brandon Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 I love the history of the Islanders and their jerseys and I had been trying to track down an early 80s Sandow for a long time. During the holidays I was finally able to land one in my size but after posting it here, I realized the crest was way off the mark. It was clearly added after the fact and was embroidered, not twill. So I have been hunting down the proper crest and finally found one that is a nearly perfect match... but its for the home jersey and not the road. Let the work begin. So here is my jersey- Ouch that crest is ugly Here is the proper crest- hard to see but its a triple layer twill crest Here is what I found, a nice youth large replica with printed Bossy customization- It looks a little beat up in the pic but its actually pretty nice. The issue is that the outer layer should be white but mine is blue. So, I started by removing the stitching around the orange layer being careful not to damage anything. It came off pretty smooth so I took it into the bathroom and turned it inside out after peeling it back as far as the glue would allow. Nice stains... gross... I then applied some goof off from the inside to loosen the glue But it wouldnt come off, then I realized, ######, the top layer is actually stitched through the whole thing. So I had to rinse it good and let it dry most of the way. Then I removed the stitches on the top layer as well. That came off pretty easily as well but the 3 stripes on the hockey stick were also stitched the whole way through, so I had to stop and take them out. They can easily be reapplied with orange stitching I then cleaned them up a bit and ironed them, although still wet they look great. So now, phase two will be getting a new white peice of twill for the bottom layer and having the stick stitching reapplied. The jersey is out getting customized now but I will have this ready for when it returns. Then I will remove the old crest and apply the new one for a perfect early 80's Isles Bossy jersey. Cant wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnwildfan7000 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 I can't wait to see it myself!!!! Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sungod661 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 its going to look great nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madflava Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Entertaining read. I like the creativity in creating the accurate crest you want. Can't wait to see it finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Finally another update to this, got the jersey back and the customization is awesome. I'm waiting to post it until the crest is complete but it should only be a week or two now. Its almost a perfect match to the original. I took the old crest off and have the new one ready to go. A near year long process is almost complete. (bought this in November) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimcutta Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 For frig sakes, B, just hurry up and finish the $@#*! jersey so that I can buy it already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted September 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Its done! What a beaut!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenAnnesRevenge Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 A real Beaty there, very jealous. Just goes to show what a bit of work and patience can achieve. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted September 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Thanks so much. I love the thing. Top 3 in my collection and best of the Isles for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sungod661 Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Wow simply fantastic, pretty scary how good that came out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madflava Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Awesome. Nice to finally see it completed and it looks amazing. Shows us that some creativity and patience can produce one incredible jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffB Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Nicely done. That really turned out great and was worth the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted January 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 A small update to this thread. It took about another year but in December I got this back for the final time. I had the fight strap done to match the shape and placement of the gamer. Bossy actually would cut his off, I havent went to that level though haha. What started in Nov 2011 was finally 100% completed in Dec 2013. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobcat1988 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Total beauty. You have more patience than I do, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYIJM29 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Fantastic work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenAnnesRevenge Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Awesome, want my address? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeshy25 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Wow. That is awesome (for an Islanders jersey). Seriously though, great job with the crest. Looks amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted January 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Haha thanks all, now to get to a game on Long Island before they move out of the place it all happened! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pac_4_ever Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 job well done. jersey and crest looks great now. wish somebody could help me out with my burger king replica though. I feel it is too risky to be removing crests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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