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Title: whats the best way to fix a vest Post by: chbk on February 23, 2010, 10:14:44 am i have a vest that got a few cuts on the out side layer what is the best method to sew or patch the cuts ,and what type of thread would be used? thx
Title: Re: whats the best way to fix a vest Post by: coyote hunter on February 23, 2010, 10:20:55 am im not sure my vest is cut up pretty bad i would think a heavy string or lite metal wiring would b the best and just sew it up like u would a shirt jmo
Title: Re: whats the best way to fix a vest Post by: Circle C on February 23, 2010, 10:27:08 am I don't have any holes all the way through my vest, but I did have on strap come loose, and the leg flaps were hanging loose, so I just dropped it off at an upholstery shop and they had it fixed up in about 30 minutes and charged me $15.00. He sewed the strap back on, and the leg flaps, then just sewed a random pattern along some of the tears in the outer fabric. I really don't think he used any type of special thread, just the same stuff he uses for boat seat cushions.
Title: Re: whats the best way to fix a vest Post by: chbk on February 23, 2010, 10:30:27 am I don't have any holes all the way through my vest, but I did have on strap come loose, and the leg flaps were hanging loose, so I just dropped it off at an upholstery shop and they had it fixed up in about 30 minutes and charged me $15.00. He sewed the strap back on, and the leg flaps, then just sewed a random pattern along some of the tears in the outer fabric. I really don't think he used any type of special thread, just the same stuff he uses for boat seat cushions. thank youTitle: Re: whats the best way to fix a vest Post by: airduster29 on February 23, 2010, 10:35:22 am i did the same thing works great
good luck Title: Re: whats the best way to fix a vest Post by: make-em-squeel on February 23, 2010, 01:38:41 pm $5 poxy from wallmart. You mix the two tubes together then put it on the hole or slash and it dries hard as metal better than new and is light weight!! ;)
Title: Re: whats the best way to fix a vest Post by: makenbeans on February 23, 2010, 03:28:55 pm I like to save my old vest just for that reason, whenever i need to put a patch I just cut a piece off the old vest.
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