Buckshot Bear Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZigMar Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Contact cement. Just don't go nuts with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 3M cement used for automotive interiors. Just really strong contact cement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Red Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 BB I use Double sided Gorilla Glue Tape.....Gorilla Tuff....Sticks to leather then to wood....Best method I've found..... Regards TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Pepper Kid, SASS #60463 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 3 hours ago, Sarge said: 3M cement used for automotive interiors. Just really strong contact cement. This, X2.... OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackaroo, # 29989 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 You can use foam/rubber door sealing strips to with sticky attached, Bunnings got em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Patootie, SASS #35798 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 The felt product I got at Home Depot was self adhesive, but the other ideas are great. I have the spray adhesive too. Horace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogleg Hunter Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Patootie, SASS #35798 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Being a Kiwi.. I use sheepskin... with Elmer's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Gregg Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 The "kinky hair" half of sticky-back Velcro. Not the cocklebur half! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDogPete Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S. Sooner, SASS #73526 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I use leather, some parts are glued on with contact cement, other areas are wrapped and stapled in an area hidden after assembly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 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 , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke N West Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutthroat Cody Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 double stick tape....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 ive used double tick carpet tape on more than one thing in my cowboy gear over the years , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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