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Suit Maintenance (Fixing Tears)


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Don’t know if this has been posted before...anyway, I’m doing my pre-troop maintenance check (it’s a Navy 3M thing) and I discover these on my return edge of my chest plate!

 

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Using my Leather hole punch I put a small hole at the end of the tear to keep it from spreading...

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Then I sanded on the inside and cut an extra piece of ABS...

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Cut and superglue in place...

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Using the ABS Paste I made from my left over trimmings, I pack it around the reinforcement and fill the holes and tear seam on the visible part of the plate...

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Once that dries I’ll hit the visible part with some fine grit sandpaper and call it a day!

 

 

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