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Start here => What's your crime? Basic Discussion => Topic started by: maldoror on October 13, 2007, 10:46:07 PM
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My cat has a tendency to be really hyperactive during the night and will sometimes climb up the clothes I have hanging in my closet. Well, the other day I happened to pull out the single most expensive item in my wardrobe, a leather jacket I got for my birthday last year, and lo and behold she did some damage. Nothing major, but there are a couple of flaps she tore about half an inch long and I would very much like to glue the leather back down on itself. Just curious to see if anyone who has experience with this sort of thing might recommend that I take it to a professional (which I don't really have the time or money for, but I really like this jacket if it there's a chance I could fuck it up I don't want to risk it), or if there's a specific type of glue I should use? What kind of place should I go to look for it?
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There are leather repair kits,
essentially put a layer of vinyl
as a patch. Never look good though.
Might be okay if you did it from the
underside. Tricky if it's lined, but you
can always stitch the lining back
together.
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There are leather repair kits,
essentially put a layer of vinyl
as a patch. Never look good though.
Might be okay if you did it from the
underside. Tricky if it's lined, but you
can always stitch the lining back
together.
I got really lucky, and the way it is I think that if I used a good glue it would fix it perfectly and be almost unnoticeable, I just don't know which glue to use or where to get it. Looked into the kits, but all I really need is the glue, so I think that's unnecessary.
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I know that the superglues are
supposed to work on leather.
Don't count on them holding.
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If it were my jacket, I would take it to a shoe repair store, but if you are sure that you want to do it yourself, then Barge Cement is a good leather glue.
A shoe repair shop would probably have it, but you can buy it online:
http://www.macphersonleather.com/sscementbarge.htm
You may be able to find it at Ace Hardware as well:
http://www.acehardware.com/sm-household-glues-cements--fi-1260564.html
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If it was a dress jacket, I'm not sure how I'd go about repairing it. OTOH, if it was a motorcycle/ Punker type jacket, I'd repair the rips with industrial staples.
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I never could get those leather repair kits to work good.
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I never could get those leather repair kits to work good.
I used them twice and they worked pretty well for me both times.
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If it was a dress jacket, I'm not sure how I'd go about repairing it. OTOH, if it was a motorcycle/ Punker type jacket, I'd repair the rips with industrial staples.
You are my man!
:plus:
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If it were my jacket, I would take it to a shoe repair store
do shoe repair stores fix jackets? :laugh:
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If it were my jacket, I would take it to a shoe repair store
do shoe repair stores fix jackets? :laugh:
They have the right glues and sewing machines to fix leather goods, so yes, I think that would be his best bet right now.
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If it were my jacket, I would take it to a shoe repair store
do shoe repair stores fix jackets? :laugh:
:asthing:
I love it!
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Actually, I'm not too sure.
Aren't the sewing machines
specialized for shoes?
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If it were my jacket, I would take it to a shoe repair store, but if you are sure that you want to do it yourself, then Barge Cement is a good leather glue.
A shoe repair shop would probably have it, but you can buy it online:
http://www.macphersonleather.com/sscementbarge.htm
You may be able to find it at Ace Hardware as well:
http://www.acehardware.com/sm-household-glues-cements--fi-1260564.html
My mom used to know an undertaker they used to use the first on on the persons lips to keep them together nice and tight
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My mom used to know an undertaker they used to use the first on on the persons lips to keep them together nice and tight
:o I just learnt something new.
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Well, I'll go try to pick some glue up tomorrow. I would have tried it earlier but this week has been a nightmare from hell. But, if it works, that will be the second thing I've fixed with advice from this forum (and the first turned out extremely well). :laugh: