Fixing a holy bag!

jon · Post by **jon** » 21 Jul 2005 15:38

Not this type of bag:

This type of bag:

I thought I would share with Modified how I fix a bag with holes in it

Some people would stitch up the whole, other might try shoegoo, I prefer to use SteriStrips.
Steri-Strips

A 3M steristrip is a flexible skin closure strip made of a soft, non-woven elastic backing coated with a pressure-sensitive, hypoallergenic adhesive.
Its like a thin strip of very sticky material with strong threads running throughout it. Anyways back to fixing the bag ...

This is my abshire mini. The sweetest bag I have ever owned. I got it in the fall of 2003. It took over a year to break in properly but once it did it was the nicest bag I have ever played with. It however has seen better days and this past weekend at the Toronto session it got a few holes in it.

So I have no choice but to fix it and carry on.

The first step is to clean the bag and let it dry. I wouldnt want to apply the strip to a dirty or wet bag. I used baby shampoo to clean the bag and let it air dry. Once that is done a whole like this:

is fixed with a small square of a steristrip like this:

This picture:

shoes a new steristrip next to an old hole that was patched up.

Steristrips are relatively easy to get. A pack of steristrips, which contains two sheets, is enough to fix countless bags and costs around $6 dollars canadian (at least it did at my local grocery store pharmacy).

What makes steristrips so great is that they are super sticky, super strong, super flexible, super thin, and can be cut to any shape or size. It's really like applying a thin layer of skin to the bag. In my humble opinion I believe it is the best solution for fixing holes in bags that I have seen.

Any feedback is appreciated.

Thanks,
Jon Haber

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » 21 Jul 2005 16:01

Thanks for that. It does obscure the look of that sexy little bag a bit but i like your thinking.

I had them on my chin when i fell and cracked it open as a child

max · Post by **max** » 22 Jul 2005 00:55

I just posted about this in the BCS blog.

I had also proposed two other solutions for fixing holes:

-- prerequisite; clean your bag and let it dry --

- if the hole is really tiny, you can get away by covering it with a tiny bit of super-glue
- if the hole is HUGE you can always stitch a new panel over the one that has the hole.

but the steri-strips is the best way to go for sure.

ShredOnLawn · Post by **ShredOnLawn** » 23 Jul 2005 05:13

Ugly, just use Elmer's Stix All glue.

jon · Post by **jon** » 23 Jul 2005 07:41

Ya, I admit, it is not too pretty. Its guess it's a good thing that I really don't care about the looks when it comes to performance.

Colin · Post by **Colin** » 23 Jul 2005 08:23

I've done something similar by cutting patches of the sticky part from bandaids, and had good results. Since these strips are stronger and stickier, I guess they'd be even better.

I'm... looking forward? ... to my next bag hole? Doesn't seem right.

Yea... Nice work.