iano Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 I have a wallet that I like, but the ID card netting is starting to come out on one side. Is there a way that I can fix / tidy this up? It is still secure on three sides, so it still works, but it looks a bit naff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 trim it up...then flattern it and run a thin bead of superglue along the edge and leave till dry ...?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Ask Mel b3 if is missis can repare it if not you want get a nicer wallet of him from anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) Ask Mel b3 if is missis can repare it if not you want get a nicer wallet of him from anywhere else. +1 Short term though you could try tucking the ends back in and running a line of super glue along the edge of the leather. EDIT: Agh! Just read the duplicate post - we both can't be wrong! Edited June 30, 2017 by wymberley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 +1 Short term though you could try tucking the ends back in and running a line of super glue along the edge of the leather. EDIT: Agh! Just read the duplicate post - we both can't be wrong! Do NOT use superglue for leatherwork repairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Do NOT use superglue for leatherwork repairs. Can be handy though. Have to admit I don't know the correct terms for the make up of leather. Was going to fit a piece on to a recoil pad but it was a bit too thick. Soaked the fibrous side in super glue and let it dry/cure. Held it in both hands with thumbs on the 'skin' side and snapped it. The soaked fibrous side was rigid and snapped cleanly and the 'skin' peeled off easily and remained supple. Used the same glue to fix it to the pad and trimmed off the excess. Neat as a pin and still looked so when I sold the gun many years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iano Posted June 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Do NOT use superglue for leatherwork repairs. This was my plan... I'm guessing no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 I would trim the ends and get the smallest needle available and the thinnest "invisible thread" and stitch it to the stitching therefore not damaging the leather. Glue will ruin it mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Can be handy though. Have to admit I don't know the correct terms for the make up of leather. Was going to fit a piece on to a recoil pad but it was a bit too thick. Soaked the fibrous side in super glue and let it dry/cure. Held it in both hands with thumbs on the 'skin' side and snapped it. The soaked fibrous side was rigid and snapped cleanly and the 'skin' peeled off easily and remained supple. Used the same glue to fix it to the pad and trimmed off the excess. Neat as a pin and still looked so when I sold the gun many years later. Don't bend much do they though? Anything that flexes, using superglue as a repair medium is adding to the problems. Dries hard, cracks, small pieces of dried glue then add to the foreign matter present & can cut thin leather and cause high points that add to wear & tear. Lots of neoprene or latex adhesives would get the repair quickly sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Insulation tape. Seldom have I encountered an item that can't be fixed with a length of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Don't bend much do they though? Anything that flexes, using superglue as a repair medium is adding to the problems. Dries hard, cracks, small pieces of dried glue then add to the foreign matter present & can cut thin leather and cause high points that add to wear & tear. Lots of neoprene or latex adhesives would get the repair quickly sorted. Agree entirely, but sometimes a product's disadvantages can be utilised to good effect. After all, a shotgun is totally inefficient ballistically speaking, but it suits our needs admirably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark@mbb Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Use double suded tape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Use double suded tape A lot of kit we made for Barbour, Attleborough, Daystate, Napier & the like used double sided tape too......... ....it purely held items together prior to the sewing machinists stitching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 A lot of kit we made for Barbour, Attleborough, Daystate, Napier & the like used double sided tape too......... Never thought of that!! Very useful idea. ....it purely held items together prior to the sewing machinists stitching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lksopener Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) Duck tape :-0 Edited August 1, 2017 by lksopener Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Use the contents of wallet to buy another wallet. Job jobbed I've tried when edge has frayed and it just gets worse, no fix unless you put a wider leather strip along where the frayed edge is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 have you got the damn thing fixed yet................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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