- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Help needed to restore old/worn football (LSU memorabilia)
Posted on 6/6/14 at 10:16 pm to windmill
Posted on 6/6/14 at 10:16 pm to windmill
quote:
I also don't think it's too bad- fwiw.
It would also probably be cost-prohibitive to restore. Some leather "expert" would probably charge him like 100 bucks to fix it, which is probably the same amount of its worth. He has to weigh the cost-benefits ratio here. Is it worth shelling out cash to restore if it costs the same (or more) than he can sell it for?
The cheapest option is to leave it as is, and say that he intentionally wanted the leather section to appear worn to give it "character" (as someone else noted).
If he absolutely just has to fix it, I still think the cheapest option is to keep the white part as is and then paint the rest. I don't think that he can paint the rest of it white, because it would be tough to match the shade of the damaged white portion. Probably best to paint the brown section of it LSU colors.
1
Posted on 6/6/14 at 10:35 pm to TheDude321
Thanks for the advice guys!… I'm not concerned with the price (to restore) or value of it, I don't plan to ever sell this bad boy
So based on y'all's advice and having decided to replace the leather section and leave the white sections pretty much alone, does anybody know who I could call to do that for me? I have a bad feeling that if I try to do it myself that I'm going to end up F-ing it up
Again, sincere thanks to everyone in the thread who has contributed advice!
So based on y'all's advice and having decided to replace the leather section and leave the white sections pretty much alone, does anybody know who I could call to do that for me? I have a bad feeling that if I try to do it myself that I'm going to end up F-ing it up
Again, sincere thanks to everyone in the thread who has contributed advice!
This post was edited on 6/6/14 at 10:39 pm
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News