Bullet Hole Kid SASS#81025 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 I have a couple of sets of holsters that need to be resealed at the outside top edge where the lining is sewed to the outside. There is some delamination but the stitching is still in good shape. I would like to reseal them before the wear gets any worse but cannot find any info on what is used for that purpose. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Sheridan Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Several ways the edge may have been burnished originally. Pictures might be helpful to point you in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Glue with good leather cement, lightly sand, rub with paraffin, burnish with a hardwood dowel. Repeat across time as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 haven't experienced this - i guess i alter my rigs enough to avoid the excess wear but im glad you posted it as we all will experience it eventually , my move these days would to be taking it to my go-to leader guy for remedial action , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Taylor,SASS#14359 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Do as Rip Snorter said and use Barge Cement for the glue. Thats what is used for sneaker soles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.K. Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Hey Pard, You can try "Edge dressing" available from most leather craft shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choctaw Jack Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 +1 to Rip Snorter's fix. Work the Barge cement into the delamination as far as possible,let it dry and then press the layers back together with as much pressure as you can. Edge dressing and burnishing compound( gum tragacanth from Tandy or Weavers) and burnish it well with a bone or hardwood burnisher, and you should be in good shape . Choctaw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 37 minutes ago, Choctaw Jack said: +1 to Rip Snorter's fix. Work the Barge cement into the delamination as far as possible,let it dry and then press the layers back together with as much pressure as you can. Edge dressing and burnishing compound( gum tragacanth from Tandy or Weavers) and burnish it well with a bone or hardwood burnisher, and you should be in good shape . Choctaw I suggested wax / paraffin because most folks would probably have some in the house. The compound is better as is a burnishing tool, often lignum vitae, but the suggested method would be free for most folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mongo, SASS #61450 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Some good ideas from other leather guys listed above. Once, you have the outer and lining leather glued together and dry, I would agree with light sanding of the edge, if it's rough. My first step in burnishing, after sanding, is to lightly wet the edge and use a wool felt burnishing wheel that I've applied some glycerin (bar saddle soap - a bar of glycerin soap from the cosmetic department also works) at slow speed. You can rub the edge with a piece of canvas (or a blue jean scrap) to get a similar result. When building holsters, on an edge that I can't get on the burnishing wheel, I'll take a small felt wheel on a Dremel tool, run it against the glycerin bar for a few seconds, and then run it against the damp edge at slow speed. I like to do a final burnish with a 50/50 mixture of paraffin and bee's wax on a separate burnishing wheel, but this can be accomplished by hand rubbing the edge with the wax mixture and then burnished with a piece of canvas. Good luck with the rehab of your holsters! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawhorse Kid Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 As stated: Pictures would help with advise accuracy, Edges may need regluing and/or reburnishing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 OP, really need to see pictures of the issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullet Hole Kid SASS#81025 Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 I had a little issue with trying to get the pictures on, but from all the replies I now understand how it is done. I will order some Barge cement and burnishing compound and give it a try. Thanks all, I truly appreciate all the replies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Agate Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Kid, I'm not a fan of the water based barge cement that you buy in a tube. That being said I have alway used Barge cement but I buy it by the quart. I have found that the Gorilla glue contact cement works as well as the "old' barge cement that you could buy in the tube. https://www.gorillatough.com/product/gorilla-clear-grip/ The advise you have gotten is sound and should fix the problem you are trying to accomplish. I'm a firm believer in gum tragacanth from Tandy. My good friend Leona from Jax Leather got me started burnishing the edges of my leather work and it adds a bit of professionalism to the finished product! Funny, She uses her fingers dipped in gum tragacanth for final burnishing!! Good luck, Jasper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) One of my holsters was separating slightly at the top. I was talking to a guy on my posse and noted the stitching was still good but it was separating at the top edge and I needed to figure out how to fix it. He said I can fix. So I gave him the holster and he brought he back the next day fixed. Easy, peasy. Edited March 11 by Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullet Hole Kid SASS#81025 Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 22 minutes ago, Jasper Agate said: Kid, I'm not a fan of the water based barge cement that you buy in a tube. That being said I have alway used Barge cement but I buy it by the quart. I have found that the Gorilla glue contact cement works as well as the "old' barge cement that you could buy in the tube. https://www.gorillatough.com/product/gorilla-clear-grip/ The advise you have gotten is sound and should fix the problem you are trying to accomplish. I'm a firm believer in gum tragacanth from Tandy. My good friend Leona from Jax Leather got me started burnishing the edges of my leather work and it adds a bit of professionalism to the finished product! Funny, She uses her fingers dipped in gum tragacanth for final burnishing!! Good luck, Jasper Thanks Jasper, I will try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullet Hole Kid SASS#81025 Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 12 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: One of my holsters was separating slightly at the top. I was talking to a guy on my posse and noted the stitching was still good but it was separating at the top edge and I needed to figure out how to fix it. He said I can fix. So I gave him the holster and he brought he back the next day fixed. Easy, peasy. Thanks Larsen, that sounds very similar to mine. I think with all the suggestions, I can fix them. I now know much more about the process. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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