First Holster and Gun Belt... learned some stuff...

[Dwight]

3 hours ago, msdeluca said:

Thanks, Dwight, I respect your opinion... sorry to have misquoted you there.  I thought it was you that i read doing that.  I did use those acid brushes... just seems there has to be a better way.  Some have said use an airbrush, which I have, but that doesn't get the Resolene into the holster and it just has to clog up an airbrush in short order.

When you say "stuffed a but further down", do you mean to make the top of the holster come closer to the rear sight?  

Yep, . . . you got it on the first guess.  I messed around a bit trying to figure out what is the "best" depth, . . . especially for automatics, . . . and I came up with "just below the rear sight".  That is my "go to" depth for just about all of em I do.

Another comment that was made concerned putting finish in the inside of the holster, . . . I do it to make the weapon less likely to abrade the inside.  I had one holster one time that every time I pulled out my weapon, . . . little shards of leather came out on it, . . . (it was a purchased holster, . . . I did not make it).

I decided not to let mine do that, . . . and a light coat of resolene seems to be enough for the job, . . . but does not abrade the weapon surface greatly either.

But, . . . that again is a subjective decision for each maker and each buyer.

May God bless,

Dwight

[billybopp]

When airbrushing, one thing that can be helpful is to filter your resolene/mix before you use it.  It gets a little gloopy on the surface around the inside of the bottle and also around the neck of the bottle where there's a bit of exposure to air.  You do not want those gloopy bits getting into your airbrush.  I just use a little piece of pantyhose across the top of the paint bottle/cup when filling it and it does often catch some bits.  I do the same with dyes, although there is rarely any gloop there.  It makes me feel better to be certain!

Oh .. And have to add ... When clearing your airbrush as JLS suggested .. You're lucky if you ONLY get old faithful.  Usually, the paint bottle fits onto the airbrush by friction alone, and when blowing back it can pop right out, drop to the floor and break if it's glass.  Don't ask about that big stained patch of concrete on my back porch.

Bill

[msdeluca]

You guys sound as accident prone as I am...

Thanks for some great advise.