{"id":643,"date":"2009-12-19T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-19T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=643"},"modified":"2009-12-19T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-19T09:00:00","slug":"leather-repair-and-alteration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=643","title":{"rendered":"Leather Repair and Alteration"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Owning a wearing a vast assortment of leather gear, which I use for motorcycling, comfy gear to wear after work and on weekends, as well as for fetish interests, I am sometimes asked about suggestions on having leather altered or repaired.<\/p>\n

Recently I had a zipper installed in my blue leather cop-style shirt and my CHP leather breeches. The shirt fits great, but the snaps over the years became loose and would unsnap all by themselves when I moved while riding my Harley. The CHP breeches, which were a gift, came with the cheapest snaps at the fly, and they always<\/i> would unsnap (often when I swung my leg over the saddle of my bike.) Not a good thing…<\/p>\n

I brought these items to a luggage repair shop. Think about it — most luggage repairs are of zippers on leather. Who better to be able to install a zipper on leather than someone with experience?<\/p>\n

Now these items fit great and remain closed where they’re supposed to, and give me flexibility to move without worrying about an indecent exposure arrest (LOL!) The cost was $40 for each item, and I consider it a good investment as I will get much more use out of these pieces of leather gear for years to come.<\/p>\n

I have not had many situations where leather has had to be repaired. I take good care of my gear. However, once I got a tear on the side of a pair of leather jeans when the leg got caught on a sharp-edged bolt on my bike. Once again, the luggage repair shop was able to fix it and the results were great.<\/p>\n

Some guys require leather to be altered. Hemming to a shorter length is simple. Re-sizing to a larger waist is possible, and sometimes necessary as one ages and gets that “over-30” spread. It is a wise investment to have leather resized if indeed you will get many more years of enjoyment from the initial investment you made in it.<\/p>\n

I have tried to have leather alterations done by a tailor, without much success. Tailors are accustomed to doing work on suits and cloth items, not on leather. A luggage repair shop has the equipment and experience to alter leather correctly. Consider it next time you may need work done on leather gear.<\/p>\n

Life is short: enjoy it in leather!
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