, so use dubbin and wait a week or so before painting.

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