Buckshot Bear Posted February 3, 2022 Posted February 3, 2022 G'day pards, Quick gun cart question how are you attaching the felt ( or what are you using if not felt) to where your barrels rest? If wood glue, how are you using it so it doesn't seep through the felt and cause hard patches?
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted February 3, 2022 Posted February 3, 2022 14 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: G'day pards, Quick gun cart question how are you attaching the felt ( or what are you using if not felt) to where your barrels rest? If wood glue, how are you using it so it doesn't seep through the felt and cause hard patches? For the notches where barrells rest, use self sticky mole skin. Cheap, good and easily replaceable.
Sarge Posted February 3, 2022 Posted February 3, 2022 3M cement used for automotive interiors. Just really strong contact cement.
Texas Red Posted February 3, 2022 Posted February 3, 2022 BB I use Double sided Gorilla Glue Tape.....Gorilla Tuff....Sticks to leather then to wood....Best method I've found..... Regards TR
Chili Pepper Kid, SASS #60463 Posted February 4, 2022 Posted February 4, 2022 I used this felt. It's been on my gun cart for 15 yrs and hasn't come off. https://www.amazon.com/J-V-Converting-ACF-06-EMGRN05833-Acrylic/dp/B01C5XH0L6/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2YMMUBMISH6OZ&keywords=sticky+felt+strips+green&qid=1643932957&sprefix=sticky+felt+strips+green%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-4
Anvil Al #59168 Posted February 4, 2022 Posted February 4, 2022 Rugged Gear cart came with some nice gun holders. But for the ones I have made. I used some old leather reins off of one of my old horse bridles. Works pretty good.
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 4, 2022 Posted February 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Sarge said: 3M cement used for automotive interiors. Just really strong contact cement. This, X2.... OLG
Jackaroo, # 29989 Posted February 4, 2022 Posted February 4, 2022 You can use foam/rubber door sealing strips to with sticky attached, Bunnings got em.
Dusty Devil Dale Posted February 4, 2022 Posted February 4, 2022 18 hours ago, ZigMar said: Contact cement. Just don't go nuts with it. Dupont 77 spray contact adhesive. Go easy with it and follow directions. Available at most hardware stores. Cleans up with Acetone or Laquer Thinner. Afixes the felt PERMANENTLY. Work carefully and watch out for overspray.
Horace Patootie, SASS #35798 Posted February 4, 2022 Posted February 4, 2022 The felt product I got at Home Depot was self adhesive, but the other ideas are great. I have the spray adhesive too. Horace
Hogleg Hunter Posted February 5, 2022 Posted February 5, 2022 23 hours ago, Horace Patootie, SASS #35798 said: The felt product I got at Home Depot was self adhesive, but the other ideas are great. I have the spray adhesive too. Horace How well did the self adhesive work? This sounds like the best option if it is durable. Hogleg
DeaconKC Posted February 5, 2022 Posted February 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, Hogleg Hunter said: How well did the self adhesive work? This sounds like the best option if it is durable. Hogleg Get the more expensive felt with the self adhesive, the cheap stuff is just that.
Horace Patootie, SASS #35798 Posted February 5, 2022 Posted February 5, 2022 58 minutes ago, Hogleg Hunter said: How well did the self adhesive work? This sounds like the best option if it is durable. Hogleg It is still on there after 20 +/_ years.
Griff Posted February 5, 2022 Posted February 5, 2022 Being a Kiwi.. I use sheepskin... with Elmer's.
Mustang Gregg Posted February 6, 2022 Posted February 6, 2022 The "kinky hair" half of sticky-back Velcro. Not the cocklebur half!
PrairieDogPete Posted February 12, 2022 Posted February 12, 2022 Can't quite remember what glue brand was, but a silver/gray bottle of wood glue to stick leather strips inside the barrel rests. I used 2" thick foam and cut it so it fit tight inside the cutouts. Spread the glue, put my leather pieces in, then put the foam in to hold in place until dry.
J.S. Sooner, SASS #73526 Posted February 12, 2022 Posted February 12, 2022 I use leather, some parts are glued on with contact cement, other areas are wrapped and stapled in an area hidden after assembly.
watab kid Posted February 12, 2022 Posted February 12, 2022 if i were building a gun cart today i would use the blind staple and maybe some contact cement if needed , im using the modern holders with rubber fingers but my guncart is a converted three gun cart so i dont have a lot to add ....i do enjoy hearing how all of you solve all the problems , always thought to build a cowboy cart but never got to it and im getting too old to take the time , my wife has a list that will outlive me at this point ,
Broke N West Posted February 14, 2022 Posted February 14, 2022 Something I noticed over time (ten years or more) is that the self-adhesive felt pads (readily available in hardware stores or on-line) polished the bluing off the barrels of both rifles and shotguns. Can only conjecture that the felt was absorbing some dust/grit/abrasives. Easily fixed by cold blue every so often, but I looked for a replacement option. Last few years I've been using the thick (4-5 mm) black neoprene sheets, with self adhesive backing, from Amazon. Easily cut and formed to the slots in the gun racks, and also makes for a good base for the long gun butts. So far, no visible wear on the blued gun barrels.
Rip Snorter Posted February 14, 2022 Posted February 14, 2022 Had wool on sheepskin as padding on my last guncart and plan to use the same with the new one I'm starting to build. Mine are relatively small and simple based on a golf bag cart. The long guns I still have are unmarked, and I don't recall bluing wear on the two I let go. I used pieces cut from an industrial fatigue mat under the gun butts.
watab kid Posted February 17, 2022 Posted February 17, 2022 ive used double tick carpet tape on more than one thing in my cowboy gear over the years ,
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