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Article: Modification of a vintage suitcase (Classic BMW R60/2)

Modification of a vintage suitcase (Classic BMW R60/2)
BMW R60/2

Modification of a vintage suitcase (Classic BMW R60/2)

The passioned owner of this beautiful restored classic BMW R60/2, which happens to be in his family for decades, bought a vintage suitcase as finishing touch. The leather suitcase has a beautiful patina and the question was if I could make the logo of the sidecar 'Steib' as a patch with the final look that it was original. Quite a callenge, but that is what I like.
First I had to find a nice original logo that I could trace on the leather to emboss by hand. That was the easy part... Then we had to add the color, stitching and patina... But we succeed and the owner was very pleased with the result. Have a look below.  

The classic BMW R60/2 | Duke & Sons Leather


The beautiful restored classic BMW R60/2

tracing the steib logo | Duke & Sons Leather


The traced Steib logo, ready toe be embossed

The hand embossed leather patch | Duke & Sons Leather


The embossed result

Looking for the right patina | Duke & Sons Leather


Looking for the right patina to match the original suitcase

The finished STeib logo patch | Duke & Sons Leather


Ready to glue and place it in position

Some extra pressure for a perfect fix | Duke & Sons Leather


Extra pressure for a permanent fix

The final result. Suitcase with Steib logo | Duke & Sons Leather


The final result

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