Idea for hiding the seam in a leather wrap

CrownCityCorey

CrownCityCorey

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Do any of you remember that goo/paste that one uses to repair rips in your leather upholstery? They used to advertise it on TV a lot about 10+ years ago.

You apply it, cover with cloth then iron it to fix cuts or what not.

I always though that would be the nutz to hide the seam. You are supposed to be able to color and texture match.

Anyone remember this stuff? Know where to get it today?

P.S. Anyone ever try using this stuff on a leather wrap seam?
 
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It is avialable at Walmart or auto supply store
in the auto section it is made by Permatex it has a bunch of colors in the kit.
 
As far as texture matching, you could always use the part of the leather wrap that you cut off to match the pattern. I know of one cuemaker who does that with his black leather wraps and a small dab of shoe polish on the seam.
 
ELBeau said:
Anybody have any luck using this technique to hide the seams?
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You don't need that stuff, it will not hide a seam, but will fill in a gap. The secrete of an invisible seam is simple. Your wrap must be the same thickness where the ends overlap and you must have a super sharp blade when you make the cut along the straight edge. Making sure the DAP has had time to dry before applying the wrap is critical in preventing movement. Follow these and your wrap will have the appearance of seamlessness.
 
I ordered a custom before with a black leather wrap and the cuemaker had put some kind of black gunk on the seam. It looked terrible and was very obvious and raised.
 
Same technique we employ in wrapping custom drum kits, have the material overlap and with a very VERY sharp knife cut through both layers at the same time.
 
Consistent leather is the real ticket to good seem work. One of my favorites is by Tiger, I think they call it bull, lightly textured pig skin. Goes on like butter every time, no jigs, just a ruler and two clamps, two pieces of masking tape for the straight edge alignment.
 
If the seem shows start over. It takes longer to cover the flaw then it takes to put the wrap on.
 
CrownCityCorey said:
Do any of you remember that goo/paste that one uses to repair rips in your leather upholstery? They used to advertise it on TV a lot about 10+ years ago.

You apply it, cover with cloth then iron it to fix cuts or what not.

I always though that would be the nutz to hide the seam. You are supposed to be able to color and texture match.

Anyone remember this stuff? Know where to get it today?

P.S. Anyone ever try using this stuff on a leather wrap seam?
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I think there is no need to hide your seam unless you think you have screwed it up. The seam will always be visible if you look for it and when you find it you are impressed with how perfect it is. Seeing how well the seam is executed shows the skill of the cue maker. A leather seam is not expected to be invisible, quite the contrary. It is the hallmark of a well done leather wrap in my opinion.
 
Well said Mac, I agree completely but will add that some types of leather, particularly those with non-directional patterns (cork) or textures (pebble or scotch grain) make it more difficult to see where the seam is, but it is always there.

Martin


macguy said:
I think there is no need to hide your seam unless you think you have screwed it up. The seam will always be visible if you look for it and when you find it you are impressed with how perfect it is. Seeing how well the seam is executed shows the skill of the cue maker. A leather seam is not expected to be invisible, quite the contrary. It is the hallmark of a well done leather wrap in my opinion.
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